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Web Seminar
Archive: Write from the Start, June 24, 2020
Have you read great articles in the NSTA journals that changed or added to the ways you and your students do science for the better? You could inspire other educators across the country in the same way by sharing your teaching ideas, activities or le...
Lesson Plan
Blog Post
Addressing Current and Anticipated Challenges in Science and STEM Education
By Elizabeth Allan, NSTA President-Elect, and Kevin Anderson, President, Council of State Science Supervisors
Web Seminar
As new information comes out from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and researchers, educators, and parents are left with questions about the progression of the COVID-19, possible treatments and vaccines, and what the models tell us of what we can...
NSTA Press Book
The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what students know and are able to do grows and evolves over time. Simple ideas learned in the early elementary...
By Ted Willard
Journal Article
Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games
When was the last time you sat in a classroom as a student instead of as the teacher? Did you notice what types of activities you enjoyed and which frustrated or bored you? I have found profound professional development as a student—and the subject...
By Melanie Pearlman
Journal Article
Envisioning the Possibilities of Educational Gaming with Carl Sagan
Science games and simulations—whether in the form of a board game or a system incorporating augmented or virtual reality—can provide students with opportunities to visualize abstract concepts, engage in active learning and knowledge construc...
By KELLIE TAYLOR