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Career of the Month: Television Writer
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“I aspire to translate complicated ideas in science into consumable stories,” says Katherine Lingenfelter, who writes for TV shows with science or science fiction themes, such as House and Westworld, respectively. “…
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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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Interviews with professionals using science in the workplace.
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STEM Career Expos Expose Potential Paths
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A Framework for K-12 Education calls for the integration of engineering design into K-12 science classrooms. This PLU introduces the challenges and opportunities this shift raises. Participants will explore connections…
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Career of the Month: Fire Protection Engineer
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Fire protection engineers help protect people from fire and explosion hazards by ensuring that buildings have adequate exits, that flammable substances are controlled, and that everyone operating near such hazards…
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Educating Students About Aerospace Careers
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Students in William Ervin’s aerospace class at Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie, Texas, gather around the flight simulator used in the class. Cindy Hasselbring reads from the Boeing Pilot and Technician…
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Meet the NSTA Leadership Dr. Elizabeth Allan President 2020–2021 Dr. Elizabeth "Beth" Allan is the president of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). She began serving her one-year term on June 1, 2020. Allan is currently Professor of Biology and Coordinator of the Secondary Science Education program at…
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Why K–12 Science Standards Matter—And Why the Time Is Right to Develop Next Generation Science Standards Why Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? It has been 15 years since science standards were revised. Since that time, many advances have occurred in the fields of science and science…
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Make Every Lesson a STEM Career Lesson
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Equity, Diversity, and Career Readiness in Science Education
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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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PLU: Integrating Engineering Practices and Career Competencies into Science Classrooms
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The NGSS calls for the integration of engineering design into K12 science classrooms. In this PLU, participants will be introduced to the challenges and opportunities this shift raises. They will explore connections…