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Ed News: Educators Are More Stressed At Work Than Average People, Survey Finds
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This week in education news, California colleges to decrease time to become a math teacher; a new survey finds that educators are feeling more stressed, disrespected and less excited about their jobs; two new RAND…
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STEM Certificate: The View from AAPT
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For the last several months, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has been a partner with NSTA and other professional organizations discussing the implications of a STEM certificate. There are many…
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We are incorporating more writing opportunities in our middle school and high school science classes, both “formal” and ”informal” writings. How can one teacher grade more than 180 pieces of writing in a timely fashion…
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Spiders and ants and bees, oh wow!
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Are you seeing a lot of spiders this last week in October? Spiders, ants, bees, cockroaches, cicada killers, house centipedes, and roly-polies are among the many small animals children may encounter at home or at school…
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Ed News: Where Will STEM Education Be In 5 Years?
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This week in education news, by 2018, it is projected that 2.4 million STEM jobs will go unfilled; money is not the most important thing to teachers; policymakers and educational organizations are increasingly…
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The Engineering Design Process: A Middle School Approach
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To support the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Engineering Design, we have three goals for our students: to define problems accurately, design the best solution using a rigorous process, and…
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I hope that everyone has learned who the most important adults in the school are: the support staff! Custodians, administrative assistants, teachers’ assistants (TAs)— these people are invaluable and can make your life…
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UL Xplorlabs: Fire Forensics – Claims and Evidence
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Introduction UL Xplorlabs is a new educational platform that is designed for middle-school students to engage in problem solving. UL Xplorlabs is a motivating and interactive program that uses videos, instructional…
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Ed News: Educators Want To Rethink The Way Students Learn Science
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This week in education news, researchers and teachers want to change the way students learn science; Californians strongly support expanding science and computer education beginning at the primary level; teachers are…
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s October 2017 K-12 journals
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Having just completed an online course on climate change, I was interested in the Commentary: Why the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Matters for Science Education, from The Science Teacher, and the important…
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2nd & 6th gr. Space Buddies have “NASA Fridays” FUN!
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TEACHERS! What do you do with that last 40 minutes of class at the end of the week on a Friday? You may have thoughts like, “I can’t wait until this week is over! I’m exhausted and these kid are driving me…
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Student Talk: The Use of Dialogue and Discussion
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This summer a group of Oregon teachers prepared to launch the Oregon Science Project, which focuses on professional development for rural teachers around NGSS. During our 3-day facilitator’s training we focused on…
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I’m a new teacher and I can’t believe how ragged I feel—I seem to be just barely ahead of the class. I have lessons that are not going to plan and I feel like I’m just running around non-stop. Please help! —W.,…
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Fall leaves, props for learning
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Poison Ivy By Famartin (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] If you live in an area of the world where leaves change color during Autumn you and the children…
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Preparing for Medical Emergencies
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Science teachers need to know the necessary actions to take in the event of a medical emergency. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provide insight…
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