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  • New NSTA Guide Helps Fifth-Grade Teachers Make the Instructional Shift to Argument-Driven Inquiry

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  • Online Courses: MSU Master of Science in Science Education: Inquiry through Science and Engineering Practices

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    Inquiry through Science and Engineering Practices is a 2 credit course which takes a practitioner's look at the art of inquiry instruction appropriate to all learning settings, including, but not limited to classrooms,…

  • Archive: Building Wonder with Text Sets: Tools for Inquiry Rich Classrooms, September 16, 2026

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    Join us for another installment of Book Beat Live!This session introduces text sets as powerful, multimodal tools that spark curiosity, deepen sensemaking, and support equitable access to science learning. Participants…

  • National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 2

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    National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 2 Full-Day WorkshopIntroducing OpenSciEd Middle School + Computer Science:Innovative Integration for Engaging & Efficient LearningPreconference • Wednesday, November 12 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll…

  • Wonder, Walls, and Waves: A Student-Led, Inquiry-Based Approach to Engineering Design in Elementary Classrooms   

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    As our first-grade class was returning to our classroom after recess, a learner directed our attention to our school’s newest retaining wall. He asked, “Why is the wall always falling apart on that side?”A rich…

  • Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

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    Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Hearing loss often appears to be an invisible disability until the student enters the classroom. The challenges for students are anchored in learning language, learning how to listen and speak (if possible) and in learning how to read and write. In nearly all cases,…

  • Online Connections (2010-2021)

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    Online Connections (2010-2021) July-August 2021Under the SeaStandardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coralStudent worksheet for organizing evidenceUsing Big Data to Understand the History of Planet EarthConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsDelving Into…

  • Past National Congresses on Science Education

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    Past National Congresses on Science Education Minutes and Other Documents2026202520242023—Virtual2022—Virtual2021—Virtual2020—Virtual2019—Alexandria, VA2018—Little Rock, AR2017—Buffalo, NY2016—Denver, CO2015—Omaha, NE2014—Washington, DC2013—San Juan, PRWorkshop PresentationsNSTA Learning…

  • Call for Papers: The Science Teacher

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    Call for Papers: The Science Teacher Not ready to pen a feature article? Consider writing a column. These shorter, focused pieces are the perfect way to share your experiences with the wider high school school science community…

  • Engage Spring 21 proposals

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    Engage Spring 21 proposals Each week of NSTA Engage: Spring21 will focus on a different grade band: Elementary Educators: April 12–17 Middle Level Educators: April 19–24  High School Educators: April 26–May 1  Postsecondary and Preservice: May 3–8    You can select all the grade level ranges…

  • Safety Resources for Middle/Secondary Schools

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    Safety Resources for Middle/Secondary Schools U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services (SIS) recently released a new Enviro-Health Links page, "Laboratory Safety," which offers links to information for clinical,…

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