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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Supporting Ambitious Science Teaching, January 26, 2021
In this Teacher Tip Tuesday we'll look at how Ambitious Science Teaching helps teachers focus on finding ways for all students to participate in science, making science compelling to a wider group of learners, and providing the means for students to ...
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Is identifying and choosing relevant, authentic problems to put in front of your students holding you back from providing opportunities to engage your students in engineering design? Join us to gain insight on what makes a problem instructionally ...
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Archive: Science Update: Cosmic Explosions, February 11, 2021
The biggest explosions in the universe dwarf any we are capable of on Earth. In space, we can witness an exploding star that can shine brighter than the rest of a galaxy, or a black hole ripping apart a star that's visible from billions of ligh...
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Two world-renowned scientists, Donald Johanson PhD and Hal Levison PhD, will discuss human’s passion for exploration and discovery through the lens of two “Lucys.” One — an upcoming NASA mission, led by principal investigator L...
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Whether in teaching and learning in a classroom or virtual space, digital tools can be leveraged as a means for students to share ideas, evaluate competing ideas, and give and receive critique. This month’s focus is Padlet and Jamboard. Explore how...
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Archive: Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge: Learn from the Winners, November 5, 2020
The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition acknowledges exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and...
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Archive: Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, December 10, 2020
The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition acknowledges exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and...
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In this web seminar, participants will learn how to use purposefully designed, engaging questions to elicit and address students’ commonly held ideas about core concepts and practices in engineering and technology. ...
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Archive: Developing a Competitive Teacher Award Application, November 12, 2020
NSTA Teacher Awards recognize preK–16 science educators in the United States and Canada who have had a positive impact on their students through innovative classroom science teaching. The presenters discuss the application process for the 2020...
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Looking for a fun conversation with top-notch teaching tips? Come hang out with fellow teachers and meet experts on science and literacy at Book Beat Live! This FREE virtual meetup with the writers of NSTA Press’s popular Once Up...
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This panel presentation and discussion will explore the role media play in building scientific and mathematical understanding and the impact misinformation is having on how young people navigate their roles as both students and citizens. The di...
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Transforming Science Learning: Distance-Learning Strategies for Sensemaking, November 18, 2020
Join us on Wednesday, November 18, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for another seminar in the Transforming Science Learning series. School is underway in most parts of the country. Whether you are teaching in the classroom, distance-learning ...
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Archive: Science Update: The Unknown World of Deep-Sea Corals, December 3, 2020
Deep-sea corals live in some of the least studied ecosystems on the planet, yet provide crucial support for fisheries and a number of other ecosystem services. This presentation, delivered by Heather Coleman, Coordinator of the Deep Sea Coral Re...
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Archive: Leaders Needed: Help Advance Science Education and NSTA, October 7, 2020
NSTA’s mission is, “to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all." ...
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Join us on Wednesday, October 21, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another seminar in the Transforming Science Learning series. School is underway in most parts of the country. Whether you are teaching in the classroom, distance-learning e...
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Whether in teaching and learning in a classroom or virtual space, digital tools can be leveraged as a means for students to share ideas, evaluate competing ideas, and give and receive critique. This month’s focus is Google Slides and Docs. Join us ...
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Archive: Science Update: The Cosmic Shooting Gallery, November 19, 2020
Stuff hits the Earth all the time, but fortunately we have a nice thick warm atmosphere that vaporizes everything smaller than an SUV. Spacecraft have to be specially engineered to survive reentry, and they are only going a fraction of typical interp...
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The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition acknowledges exceptional and innovative science educators, to recognize outstanding K–12 school programs for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and...
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Archive: Developing a Competitive Application for Shell Teaching Awards, October 29, 2020
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 ...
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Join us on Wednesday, September 23, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another seminar in the Transforming Science Learning series. Phenomena are a critical component of designing equitable learning opportunities in science. Explore wa...
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Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Back to School, August 31, 2020
This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview and framing of safety protocols specific for science/STEM laboratory considerations with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris...
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Archive: Back to School with NSTA, NSELA, and CS3, August 20, 2020
The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the National Science Education Leadership Association, and the Council of State Science Supervisors have created a series of one-pagers that focuses on quality teaching and learning in science and pro...
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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Technology Tips for Middle School Teachers, September 8, 2020
Are you in need of technology tools to support distance/remote learning? Join us for this edition of Teacher Tip Tuesday featuring middle school contexts with the choice of multiple breakout sessions focused on a suite of technology tools concluding ...
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Archive: Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020
As we celebrate Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, this web seminar presentation will highlight the contributions of HeLa cells to science and medicine, as well as NIH’s unique agreement with the Lacks’ family related to access to HeLa genom...
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Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020
Join us on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, starting at 7:00 pm ET and learn about the legacy of Henrietta Lacks....
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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: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Distance-Learning Strategies, August 25, 2020
How can we create equitable, distance-learning sensemaking (actively trying to figure out how the world works or designing solutions to problems) experiences for our students when it comes to asking them to use materials from around their homes to do...
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We need to create opportunities for students to share and build on each other’s ideas. How we facilitate these discussions depends on the purpose of these discussions which changes throughout an instructional sequence. In this web seminar, we’ll ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Learn about professional learning for teachers’ enacting OpenSciEd middle school science curriculum. Although curriculum materials are essential for three-dimensional learning, they need to be a part of a larger system of support. ...
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Explore how the OpenSciEd Instructional model and associated supports ensure that Emerging Multilingual students flourish using the investigative and problematizing routines embedded within the OpenSciEd Instructional Model. ...
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Explore how equitable instructional practices are central to the design of the OpenSciEd materials. Learn about the embedded features and practices and take away strategies and materials that will support equitable science learning in your own c...