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Journal Article
An Interview With Cognitive Scientist Lindsay Portnoy
Cognitive scientists study how people learn. This type of knowledge can be applied in a diverse array of fields, ranging from advertising to journalism and academia. Lindsay Portnoy is a lecturer at Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Educ...
By Luba Vangelova
Journal Article
Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota
An Interview with Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota ...
NSTA Press Book
Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, Grades 7–12
Many middle and high school teachers are educated to teach science content—they don’t anticipate that one day they may be teaching it to students who need to learn both content and English. If the day has come when you’re facing that two-pronge...
By Molly Weinburgh, Cecilia Silva, Kathy Horak Smith
Journal Article
KEYS High School Student Internship Program
By Marti Lindsey, Heather Ingram, and Bob Mittan
Journal Article
Where can a middle school girl wield a chop saw or welder in one moment, and build her interpersonal and self-advocacy skills in the next? For 20 years, Rosie’s Girls, a program of Vermont Works for Women, has helped girls and gender-nonconformin...
By Alison Lamagna
NSTA Press Book
Get rave reviews for science by putting this book’s step-by-step plans to work. Staging Family Science Nights is your playbook for creating an informal learning environment that will generate enthusiasm and enjoyment of science among the entire fam...
By Donna Governor, Denise Webb
Journal Article
High school capstone courses—culminating educational experiences for seniors as they conclude their formal high school education—have become increasingly popular across the nation, particularly in New England. The STEMStarter Capstone was desig...
By Elizabeth A. Radday, Katherine A. Shields, Joshua Cox, and David Bamat
Journal Article
The National Girls Collaborative Project
Girls start off strong in math and science, participating and achieving at similar rates as boys, but lose interest and confidence in their skills as they grow older. Although equally capable, girls’ interest and confidence in science, technology...
By Karen Peterson