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  • Mastering Scientific Practices With Technology, Part 3

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    Student use of evidence can sometimes be disconnected from the conclusions students draw from scientific inquiry. As we said last month (see editor’s note, below) when addressing a different practice, the formatting…

  • Vernier Turns Up The Pressure with the new Pressure Sensor 400

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    The new Vernier Pressure Sensor 400 is one small step up in price, but one giant leap in performance. With an exceptional operational temperature range, and secure metal fittings makes the Vernier Pressure Sensor…

  • #NSTA16 Nashville | Do Not Try This at Home!

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    Big Bird, @BillNye and Flamingos… No it’s not a crazy dream, it’s #NSTA16 — @eckzoo April 3, 2016 If you weren’t in Nashville last week for the 2016 National Conference on Science Education, you didn’t have to dodge…

  • #NSTA16 Nashville: Where Science Teachers Are the Rock Stars!

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    My initial goal for the 2016 NSTA National Conference on Science Education (which took place in Nashville March 31-April 3) was solely to present my project (my baby). And just like having a baby… it seemed like a good…

  • NSTA’s K-12 April 2016 Science Education Journals Online

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    Want your elementary students to think, read, and write like scientists? Want to take advantage of the emergence of tablets in the classroom? Wondering how you can teach science to a classroom full of students with…

  • Multicultural Equity at NSTA16

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    Earlier today I attended the Equity Through STEM session presented by Jerry Valadez and Retiring NSTA President Juliana Texley. The discussion was intriguing—not only did they share the history of multicultural…

  • The True Story of #LilHil: How Social Media Helped Me Write My #NSTA16 Nashville Story

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    I started my Flat Stanley-esque campaign of #LilHil to chronicle my trip to the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Nashville … I figured EVERYONE was tired of seeing me in a selfie… so I made a Flat Patty…

  • Bill Nye's Rising Star Wants to Talk to Science Teachers

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    Whitney Pratz (Partnerships Manager at the Planetary Society) had no idea she was applying for a job with America’s science superhero a few years ago when she applied for a nonprofit job on craigslist. She was just…

  • Studying Science at the Zoo

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    Fifth graders construct oyster mats for the Indian River Lagoon Oyster Restoration Project as part of activities in Zoo School at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. Schools around the country are partnering …

  • Apprehensive about teaching science

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    I’m nervous about teaching science. It was not my favorite subject in high school and I took only the required courses in college (mostly lecture). My elementary math-science methods course included science inquiry, but…

  • Early Childhood at the NSTA 2016 national conference: Elementary Extravaganza and more!

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    When I search any conference schedule to choose sessions to attend I am always suspicious of those that are listed as for PreK-12. I am delighted that the NSTA 2016 national conference coming up next week in Nashville…

  • NSTA on the International Scene

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    With the upcoming Global Conversations in Science Education at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Omni Hotel, I am looking forward to reconnecting with the leaders of…

  • FY2017 Funding, ESSA and More

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    There has been a lot of activity on Capitol Hill with FY2017 appropriations, the new federal education law ESSA, and at the Department of Education. The Race is on for FY2017 Appropriations It’s not clear where and…

  • What Can Science Teachers Learn about Special Needs at the #NSTA16 Nashville Conference?

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    Heading to NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, March 31–April 3? Are you looking for proven techniques to help ALL students be more successful in your science classroom? Check out these…

  • Outstanding Co-Teaching Practices for Science Teachers

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    Approximately 70% of students with disabilities in Virginia are spending 80% of their instructional day in the general education classroom. The most frequently used service delivery model is co-teaching. In the fall of…

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