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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....
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Archive: Are your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year?, September 16, 2021
As the 2021–2022 school year approaches and things are getting closer to “normal,” it’s time to re-establish our STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, te...
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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate, October 14, 2021
What's the latest understanding about whether storms are getting more intense? What about heatwaves? Fires? Droughts? How do we determine how these extremes are - or aren't - related to climate change? And, where can I get authoritative data rel...
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Archive: University and College Instructors: Engage Your Students with NSTA, July 29, 2021
Are you an instructor of pre-service teachers of science? Learn about NSTA's digital resources, virtual experiences, online community, and website tools to help your students become the BEST teachers they can be. More than membership, this way ...
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False killer whales live throughout the world, but the ones found in the Hawaiian Archipelago are some of the most-studied—and rarest—marine animals. In this Science Update, learn about this species in general and get to know the main Hawaiian Is...
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Join us on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for Part 2 of this two-part Transforming Science Learning web seminar series. In part one of this two-part series focusing on an asset approach to learning, we explored strategie...
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Join us on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for Part 1 of this two-part Transforming Science Learning web seminar series....
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Explore-before-Explain teaching is all about creating conceptual coherence for learners to better prepare students for the reality of their world. ...
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Archive: Using Federal Relief Funding to Support Science Education, July 15, 2021
COVID-19 has affected schools and students across the United States in ways that may not be fullyunderstood for decades. As a result, Congress has made emergency funds available through theAmerican Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emer...
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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Learn and Lead on Twitter, August 10, 2021
Explore how Twitter can be a vehicle for your own reflection, collaboration, and learning as well as a way to lead and advocate for science and STEM education by sharing your voice. We invite you to consider registering for more upcoming web ...
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Launched on 12 August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is venturing closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. It is revolutionizing our understanding of the long-standing mysteries of the near-Sun environment. The new science data show new phenom...
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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Making the Most of EdReports’ Resources, June 9, 2021
EdReports is a nonprofit organization that provides free reports on the quality and alignment of instructional materials in mathematics, English Language Arts, and science, as well as professional development on high quality instructional materials a...
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Are you looking for a challenging leadership position that impacts local, state, and national science education? Would you like to serve the association that serves you? Not sure if you have the time or experience? This web seminar is for you. ...
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Archive: The Smithsonian’s COVID-19! How Can I protect Myself and Others? Guide, May 11, 2021
For the past year, the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? guide has supported young people to learn the public health strategies to keep themselves and their communities safe from COV...
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Archive: Science Update: All About Weather, July 22, 2021
What causes weather on Earth? How do meteorologists create a weather forecast?...
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Archive: Science Update: The Amazon: Why We Should Care and What We Should Fear, August 19, 2021
Thousands of miles away, the Amazon affects our climate, what we eat, the medicines we take, and it may be the source of our next pandemic. Why is forest clearing and burning increasing so fast, and what are some of the ways in which we can slow this...
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Archive: Developing a Competitive Teacher Award Application, November 4, 2021
The presenter will discuss the application process for the 2021-2022 academic year, share insight into completing your application, and provide tips for strengthening your submission for a chance to win prize money, materials, and equipment for your ...
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Archive: Science Update: Our Universe through Sight, Sound & Touch, September 23, 2021
Information of our Universe doesn't have to be just a two-dimensional snap shot. We can transform these data to be able to listen, feel, or (virtually) move through cosmic objects. Listen to the debris from an exploded star, walk thro...
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Known for their 13 and 17-year life cycles and massive synchronous emergences periodical cicadas are unique in the insect world. We will explore the natural history, ecology, and behavior of the seven species of periodical cicadas indigenous to North...
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Archive: Science Update: Mapping Ozone Pollution Using Satellites and Plants, June 10, 2021
Did you know that ground-level ozone, a harmful air pollutant, is a problem in the US? Ground-level -or “bad” - ozone is toxic to plants and animals – including humans. This invisible pollutant causes lung irritation, harms forests, and reduces...
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Archive: What IS Social Justice Teaching in the Science Classroom? (March 2021)
A recording of a special four-part, virtual miniseries, which was jointly hosted by the Association for Multicultural Science Education (AMSE) and NSTA's Committee on Multicultural / Equity in Science Education. This miniseries is your source for res...
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Archive: Book Beat Live!, April 8, 2021
Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? Victor Sampson, an author of Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science, will expla...
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Archive: What's in the American Rescue Plan for K-12 and Science Education?, April 6, 2021
In March President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package--which includes $125.8 Billion for K-12 education--is intended to provide continued economic relief to all Americans....
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NSTA now has sensemaking lesson plans to support the Framework vision for science education and the focus on ALL students. These sensemaking tasks target specific grades and gradebands including a family section to support science learning in the hom...