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Out-of-School Time (OST) organizations play a vital role in our education system by providing youth with ways of discovering and exploring the world of STEM that complement the learning they experience during the school…
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The Wade Institute for Science Education has long valued the power of informal institutions to create precisely the kind of student-led inquiry-based learning and real-world problem solving envisaged by the three-…
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Helping Educators Develop Young Ocean Problem-Solvers
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Myrtle, the green sea turtle. Photo credit: W. Chappell Informal science centers are in perfect alignment to provide rich NGSS supports using three-dimensional learning and real-world connections. When an educator…
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House Leaders Introduce The College Affordability Act
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Democrats Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Higher Education Act House Democrats introduced a long-awaited bill earlier this week that would update the Higher Education Act for the first time in more than a decade. The…
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Introduction The PocketLab Air Sensor is a fantastic tool for investigating the validity of fluctuations in climate and air pollution in your own community. As a result, teachers can offer students…
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Fostering children’s capacity to design and construct
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In the October 2019 Early Years column in Science and Children, Anne Lowry, a preK teacher at Aleph Academy in Reno, Nevada, and I wrote about problem-solving experiences that took place in our classrooms. Engineering…
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Media literacy week, October 21-25, 2019
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A shared reading experience is one of the most powerful strategies for building children’s literacy skills according to the International Library Association (ILA pg 3) and in my experience as a reader, educator, and…
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Does my Administrator Trust Me?
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I am a first-year teacher at a high school listed as a priority to the district (i.e. school improvement needed). I like the school and the students but it seems like the administration is in my classroom all the time.…
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Join NSTA Press book authors for workshops at NSTA area conferences in Fall 2019
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NSTA Press book authors will lead workshops at NSTA fall conferences around the U.S. Join us for these professional learning opportunities in Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, or Seattle. NSTA Press Author…
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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2019
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Lori Nelson Roger B. Chaffee Elementary School, Huntsville AL Lori Nelson is committed to STEM education through her classroom instruction, applying for grants, pursuing professional development, creating…
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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2018
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Jayda Pugliese Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Philadelphia PA As a teacher in Philadelphia, the most significant obstacle that Jayda Pugliese has encountered is the lack of resources due to budget constraints…
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The Complete Beginners Guide to Science Curriculum Topic Study
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Fans of Oprah Winfrey know the phrase, “When you know better, you do better.” And now Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel, authors of Science Curriculum Topic Study, 2nd Edition—Bridging the Gap Between Three-…
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Teaching Agriculture to Elementary Students
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Students at Moss Haven Elementary School in the Richardson Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, learn about agriculture at Moss Haven Farm, located on the school’s campus. Most students “are pretty interested…
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Learning About STEM and Preventing Fires
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During a state-mandated earthquake drill held by Wilson High School in Los Angeles, California, and the Los Angeles Fire Department, students learn how to properly move an earthquake victim. Photo credit: Michael Sheu…
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I am a preservice teacher planning some lessons on how to group plants and animals according to observable features. I am struggling to think of different activities. — V ., Maryland Classifying living things has…
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