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Help Us Name NSTA’s New NGSS Newsletter
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Science teachers, you’ve spoken up about your Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation needs, and NSTA has listened. Thanks to the input of many of you, NSTA is moving forward on a new resource to help…
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Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary and Changes on Capitol Hill
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As widely reported, President-elect Trump has nominated Betsy DeVos to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education. DeVos, 58, chaired the American Federation for Children, an advocacy group that has aggressively pushed to…
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Take 20 Percent Off the Top 20 NSTA Press Titles for 20 Days
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Give yourself the gift of more time in the classroom when you combine science and literacy! Find a new teaching technique that revitalizes your classroom, or learn to ask the questions that unlocks students’ love of…
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The seasonal decline in the amount of direct sunlight in North America is bringing an end to my garden growing season. The leaves of deciduous trees in my region are mostly off the trees now. Children have been…
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I have a degree in biology and teach high school. Although I love teaching at this level, I miss doing real scientific work myself. Any suggestions on how I can still stay engaged and current in science? —T., Illinois…
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Four New Books for Young Scientists
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Studies show that science is students’ favorite subject when they enter school for the first time. Why? Kids are curious and creative. They love asking questions based on their observations. They love discovering…
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I have a chance to contribute to the design of the science classrooms in a middle school. What should be on a “must-have” list? —S., Connecticut I would strongly recommend using the NSTA Guide to Planning School Science…
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7 Ways to Get Funding to Attend an NSTA Conference
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If you’ve ever been to an NSTA conference, you know you go home SO pumped up by what you saw and learned there that you want desperately to go the NSTA National Conference and/or the 6th Annual STEM Forum &…
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s November K-12 journals
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Educators at all levels will find ideas on helping students with Meeting the Challenges of Communicating Science in his month’s Science and Children. Many of the strategies can be adapted for other levels. Science…
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Positive environments: Early childhood education conferences
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Two early childhood conferences I attended this month, a national conference and a local regional conference, were awash with sessions on science, STEM, and STEAM education. Although science education is my main focus,…
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Health Wise: Too Many Teens Have High Cholesterol
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About one in five U.S. kids and teens ages 6 to 19 has abnormal cholesterol levels, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS 2015). And among the 16-to-19 age group, the number rises to more than…
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The Mixed Blessings of Substitute Teachers
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Like all educators, science teachers rely on substitutes to lead their classrooms when they have to take a day (or more) of leave. In a recent anonymous NSTA Reports poll, 46.8% of participants reported needing a…
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What’s Ahead for Science and STEM Education in the Trump Administration?
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With the election now in the rear view mirror, what’s ahead for education and science education in the new Administration? Short answer, it’s too early to tell. During the campaign, education was largely ignored, so the…
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I’m a first-year biology teacher. How do I decide how many labs I could or should do each week. My colleagues have different ideas about this. —L., South Carolina Sometimes the word lab is used to describe any…
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The Green Room: Losing Sight of Our Stars
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Making Your Teaching More Environmentally Friendly Los Angeles at night The more people there are, the more lights we use. The more lights we use to illuminate our buildings and streets, the brighter the Earth becomes…
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