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Science and Engineering Practices: Professional Book Study for K-12 Teachers
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Are you a K-12 school teacher working to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices from A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?…
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Interactive eBook Introduces Young Readers to Beavers, Nature’s Furry Engineer
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As a member of her local nature preserve, Katie Dunbar learned so much about the symbiotic relationship between animals and their environment. Take beavers, for example. The absence or presence of this one species has…
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Tackling Scientific Problems and Pitching Engineering Solutions at #NSTA16 Columbus
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This December, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Tackling Scientific Problems and Pitching Engineering Solutions” at our 2016 Area Conference on Science Education, in…
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The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline: how are we doing?
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NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle The pressure has been intense on increasing STEM literacy for K–12 students. What this actually means is not entirely clear since for many STEM literacy is not well defined.…
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USA Festival of Science and Engineering 2010—just a fraction of what was there
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I had a good time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C. on October 23 and 24. I was really impressed with the large number of people attending—great diversity of age, sex, ethnicity,…
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NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics
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NSTA Engage: Fall20 Popular Topics Online and Blended Learning Fri, 5:45-6:30 PM EST Conducting Labs in the Virtual World Fri, 4:05-4:50 PM EST Webcams as Windows into Animal Behavior Sat., 11:50-12:15 PM EST Saturday Lightning Chat:…
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Transforming Science Learning: The Role of the Science and Engineering Practices, March 21, 2022
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Join us on Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM ET for this month's Transforming Science Learning member web seminar. We invite you to check out the first session of the Science and Engineering Practices:…
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Fall 2022: Science and Engineering Practices: A Professional Book Study for Secondary Teachers
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Discover what’s different about three-dimensional science teaching and learning! Secondary school teachers working to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices from A Framework…
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Understanding the Intermingling of Engineering and Life Sciences (and How Best to Teach It)
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For engineers to design and make the systems and devices all of us depend on in our daily lives, they need scientific and mathematical knowledge. Simultaneously, scientists benefit from engineering advances evident in…
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“Engineering Habits of Mind” Empower Performance: Featured Presentation at #NSTA16 Nashville
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Not long ago, engineering was an academic subject mainly reserved for college students. But as states put new science standards in place, many elementary teachers face the expectation that students must learn…
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Updated 2022! Science and Engineering Practices: Professional Book Study for Elementary Teachers
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Discover what’s different about three-dimensional science teaching and learning! Elementary school teachers working to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices from A Framework…
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New Brunswick Public Schools - Engaging Secondary Students in Science and Engineering Practices
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NBPS Workshop for 6-12 Teachers, November 7, 2023
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Applying Knowledge in Context Science is not meant to be taught in a vacuum. It provides a critical foundation for understanding the world around us, but in many of our country’s schools, the science curriculum is reduced to lists of facts cut off from the context of what makes them important. Teaching only the…