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  • Bundling the NGSS and CCSS: Featured Strand at NSTA’s 2015 Area Conference on Science Education in Reno, Nevada, October 22-24

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    This October, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Bundling the NGSS and CCSS” at our 2015 Area Conference on Science Education, in Reno, October 22-24. Teachers ask…

  • What Resources Does the National Science Teachers Association Offer Around Elementary Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?

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    The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) offers a growing collection of resources around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). While many of our products and services to date more generically target the…

  • NSTA District Professional Learning Packages

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    NSTA District Professional Learning Packages Transform Science Education at Scale with NSTAWe support districts in empowering educators and advancing student learning through custom strategies—including professional learning centered on sensemaking, leadership development, and the implementation of…

  • NSTA Position Statements

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    NSTA Position Statements Aerospace Education Animals: Responsible Use of Live Animals and Dissection in the Science Classroom  (under revision) Assessment  (under development) Climate Science, The Teaching of…

  • Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020

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    Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020 November/December 2020The Aurora BorealisStudent WorksheetSolar wind velocity data and answer keySolar storm answer keyConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsThe Lives of Staph (Idea Bank)Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix…

  • How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards

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    How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are distinct from prior science standards in three essential ways. 1) Performance. Prior standards documents listed what students should “know” or “understand.” These ideas needed to be translated into performances that could…

  • CSL Call for Contributions

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    CSL Call for Contributions The editors of Connected Science Learning encourage you to submit a manuscript on any topic related to bridging in-school and out-of-school STEM learning. Although each issue is organized around a theme, your manuscript does not have to be related to a specific theme and can be of general…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 1

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 1 Full-Day WorkshopOpenSciEd for Elementary is HERE! Preconference • Wednesday, March 26 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch GA4ViewItem(150, 132601, 'PLI-1: OpenSciEd for…

  • National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 3

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    National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 3 Full-Day WorkshopIncorporating Meaningful Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science ClassroomPreconference • Wednesday, November 12 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll…

  • NSTA Professional Learning

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    NSTA Professional Learning Science Education is Evolving — NSTA is With You Every Step of the Way.Through dynamic workshops, expert coaching, and flexible courses, we empower educators to transform instruction. Trusted by more than 35,000 educators and districts nationwide, our research-based…

  • National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 1

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    National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 1 Full-Day WorkshopIgniting Curiosity and Wonder: OpenSciEd Elementary (K-5)Preconference • Wednesday, November 12 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast…

  • Q and A With Jim Short on Instructional Materials

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    Why do instructional materials for science need to change? The vision of A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (Framework; NRC 2012)—embraced in the Next Generation…

  • History and Social Studies Integration with STEM

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    NGSS, STEM, STEAM, and Common Core all speak of the importance of the integration of science with ELA, math, and art. However, we are missing one more layer needed to achieve the goal of total integration. We should…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Courses and Pathways

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Courses and Pathways Let Us Help You With Your JourneyPathways feature hand-selected programming tracks to maximize your conference experience through a curated grouping of sessions centered around a…

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