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

What 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?...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary General Science

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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? Join us on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar where we will guide you through the process of submitting a successful proposal for the NS...

Postsecondary Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool Technical and Vocational Education General Science

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Science Update: Amazing Monarch Butterflies, August 21, 2025

Join us on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about why we refer to the monarch butterflies as "amazing." From their miraculous multi-generation annual migration to their role as pollinators to their importance as an i...

Postsecondary Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Climate Change Environmental Science Life Science

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Building a Culture of Sensemaking: Creating Classrooms Where Student Thinking Drives Learning, August 27, 2025

What does it take to create a science classroom where students feel empowered to share their ideas, ask questions, and figure things out together?...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science