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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Start of School: Effective Discourse Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science/STEM Classrooms, September 20, 2022

This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classr...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

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Where does our electricity come from?

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Archive: Science Update: Space Telescope Discoveries of Today and Tomorrow, December 1, 2022

Astronomers have been launching space telescopes above the obscuring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere for decades. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has re-written textbooks and inspired the public with stunning images of the universe. In Jul...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM

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Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID

By Tarana Khan, Cindy Beckett, Susana Beltran-Grimm, and Suzie Hicks

Early Childhood Informal Education Curriculum Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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Touching the Solar System: A Project-Based Learning Astronomy Program for Students With Visual Impairments

By Stephen Kortenkamp, Jinseok Park, Tasnim Alshuli, Garrison Tsinajinie, Sanlyn Buxner, Irene Topor, and Sunggye Hong

Informal Education Astronomy Disabilities Inclusion NGSS STEM

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The Engaging Value of Engineering Activities: Actionable Insights From Research

By Cary Sneider and Mihir Ravel

Informal Education Engineering Instructional Materials Research STEM Teaching Strategies

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How can we use AI to monitor and provide feedback on an astronaut’s health when communication with mission control is not possible?

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How can Alexa-MIT App Inventor be used to help astronauts monitor their body systems?

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How can we build a dialogue with Alexa using Alexa-MIT App Inventor?

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Archive: Book Beat Live! Uniting Scientific Discovery with Engineering Design: Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6-12, September 21, 2022

A great number of the amazing innovations in modern society have resulted from someone making a careful observation, a mistake, or finding out new or different information from experimentation. These unique and serendipitous discoveries tell a story,...

Middle School High School Postsecondary Biology Engineering Life Science STEM

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Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: The Role of Instructional Materials in Science Teacher Education, November 17, 2022

Four presenters involved in equitable science instructional materials, policy, and professional development share their thoughts on current status and recommendations for the future of research, policy, and practice as we seek to reform science ...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

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The Power of Families and Community

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education STEM

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Teacher-Learning, Meaning-Making, and Integrating ISE Practices in Diverse Urban Classrooms

By Jennifer D. Adams, Amy DeFelice, and Susan McCullough

Informal Education STEM

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Young Mathematicians: A Successful Model of a Family Math Community

By Kristen Reed and Jessica Mercer Young

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Preschool Instructional Materials Mathematics Professional Learning Research STEM

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Archive: FA22: Are Your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year? October 3, 2022

As the 2022-2023 school year starts, it’s time to re-establish our STEM spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, technology, and engineering lab [i.e., construction lab], makerspace, etc.) and make sure every...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool General Science