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Science and Engineering Practices: Professional Book Study for K-12 Teachers, Sept 2020
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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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National Conference on Science Education Indianapolis 2026 Professional Learning Institute 1
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National Conference on Science Education Indianapolis 2026 Professional Learning Institute 1 Full-Day WorkshopFueling Sensemaking: How Data Ignites Student Use of the Science and Engineering PracticesWednesday, November 4 • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PMAll participants will receive breakfast and lunch…
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Scaling Up for STEM Instructional Materials
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Scaling Up for STEM Instructional Materials About The Scaling Up For STEM InitiativeFor nearly a decade, the Northrop Grumman Foundation and NSTA have partnered to improve science teaching, ensuring more students have access to STEM learning and careers. Through the Scaling Up for STEM Initiative,…
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Member Web Seminar |
Whether in the classroom or at home, we want to provide students with opportunities for sensemaking. The actual doing of science or engineering can also pique students’ curiosity, capture their interest, and motivate…
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Area Conference in New Orleans
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Due to ongoing health and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Science Teaching Association has decided to cancel the fall 2020 Area Conferences on Science Education. The face-to-face meetings…
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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…
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards An NSTA Background Paper Writers of Science for All Americans (AAAS 1989) were the first to clearly define the “understandings and ways of thinking [that] are essential for all citizens in a world shaped by science and technology.”…
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Call for Papers: Science and Children
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Call for Papers: Science and Children Upcoming ThemesMarch/April 2027- Kitchen ScienceDeadline: June 1, 2026The kitchen can serve as a learning laboratory, sparking ideas and questions in both children and adults. Simply making a meal can spark wonderings about nutrition,…
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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…
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NSTA Sensemaking Professional Learning Packages
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NSTA Sensemaking Professional Learning Packages Empower educators. Transform instruction. Engage all learners.NSTA’s professional learning offerings support the shift from traditional, content-driven teaching to phenomenon-based, three-dimensional science instruction. Whether you're adopting high-…
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Featured Presentation 1
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National Conference on Science Education Anaheim 2026 Featured Presentation 1 Breaking Stereotypes Through Playful Science LearningFriday, April 17 • 8:00-9:00 AMDr. Amanda Sullivan, Senior Researcher at the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)…
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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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