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The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations
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As authors of the popular NSTA Press book The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations, we get a lot of questions from readers. One of the top questions we get is, “How do we hold the learners…
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#OrganelleWars: A Model for Using Social Media in the Science Classroom
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Given the current political fervor over the candidacies of the people attempting to become our next president, now seemed like a good time to revisit one of the most successful projects I have had the good fortune of…
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Learning Early About STEM Careers Through CTE
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Students at Camp Ernst Middle School in Burlington, Kentucky, participate in technology leadership camps. Next year, they can take a CTE course in Digital Literacy for high school credit. Photo credit: Kristen Franks…
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Looking for free resources and finding many worthy webinars and articles
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It is always a thrill to meet the authors who have written the articles in Science and Children that I’ve found so helpful, and useful enough to share. At the Elementary Extravaganza event at the 2016 NSTA national…
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I’m looking for suggestions on how to have class discussions that are meaningful and help students with our learning goals, especially discussing current events or the results of our investigations. Sometimes it goes…
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The best education resources of 2016 just announced
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This week, the Association of American Publishers PreK–12 Learning Group announced the year’s top learning resources, its 50th year of providing this service to the education community. The 2016 REVERE Awards Finalists…
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Teacher Appreciation Week, ESSA, and More
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There has been a good deal of activity at the Department of Education with the ESSA and on Capitol Hill recently. But first, a shameless plug—mark your calendars now to join NSELA (National Science Education…
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Ideas and information from NSTA's April/May K-12 journals
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This month, all three K-12 journals include the article Addressing Student Diversity and Equity. Another must-read article for all science teachers! Science and Children- Methods and Strategies Think about how the “…
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We are excited about attending an NSTA conference next year (it would be our first conference). The school has professional development funds to cover some of the expenses, but we have to write a proposal describing…
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Reflecting on the NSTA National Conference Middle School Share-a-thon
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OK, I admit it. I’m crazy. Standing in the registration area at 6:45 IN THE MORNING (!) at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, I was handing out postcards (OK, it was more like…
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Career of the Month: Medical Scientist
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Based on Interviews With Professionals Using Science in the Workplace National Eye Institute/NIH Medical scientists conduct laboratory experiments to try to find answers to difficult medical problems while also…
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Meeting with others about early childhood STEM education–at a conference, at the White House
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The powerful learning that comes of getting together with others who are interested in the same topic can lead to action that increases opportunities for all children to engage in science and engineering explorations.…
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Teach Your Students To Be Good Stewards of the Environment
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Share some of these great NSTA Press® resources with your students and teach them the importance of being good stewards of our environment. Prices provided are the member and nonmember book prices. All books are…
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Uncover Your Students’ Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science
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The newest book in the NSTA Press best-selling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series is here! Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science by Page Keeley and Laura Tucker offers…
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Here's Why You Should Attend the 2016 STEM Forum and Expo
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As Chair of the 5th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, I invite STEM educators to join me and NSTA in Denver, Colorado from July 27-29, 2016, for a unique PD event that brings together many of the top STEM organizations and…
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