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  • A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten

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    Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to memorize. I prefer an approach that allows students to use evidence to…

  • Personal Protective Equipment

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    Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes safely designed and constructed garments or equipment, such as clothing, gloves, protective hearing devices, shoes, or goggles, designed to protect a person's body from injury or infection by minimizing exposure to workplace…

  • Other Health Impairments

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    Other Health Impairments According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, a student can qualify for special education services under the coding of “Other Health Impairment” (OHI), defined as “having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness…

  • Communication Disorders

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    Communication Disorders Communication Disorders involve a wide variety of problems in speech, language, and hearing. For example, speech and language disorders include stuttering, aphasia, dysfluency, voice disorders (hoarseness, breathiness, or sudden breaks in loudness or pitch), cleft lip and/or…

  • 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 participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5 Full-Day WorkshopCreating Instructionally Supportive Assessment Tasks to Support 3D-LearningPreconference • Wednesday, March 26 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch GA4ViewItem(…

  • NSTA Social Media Comment Policy

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    NSTA Social Media Comment Policy The purpose of NSTA’s participation in social media is to engage with the science and STEM education community, enhance communication and collaboration, contribute to relevant conversations, and promote NSTA’s programs, products, and services. We encourage and welcome comments. However…

  • Sequencing Matters: How to Promote Long-Lasting Understanding of Physical Science for Middle Schoolers

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    Beginner, as well as veteran, middle school science educators will find what they need to reimagine the teaching of physical science in Patrick Brown’s new NSTA Press book Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6-8:…

  • STEMcoding project releases "Physics of Video Games" Hour of Code activity

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    Until recently, the world’s most popular K12 computer science website, hourofcode.com, did not have any physics-focused coding activities. This was the case until Professor Chris Orban of Ohio State University…

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