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What Are High-Quality Instructional Materials? Understanding the Essentials for Effective Science Teaching, August 12, 2025

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoWhat makes instructional materials high quality and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoWhat makes instructional materials high quality and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoWhat makes instructional materials high quality and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoWhat makes instructional materials high quality and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoWhat makes instructional materials high quality and how can you tell the difference between a resource that simply covers content and one that truly supports deep, three-dimensional learning?

Why High-Quality Instructional Materials Are Not Enough: The Case for Curriculum-Based Professional Learning, November 20, 2025

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn how aligning professional learning with instructional materials creates the conditions for lasting instructional change leading to more coherent, and engaging science learning for all students.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn how aligning professional learning with instructional materials creates the conditions for lasting instructional change leading to more coherent, and engaging science learning for all students.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn how aligning professional learning with instructional materials creates the conditions for lasting instructional change leading to more coherent, and engaging science learning for all students.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn how aligning professional learning with instructional materials creates the conditions for lasting instructional change leading to more coherent, and engaging science learning for all students.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to learn how aligning professional learning with instructional materials creates the conditions for lasting instructional change leading to more coherent, and engaging science learning for all students.

Secondary Classrooms: Demystifying the Practice of Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, February 12, 2026

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engineering practice.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engineering practice.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engineering practice.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engineering practice.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engineering practice.

Elementary Classrooms: Demystifying the Practice of Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, February 10, 2026

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a core science and engineering practice that is often unfamiliar territory for many educators.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a core science and engineering practice that is often unfamiliar territory for many educators.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a core science and engineering practice that is often unfamiliar territory for many educators.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a core science and engineering practice that is often unfamiliar territory for many educators.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, a core science and engineering practice that is often unfamiliar territory for many educators.

 

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 10, 2025

By Debra Shapiro

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 10, 2025

 

From Chalkboards to AI

Agentic AI: Developing the Benefits for Classroom Learning—Part II

By Valerie Bennett, Ph.D., Ed.D., and Christine Anne Royce, Ed.D.

Posted on 2025-06-05

Agentic AI: Developing the Benefits for Classroom Learning—Part II

 

Press Release

Champion for Science Education Begins Term as 2025–2026 President of the National Science Teaching Association

 

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End-of-School-Year Science Instructional Space Cleanup

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End-of-School-Year Science Instructional Space Cleanup

NSTA Anaheim Conference Recap: What’s Next in Curriculum-Based Professional Learning: Insights from the Field, April 21, 2026

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoCould not make it to the latest NSTA National Conference on Science Education? We have got you covered. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a dynamic recap webinar designed for educators and school/district leaders eager to stay current with the latest in curriculum-based professional learning, especially with a spotlight on OpenSciEd.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoCould not make it to the latest NSTA National Conference on Science Education? We have got you covered. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a dynamic recap webinar designed for educators and school/district leaders eager to stay current with the latest in curriculum-based professional learning, especially with a spotlight on OpenSciEd.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoCould not make it to the latest NSTA National Conference on Science Education? We have got you covered. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a dynamic recap webinar designed for educators and school/district leaders eager to stay current with the latest in curriculum-based professional learning, especially with a spotlight on OpenSciEd.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoCould not make it to the latest NSTA National Conference on Science Education? We have got you covered. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a dynamic recap webinar designed for educators and school/district leaders eager to stay current with the latest in curriculum-based professional learning, especially with a spotlight on OpenSciEd.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoCould not make it to the latest NSTA National Conference on Science Education? We have got you covered. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a dynamic recap webinar designed for educators and school/district leaders eager to stay current with the latest in curriculum-based professional learning, especially with a spotlight on OpenSciEd.

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