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It’s amazing how much animal life a small patch of ground can sustain. Over the last three weeks in the row house yard there have been Black swallowtail butterfly larvae (caterpillars) on a fennel plant; isopods (…
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Education Appropriations for FY2020
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Education Appropriations Part of Four-Bill “Minibus” Being Considered by U.S. House of Representatives Members of Congress are currently working through a slew of amendments as the House of Representatives considers…
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Building Classroom Community in an NGSS-Aligned Elementary Science Classroom
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In an elementary science classroom, it’s not incredibly challenging to motivate students to want to do science and engineering. I find that the students at the grade-level I teach (fifth) are excited about school…
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Three Strategies for Building Classroom Community
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As I reflect on the end of this school year, I think about how successful I was in building a classroom community. A key aspect of transitioning my classroom to three-dimensional teaching and learning was…
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Under Indefinite Construction: Creating an NGSS-Friendly Classroom Community
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When the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were first released, I struggled with how to create opportunities that allowed the students to investigate and question. These standards ask alot of our students…
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What are some ways to improve my students’ understanding of the phases of the moon? Are there more inquiry-based activities for grade 2 students? —S., West Virginia Popular activities like labelling handouts, cutting…
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Ed News: Teacher Attrition Demands New Approaches to Leadership, Preparation
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This week in education news, educators in Indiana have a hard time finding quality resources that focus on climate change; new study finds that the differences in summer learning between poor and wealthy students…
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How NSTA Expanded My Small Town World
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Guest blog post by Pam Devers I grew up as the typical “small town girl living in a small town world” (Journey). In the eighth grade my mind was set that I was going to be a science teacher and teach in my…
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Experience STEM by the Bay This Summer With NSTA
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Guest blog post by Jeffrey LeGrand Douglass The exhibit hall at the 8th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA, is gonna be so LIT that even the rolling fog of San Francisco won’t be able to hide the…
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Ed News Roundup: Women Engineers You Should Know
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In this week’s Education News Roundup, USA Today takes a look at salaries and housing costs for teachers; Education Week examines how to make teacher leadership roles more effective; some women engineers you should…
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I am planning to teach a lesson on rocks with a third grade class in the fall, but I am unaware as of where to find inexpensive rock/mineral kits. How did you teach the lesson in a way that engaged the students? – A…
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Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award—2019 winners
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The Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award recognizes six full-time K–12 teachers of science who successfully use innovation and excellence in their classroom. District III Katherine Owens STEM…
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Working with a dream team, learning about engineering habits of mind
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Taking a chance, I asked two colleagues if they would work with me on a webinar about supporting young children’s early engineering problem-solving. They each said “Yes!” and in the process I have been learning much…
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I am student teaching in a first grade classroom and we are going to start covering life cycles. What are some good ideas I can do in my engage section? — G., Oklahoma I just answered a similar question about…
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Ed News: How Can We Get More Highly Effective Teachers to Serve as Mentors?
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This week in education news, state school board committee approved new science standards for Utah public school students; states are beginning to integrate CTE and STEM-related courses into high school graduation…
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