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Learning doesn't take a vacation
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Table of Contents Although it’s snowing on this April day in the Northeast, I suspect that many students (and teachers) are thinking of the summer break. But as the theme of this issue suggests, students will keep…
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Science of NHL hockey: kinematics
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As we mentioned last time, NSTA and NBC Learn have teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch “Science of NHL Hockey,” an online video series that explores the science and math of the sport. Do your…
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Please attend, then tell me all about the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City
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I’ll be having a wonderful time at home with a sister visiting and celebrating a family birthday BUT, I do wish I could also go to the 1st Annual NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 17–19,…
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Science of NHL hockey: mass, volume, and density
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NSTA has teamed up once again with NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring you another exhilarating video series with connected lesson plans that will excite your students and add to your hands-on…
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Table of Contents Although schools may have mission statements and other documents about providing opportunities for all students, the real work occurs in the classrooms—and this issue has many suggestions for doing…
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Do you know STEM when you see it?
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Jonathan Gerlach, an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator, discusses the difficulty of defining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in this month’s NSTA Reports commentary. I…
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Our new principal does not have a background in science. What can we do to help her understand what science teaching and learning “looks like” and the challenges of teaching laboratory science? —Charles, Ohio …
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Preservice teachers rock (and so do their advisors!)
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Big kudos to the preservice and new teachers who participated in the first-ever Student/Student Chapter Showcase during the NSTA National Conference on Science Education. Over three days — March 29-31 — seven…
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Table of Contents Do you need an interesting way to start a faculty meeting? Try the assessment crossword in this month’s Editor’s Roundtable. Even if you give your colleagues a word bank for their responses, the…
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Sharing what I learned at the 2012 NSTA national conference
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With spring break coming right after the conference my reporting has been delayed. There were many interesting sessions presenting and discussing many interesting ideas at the 2012 NSTA national conference in…
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More conference joy—available online too!
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Thank you Council for Elementary Science and APAST, SEPA, the NSTA Committee on Preschool-Elementary Science Teaching, and Science and Children for the “Elementary Extravaganza”! (Click here, then scroll down to see…
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LEGO Education WeDo Robotics is designed to foster problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork in second- through fourth-grade classrooms. Teachers at Barrett Elementary, a NASA Explorer…
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Dedicated teachers willing to go the distance
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I talk to teachers from all over the country during the national conference and am no longer surprised to find some who have traveled from distance corners of the nation. There also usually an international group. But…
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Attendees of the 2012 NSTA National Conference on Science Education used the free wi-fi to keep in touch with colleagues at the event and back home. Saturday morning and the conference is going strong. As I was…
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Asking questions When my district sent teachers to conferences, we were expected to submit a list of sessions we attended. NSTA has a great transcript feature for this documentation, producing a professional-looking…
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