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This topic study on assessing three-dimensional learning will move our learning community from research to practice over the course of four weeks. We’ll use high-quality instructional and assessment materials to identify the similarities and differ...
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Fall 2022: Prioritizing Relationships and Equity: Leveraging Student Ideas to Accelerate Learning
Teachers can accelerate learning for students when they develop classroom communities where students feel known and valued. We explore the connection between deep science learning and student opportunities to express, clarify, and represent their ide...
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Transforming Science Learning: The Role of the Science and Engineering Practices, March 21, 2022
Join us on Monday, March 21, 2022, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM ET for this month's Transforming Science Learning member web seminar....
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Archive: Let’s Talk About How to get Published in Science Scope! May 3, 2022
Science Scope is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioner's journal for grade 6–8 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science, supervisors and leaders....
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Picture-Perfect STEM Train-the-Trainer, July 13, 2022
Would you like to learn to present the Picture-Perfect STEM Workshop to teachers in your school or district? If that's the case, please register to attend this two-hour Picture-Perfect STEM Train-the-Trainer virtual session. *An on-site or v...
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In this web seminar, leaders in science teacher education will share the latest syntheses of research on preparing elementary and secondary science teachers and cultivating science teacher leadership. Presenters are authors of chapters in the forthco...
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According to the K-12 Framework for Science Education, “any education in science and engineering needs to develop students’ ability to read and produce domain-specific text. As such, every science or engineering lesson is in part a language lesso...
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Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushin...
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Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Authentic Student-to-Student Discourse, March 28, 2022
What does it look and sound like when students are engaged in authentic science discussions for a variety of different purposes as they work to figure out phenomena?...
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Sponsored Archive: The Power of High Quality Instructional Materials in Middle School, May 12, 2022
It is complex work to create developmentally appropriate learning sequences that meet the NGSS’ expectations for phenomena-based storylines that address all three dimensions! Research-based and field-tested instructional materials allow teachers to...
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Want a bite-size way to present at NSTA? Come learn about the two new, low-stress presentation options at NSTA Chicago and dip your toes into sharing your work. You’ll learn tips from the NSTA Professional Learning Committee, h...
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Archive: Science Update: NOAA - Observing and Understanding Earth Systems, November 3, 2022
Together we will explore all the places where we can find NOAA employees and how this federal agency allows us to observe and understand Earth systems - from the surface of the Sun to the depths of the Ocean. Do not miss it! All individuals receiv...
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Archive: Science Update: Underwater Sound in our National Marine Sanctuaries, June 2, 2022
SanctSound is a three-year project, managed by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, to better understand underwater sound within our national marine sanctuaries. The goal of the SanctSound project is to understand how sound varies in the ocean by collecting the s...
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Archive: Book Beat Live! Social Justice in the Science Classroom, March 16, 2022
Science classes are diverse places where students bring many identities to the learning experiences being shared by their science teachers. All students bring different lived experiences to our classrooms. It is imperative we honor their identities a...
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Archive: Science Update: Exploring Seamounts of the Atlantic and Pacific, June 23, 2022
Our ocean is filled with numerous seamounts, guyots, and other volcanic features that profoundly influence tectonics, ecosystems, and ocean currents. NOAA Ocean Exploration seeks to characterize these features and their influences on our planet’s o...
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Picture-Perfect STEM Train-the-Trainer
Would you like to learn to present the Picture-Perfect STEM Workshop to teachers in your school or district? If that's the case, please register to attend this two-hour Picture-Perfect STEM Train-the-Trainer virtual session. *The Virtual...
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Archive: Book Beat Live! Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, February 16, 2022
While experts in teaching science, teachers often feel less prepared supporting Emerging Multilinguals (EMs) in their classrooms. To successfully participate in science, teachers must engage learners in conceptually rich content while simultaneously ...
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Archive: Science Update: Primates in a Changing World, May 5, 2022
Primates and other species in the tropics are experiencing many changes, including climate change, habitat loss, and species extinction. In this web seminar we will examine how primates are studied in the wild, how primates experience changes in thei...
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Archive: Science Update: A Deep Dive into NASA's X-57, February 17, 2022
Subject matter expert Claudia Sales, who works at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, will share her knowledge on the X-57 program. Participants will learn about the aircraft and the systems needed for electric propulsion, NASA's design and te...
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Formative assessment is a systematic process of collecting evidence about students’ thinking and progress toward a learning goal to inform instruction while simultaneously promoting conceptual learning. It happens throughout the learning process. I...
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This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing safer secondary level science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle...
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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Elevating Science Learning through Read Alouds! January 25, 2022
Using picture books to support standards-based science lessons is critical for science learning in the elementary school -- and a fun and engaging way to connect with students. Choosing books that align with the Next Generation Science Standards...
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This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyl...
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Join us on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for part 2 (of two) of this Transforming Science Learning seminar series. Science instruction with multilingual learners has traditionally emphasized what these students “lack”...
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Join us on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for part 1 (of two) of this Transforming Science Learning seminar series. Science instruction with multilingual learners has traditionally emphasized what these students “lack”...
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Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Preparing Students for Engineering Careers, December 7, 2021
High school students spend a lot of time considering what their next steps in life will be. Those interested in engineering careers can find it difficult to gain access to the basics of engineering knowledge before they start college, which can leave...
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Join us on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for part 2 (of two) of this Transforming Science Learning seminar series. How do students build targeted science ideas and concepts? Join us in part 2 of this two-part series to ex...
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Join us on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for part 1 (of two) of this Transforming Science Learning seminar series. How do students build targeted science ideas and concepts? Join us to explore how the use of modalities an...
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Archive: Science Update: Unfold the Universe with NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, January 20, 2022
The Webb Space Telescope has launched! Come learn what’s generating the excitement about Webb, where it is now, and all the amazing new science that can be done with this revolutionary observatory! Webb will explore the first galaxies in the ...
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Three-dimensional learning calls for students to not only learn disciplinary content, but also to engage in the practices and habits of mind of scientists and engineers. Science notebooks are a powerful and flexible tool to support three-dimensional ...
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Archive: Preservice Teachers - Engage with NSTA!, November 9, 2021
Learn about NSTA's digital resources, virtual experiences, online community, and website tools designed to help you build your library, network, content/pedagogical knowledge, and leadership skills. All individuals receive a certificate of partici...
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Students can measure local trees and calculate carbon storage in each tree....
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The Call to Action for Science Education-- released by a committee convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in mid-July and funded by the Carnegie Corporation --identifies effective science education practices an...
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Teachers can accelerate learning for students when they develop classroom communities where students feel known and valued. Join us for this web seminar series starting Tuesday, February 8, 2022, where we explore the connection between deep science l...
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Young children come to school with a natural curiosity, along with a collection of ideas, experiences, and interests, that are tailored to the exploratory nature of STEM. Teachers can leverage these students' assets and foster shared classroom experi...
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Shell Science Teaching Award: This award recognizes one outstanding classroom science teacher (K–12) who has had a positive impact on his or her students, school, and community through exemplary classroom science teaching. K–12 classroo...
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Are you a K-12 teacher that works near a Shell asset? If so you could win a science classroom makeover. The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators for their exemplary approaches t...
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Archive: Science Update: Citizen Science in Your Classrooms, March 10, 2022
Join Darlene Cavalier, Arizona State University/SciStarter, and Tara Cox, National Girls Collaborative Project/SciStarter, to learn about citizen science, a movement that enables people from all walks of life, including your students, to pa...
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Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-service Secondary Science/STEM Teachers, October 4, 2021
This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing safer secondary level science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr....
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This interactive web seminar session will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr....