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NSTA 2015—Science Teachers' Sense of Humor
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One word I have never heard used to describe an NSTA conference is “boring.” There were swarms of science teachers everywhere! I am always amazed by the sheer number of educators at every career level, from first…
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Any Way You Say It, Science Is the Key
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Last fall, for the first time in our nation’s history, the majority of public school students were minorities. According to the Pew Research Center, of about 50 million students, approximately 49.7 percent were white (…
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NSTA’s K–College Science Education Journals: March 2015 Issues Online
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Do STEM courses broaden access to science? Do you know how to use energy as a unifying theme that connects sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics? The March K–College journals from the National Science…
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Going to the "EE" at the national conference on Friday March 13, 2015?
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If I could only attend one session at the NSTA national conference in Chicago this week, it would be the Elementary Extravaganza! I had so much fun presenting last year but missed walking around to glean ideas and…
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Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom
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In this video, columnist and educator Jared Mader shares information from the Science 2.0 column, “Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom,” that appears in the March 2015 issue of The Science Teacher. Read…
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Materials for elementary science?
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I’m starting a new position as a first grade teacher in a few weeks. When I toured the classroom I’ll be in, I saw very few science-related materials. I want to emphasize science with my students, so what should I start…
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Avoiding burnout and staying positive
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I’ve taught Earth Science for 10 years and I like my students and what I’m doing. But sometimes I feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Is this normal? How can I avoid burnout and stay positive? —R., Washington This…
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ESEA Reauthorization Stalls in the House, Senate Bill Expected Soon?
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House consideration of H.R. 5, the bill to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind) ended on February 27 amid chaos around funding for the Department of Homeland Security and seemingly…
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Connect With Students via Mobile Devices
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In this video, columnist and physics teacher Ben Smith shares information from the Science 2.0 column, “Be Accessible via Mobile Devices,” that appeared in the February 2015 issue of The Science Teacher. Read the…
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LEGO® Education WeDo STEM Expansion Pack
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The LEGO Education WeDo Construction Set was found to be an easy-to-use curriculum package designed for elementary school teachers. Although this kit is designed for students to build on previous Lego Education WeDo…
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Creating Children’s Science Books: A Lesson in Teamwork, Part Two
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In part one of this series (Creating Children’s Science Books: A Lesson in Teamwork), I wrote about the ways photographer Ellen Harasimowicz and I have worked together to create our most recent books, Handle with Care…
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Tinkering in preschool-grade 2
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My father called himself a tinker because as an engineer who was a metallurgist and a ceramicist he often applied new uses to the metals he worked with. A bar of aluminum became a tool for cooling coffee just the right…
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International Day Coming to #NSTA15 in Chicago: March 11, 2015
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It is often said that “the wings of a butterfly can cause a storm on the other side of the world.” (That’s actually a simplistic description of Edward Lorenz’s chaos theory, but it is often used as an analogy for small…
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Every teacher is a literacy teacher. Each discipline, including science, has a language and strategies for communicating both verbal and nonverbal information. As the TST journal editor notes: “…it turns out that…
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Meet Me In the Middle Day: Coming to #NSTA15 Chicago, March 13, 2015
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Calling all middle school teachers! If you’ll be attending the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Chicago, then please join me at the Meet Me in the Middle Day on Friday, March 13 from 10:00 am-4:00 p.m.…
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