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It’s more than just power, it’s teaching potential: Vernier Go Direct Sensors and Micro USB Charging
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Power powers. It’s that simple. With all our digital tools, there is at least one common thread across it all and that is we need a flow of electrons to keep the teaching and learning in high gear. But of course…
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Why should you attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo?
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Why should you attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo this July? As Chairperson of this event, I think all STEM educators should join us in Kissimmee, Florida from July 12 – 14, 2017, for this premier,…
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Ed News: NM Governor Vetoes Bill To Set New Science Standards In State Law
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This week in education news, New Mexico governor vetoes a measure to force the adoption of new state science standards; New Hampshire rejects new education commissioner’s proposal to reconsider the state’s science…
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Ideas for science "camp"
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I’ve been asked to teach a voluntary summer enrichment science class for 20 upper elementary students. I can determine the content and structure for the class. I have a modest budget, access to the science…
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Robert E. Yager Excellence in Teaching Awards — 2017 winners
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This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of science education. This award acknowledges teachers who share Robert Yager’s passion for education and continued professional development. This award also…
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Making a Checklist for Safer Labs
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A lab safety checklist can serve as a map to help science teachers navigate through safer waters. The list not only makes labs safer for students but also fulfills part of the teacher’s legal responsibility for…
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Ed News: STEM Education Will Carry Our Children In Tomorrow’s Economy
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This week in education news, Evans and Milgrom-Elcott pen op-ed about the importance of maintaining a strong focus on STEM education; Bill Nye believes science will help change the world; new report says most students…
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Science teachers select #NSTA17 Top 10 Books
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The buzz and excitement generated by thousands of science teachers learning and sharing their enthusiasm for science at the NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles last week was truly inspiring. From workshops to the…
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Students in most of my classes actively participate. But in one freshman class, students are engaged in labs, but they just stare at me during class discussions. I ask open-ended questions a lot and make an effort to…
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When early childhood educators conference & talk about science education
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The National Science Teachers Association’s annual conference brings educators from many places in the world together to build their science teaching skills, science content, reaffirm connections with colleagues and…
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#NSTA17: The Importance of the Collaborative Community
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This is an interesting and challenging time to be a science, engineering and/or STEM educator. Time, funding, support….all play into a complicated dance of priorities and resources. This is EXACTLY why the collaboration…
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At Brookwood School in Manchester, Massachusetts, Rich Lehrer, the school’s innovation coordinator, discusses the phalanges of prosthetic hands. Photo by David Oxton Rich Lehrer, innovation coordinator at the Brookwood…
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The Early Childhood STEM Institute
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Guest blogger Cindy Hoisington is a Senior Curriculum/Instructional Design Associate with Education Development Center. Hoisington believes that authentic, cognitively challenging science experiences can be…
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The thing is, if you aren’t looking to broaden your knowledge and improve your practice, then stay away from the LA Convention Center and NSTA’s 2017 National Conference. I mean—stay away. Because when you walk…
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This week in education news, climate change skeptic group seeks to influence 200,000 teachers; some California schools are trading the blacktop for greentop; New Mexico schools continue to teach outdated science while…
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