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ESEA (No Child Left Behind) Reauthorization Bill Scheduled for Senate Action July 7
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The Senate debate on the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (known as No Child Left Behind) could start on July 7. According to Education Week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has officially…
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Drifters Take Students on Scientific Ocean Journeys
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The Charger, a 5-foot-long drift boat, has been launched from larger vessels several times throughout its journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Photo courtesy of the crew of the Philadelphia Express For three years,…
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Get Lost in the Magic of Learning with the Celestron Flipview Digital Microscope
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One of the wonderful things about the amazing science education technology available to teachers today is that the tech can disappear—in a good way. The Celestron Flipview digital microscope is one of them.…
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What science teachers are reading June 2015
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Here are the most-read books, e-books, and children’s trade books on NSTA’s website this month. Click over to the NSTA Science Store and catch up on what’s hot this June on science teachers’ reading tables and tablets.…
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Just about four years ago, A Framework for K-12 Science Education appeared on the scene, and just over two years ago the Next General Science Standards were published and released. Since that time, there has been much…
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Bruce Alberts’ Grand Challenges Offer Reforms Sought by Science Educators
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Bruce Alberts, co-founder of the Science & Health Education Partnership, brings science to life in a San Francisco public school. UCSF Public Affairs file photo circa 1987. Bruce Alberts grew up living near Chicago…
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Classrooms as ecosystems: The physical environment
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(This is a continuation of Classrooms as ecosystems: Social interactions, in response to a question about creating a classroom that is a positive place for learning: The physical environment When I taught a graduate…
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Classrooms as ecosystems: Social interactions
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During my student teaching, I was impressed with how the classroom was a very positive place for learning. I wasn’t there at the beginning of the year when the teacher set things up, so I’m wondering what to do when I…
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Last week Arkansas celebrated the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K–8 students and work is ongoing for 9–12. We’ve had a strong connection with the NGSS since work began to develop them in…
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Va-cation, stay-cation, and edu-cation
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But teachers get the summers off!! How many times do we see that in op-eds and online conversations? Those who make that comment obviously have never been a teacher, a family member of a teacher, or friend of a teacher…
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Garden observations and questions
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Gardening with children may turn up questions voiced by the children or suggested by their behavior. As you observe children in the garden or a natural area, take a few notes about what they look at or touch. Model how…
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Engineering the Next Generation Science Leaders in Omaha
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Omaha, Nebraska, is the destination of the upcoming 2015 National Congress on Science Education (July 15-18, 2015). Leaders and members of Chapters and Associated Groups along with the NSTA leadership will gather to…
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NSTA at NAESP: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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The 2015 annual conference for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) takes place June 30–July 2. Designed for educators on the front lines — teachers, superintendents, counselors,…
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Go Big with Vernier's Go Wireless pH Sensor
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The Vernier Go Wireless (Bluetooth) pH sensor Go Big with Vernier’s Go Wireless pH Sensor pH, like time and temperature, is a physical characteristic that is tossed around daily in science class but rarely…
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Our new principal wants us to come up with goals to accomplish in the next year. He hasn’t provided much guidance yet, so I don’t know what to do. How can I do this meaningfully? —J., Delaware The end of the…
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