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Journal Article

Should I Wear a Mask in School?

By William Folk

Advocacy General Science Life Science News Research Safety

Journal Article

Hair-Raising Fun!

By Sherab Tenzin, Mihye Won, and David Treagust

High School Assessment General Science Lesson Plans Pedagogy Physical Science Physics Research Teaching Strategies

Blog Post

Safety Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ken Roy

Middle School High School Postsecondary General Science Safety

Reports Article

From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 6, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Assessment Biology Careers Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News Phenomena Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Reflections on Multimodal Delivery of a Laboratory Course for Nonscience Majors and Opportunities for Improved Student Engagement

A rudimentary level of scientific literacy is necessary in the general public. At the undergraduate level, this literacy can be achieved through general education courses offered in areas of natural sciences. Over the past several years, practical co...

By Mark Vincent dela Cerna

General Science Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Start of School: Effective Discourse Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science/STEM Classrooms, September 20, 2022

This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classr...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

Reports Article

From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 30, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Administration Citizen Science Climate Change Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Multilingual Learners News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 23, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Aerospace Assessment Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 16, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Administration Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 9, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Phenomena Physics Professional Learning Safety Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking STEM Teaching Strategies

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 2, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Administration Astronomy Citizen Science Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: The Role of Instructional Materials in Science Teacher Education, November 17, 2022

Four presenters involved in equitable science instructional materials, policy, and professional development share their thoughts on current status and recommendations for the future of research, policy, and practice as we seek to reform science ...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

Reports Article

From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 26, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Aerospace Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Equity General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Phenomena Physical Science Professional Learning STEM Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: FA22: Are Your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year? October 3, 2022

As the 2022-2023 school year starts, it’s time to re-establish our STEM spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, technology, and engineering lab [i.e., construction lab], makerspace, etc.) and make sure every...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool General Science