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Guidelines for Authors: The Science Teacher
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Guidelines for Authors: The Science Teacher About The Science Teacher The Science Teacher is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade 9-12 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science supervisors and…
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Leveraging Assets to Build on Student Experiences, A Focus on Curiosity
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During this Professional Learning Unit, we discuss instructional strategies that take an asset approach to student learning. The discussion will focus on how the knowledge students bring to learning—including student…
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OpenSciEd Middle School Curriculum Launch and Unit Launch Workshops 2025
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OpenSciEd Middle School Curriculum Launch and Unit Launch Workshops 2025 NSTA is excited to offer in-person OpenSciEd workshops nationwide. As an OpenSciEd Certified Professional Learning Provider, we've undergone rigorous training to ensure top-quality, collaborative support for educators. This…
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Guidelines for Authors: Science Scope
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Guidelines for Authors: Science Scope About Science Scope Science Scope is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade 6–8 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science supervisors and leaders. Science…
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Guidelines for Authors: Science and Children
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Guidelines for Authors: Science and Children About Science and Children Science and Children is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade PreK–5 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science supervisors…
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Calendar September 2025Tuesday, Sep. 2Registration Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisHousing Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisApplications Open • Exhibits for NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisRegistration Open • NSTA National Conference in AnaheimApplications Open •…
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Professional Learning Unit |
Learn to recognize the four critical attributes of sensemaking and how these attributes work together to help ensure all students have access and a strong desire to learn science.
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Evaluating Lessons for Sensemaking Using the NSTA Sensemaking Tool
Professional Learning Unit |
The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the…
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Using Storylines to Support Three-Dimensional Learning in Project-Based Science
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Support Student Sensemaking in a High School Evolution Unit
Professional Learning Unit |
This Professional Learning Unit uses a storyline unit with an anchoring phenomenon that is a case study in which the patient has acute mountain sickness at Everest base camp to focus participant learning on how the…
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Creating Class Consensus Models to Support Student Sensemaking
Professional Learning Unit |
Gain experience and strategies in using the wealth of your students’ ideas to collaboratively build consensus models for complex phenomena.
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Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine
Professional Learning Unit |
In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…
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