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Transforming Science Learning: Acting, Thinking and Talking As Scientists: Engaging Students in Science and Engineering Practices, August 12, 2020

Whether in the classroom or at home, we want to provide students with opportunities for sensemaking. The actual doing of science or engineering can also pique students’ curiosity, capture their interest, and motivate their continued study; the insi...

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Topic Study for K-12 Science Teachers: Distance-Learning Strategies that Support Student Sensemaking, August, 2020

Many states, districts, and schools are unsure of what the coming school year will bring. Will we back together in the classroom or teaching and learning from a distance? Perhaps a blend of the two? In this four-part web seminar series, we’ll explo...

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Topic Study for K-12 Science Teachers: Distance-Learning Strategies that Support Student Sensemaking, July 2020

Many states, districts, and schools are unsure of what the coming school year will bring. Will we back together in the classroom or teaching and learning from a distance? Perhaps a blend of the two? In this four-part web seminar series, we’ll explo...

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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...

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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: How to Get Your Students to Start Talking! Supporting Equitable Participation in the Science Classroom, June 17, 2020

You’ve set classroom norms for student discussion, but how do you get ALL students to start talking? We’ll explore the different ways you can support students in partner, small group and whole class discussion using the science and engineering pr...

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Archive: 250 Teachers in 100 Districts in 10 States - What has the Field Test Told OpenSciEd about How These Materials Live in Real Classrooms? June 18, 2020

Dive into the data and information collected through the OpenSciEd field test. See how the wisdom from teachers and students informs the materials. ...

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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Family Science at the Dinner Table, June 2, 2020

Does shelter-in-place have you running out of things to do with your children?  Are you looking for new ideas to spark excitement around your dinner-table (or other family time) conversations?  Learn more about how to engage children i...

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Archive: Science Update: NASA STEAM Innovation Lab-Explore, Create, Share!, August 27, 2020

This web seminar will highlight educational technology-based activities from NASA’s STEM Innovation Lab; a think tank and makerspace with an emphasis on earth and space science content applications. Ideas generated in the lab are captured,...

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Archive: Science Update: COVID-19: What We Know, Where We Are Going: A Look at What the Current Research Tells Us About the Pandemic, June 10, 2020

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...

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Science Update: The Technologies of Ocean Exploration - Today and Into the Future, July 16, 2020

Join us on Thursday, July 16, 2020, starting at 7:00 pm ET to learn about some of the amazing tools that are helping us to map, identify, characterize, and manage ocean resources now and for future generations....