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  • Meaningful class discussions

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    I’m looking for suggestions on how to have class discussions that are meaningful and help students with our learning goals, especially discussing current events or the results of our investigations. Sometimes it goes…

  • The best education resources of 2016 just announced

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    This week, the Association of American Publishers PreK–12 Learning Group announced the year’s top learning resources, its 50th year of providing this service to the education community. The 2016 REVERE Awards Finalists…

  • Teacher Appreciation Week, ESSA, and More

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    There has been a good deal of activity at the Department of Education with the ESSA and on Capitol Hill recently. But first, a shameless plug—mark your calendars now to join NSELA (National Science Education…

  • Ideas and information from NSTA's April/May K-12 journals

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    This month, all three K-12 journals include the article Addressing Student Diversity and Equity. Another must-read article for all science teachers! Science and Children- Methods and Strategies Think about how the “…

  • Attending a conference?

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    We are excited about attending an NSTA conference next year (it would be our first conference). The school has professional development funds to cover some of the expenses, but we have to write a proposal describing…

  • Reflecting on the NSTA National Conference Middle School Share-a-thon

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    OK, I admit it. I’m crazy. Standing in the registration area at 6:45 IN THE MORNING (!) at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, I was handing out postcards (OK, it was more like…

  • Career of the Month: Medical Scientist

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    Based on Interviews With Professionals Using Science in the Workplace National Eye Institute/NIH Medical scientists conduct laboratory experiments to try to find answers to difficult medical problems while also…

  • Meeting with others about early childhood STEM education–at a conference, at the White House

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    The powerful learning that comes of getting together with others who are interested in the same topic can lead to action that increases opportunities for all children to engage in science and engineering explorations.…

  • Teach Your Students To Be Good Stewards of the Environment

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    Share some of these great NSTA Press® resources with your students and teach them the importance of being good stewards of our environment.   Prices provided are the member and nonmember book prices. All books are…

  • Uncover Your Students’ Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science

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    The newest book in the NSTA Press best-selling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series is here! Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science by Page Keeley and Laura Tucker offers…

  • Here's Why You Should Attend the 2016 STEM Forum and Expo

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    As Chair of the 5th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, I invite STEM educators to join me and NSTA in Denver, Colorado from July 27-29, 2016, for a unique PD event that brings together many of the top STEM organizations and…

  • Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2016

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    Debra Ericksen, winner of the 2016 Shugrue Award and a science teacher at Adamsville Primary School in Bridgewater, NJ, has developed interdisciplinary, inquiry-based lessons that encourage students to pursue their…

  • Exemplary science teaching leads to better assessment of student learning

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    Too often science teachers focus on the information included in textbooks and a specific curriculum. But these resources do not include Exemplary Science Teaching. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) continue…

  • THE GREEN ROOM: When Lead Flows from the Tap

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    Making Your Teaching More Environmentally Friendly Two years ago, the city of Flint, Michigan, began using water from the Flint River. The chemical composition of the Flint River water renders it more corrosive to…

  • Teach Students Evidence-Based Argumentation

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    Scientists make arguments and test arguments. They evaluate, analyze, and critique data. Scientists question. They learn from their mistakes. For student scientists, learning how to make and support evidence-based…

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