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Archive: Next Generation Science Standards: Critical Components for Implementation at Scale, October 27, 2025

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provide the field of science education with the vision that all students in K-12 engage in science and engineering as scientists and engineers do in their professional work. Therefore, fairness, opportunit...

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Sponsored Web Seminar: Archive: Fall Into Science: Seasonal Investigations with Vernier, October 20, 2025

From “puking pumpkins” to decomposing leaves, participants will explore biology, chemistry, and physics experiments that connect real-world phenomena with timely, hands-on learning. In this web seminar participants will:...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 22, 2025

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Archive: Science Update: Bringing Quantum Science to the K-12 Classroom, November 6, 2025

Over the past 100 years quantum mechanics has become central to scientists’ understanding of the physical world: from governing the rules of chemical bonds, to underlying the workings of electronics and computers, to deepening the answers to qu...

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Archive: Book Beat Live! Encores and Premieres, September 15, 2025

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Archive: Unlocking Success: A Step-by-Step Guide to NSTA Proposal Submissions, August 19, 2025

Ready to share your best ideas with the science education community? Whether you are considering a session, poster, or workshop, we will break down the submission journey and help you craft a proposal that stands out. In this interactive sessio...

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Archive: Enhancing Instruction with the NSTA Sensemaking Tool

Web Seminar 1: Introduction to the NSTA Sensemaking Tool Discover the purpose, design, and structure of the NSTA Sensemaking Tool and how it reflects current research on the instructional shifts needed to teach three-dimensional science. Participant...

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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: OpenSciEd Teacher Training: Best Practices for Success: Making Participation Inclusive During Discussions, February 26, 2026

Class discussions are at the heart of OpenSciEd’s instructional model, but ensuring that all students feel empowered to participate can be a challenge....

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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: OpenSciEd Teacher Training: Best Practices for Success: The Putting the Pieces Together Routine, January 28, 2026

The Putting the Pieces Together routine is a cornerstone of OpenSciEd instruction. It gives students structured opportunities to reflect, synthesize, and connect what they have learned across lessons, deepening their understanding of scientific pheno...

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Archive: Instructional Routines to Support Sensemaking, March 11, 2026

Helping students make sense of complex scientific ideas requires more than just content delivery—it requires purposeful, consistent opportunities for thinking, talking, and connecting ideas. Instructional routines are structured, repeatable str...

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Archive: Learn and Lead: How to Support Teachers Making the Shift to 3D Teaching and Learning, January 21, 2026

As science education evolves, the shift toward three-dimensional (3D) teaching and learning—integrating disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices—represents a transformative opportunity for educ...

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