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Any Way You Say It, Science Is the Key
Last fall, for the first time in our nation’s history, the majority of public school students were minorities....
By Juliana Texley
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NSTA’s K–College Science Education Journals: March 2015 Issues Online
Do STEM courses broaden access to science? Do you know how to use energy as a unifying theme that connects sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics? The March K–College journals from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have t...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Going to the "EE" at the national conference on Friday March 13, 2015?
If I could only attend one session at the NSTA national conference in Chicago this week, it would be the Elementary Extravaganza! I had so much fun presenting last year but missed walking around to glean ideas and freebies from the other presenters....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom
In this video, columnist and educator Jared Mader shares information from the Science 2.0 column, “Flipping Tools for the Science Classroom,” that appears in the March 2015 issue of The Science Teacher. Read the article here: http://bit....
By sstuckey
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Materials for elementary science?
I’m starting a new position as a first grade teacher in a few weeks. When I toured the classroom I’ll be in, I saw very few science-related materials. I want to emphasize science with my students, so what should I start to gather up? �...
By Mary Bigelow
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Avoiding burnout and staying positive
I’ve taught Earth Science for 10 years and I like my students and what I’m doing. But sometimes I feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Is this normal? How can I avoid burnout and stay positive? —R., Washington...
By Mary Bigelow
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ESEA Reauthorization Stalls in the House, Senate Bill Expected Soon?
House consideration of H.R....
By Jodi Peterson
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Creating Children’s Science Books: A Lesson in Teamwork, Part Two
In part one of this series (Creating Children’s Science Books: A Lesson in Teamwork), I wrote about the ways photographer ...
By Guest Blogger
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Tinkering in preschool-grade 2
My father called himself a tinker because as an engineer who was a metallurgist and a ceramicist he often applied new uses to the metals he worked with. A bar of aluminum became a tool for cooling coffee just the right amount and slices of copper pip...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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International Day Coming to #NSTA15 in Chicago: March 11, 2015
It is often said that “the wings of a butterfly can cause a storm on the other side of the world.” (That’s actually a simplistic description of Edward Lorenz&#...
By Juliana Texley
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Every teacher is a literacy teacher. Each discipline, including science, has a language and strategies for communicating both verbal and nonverbal information. As the TST journal editor notes: “…it turns out that reading and writing comprise ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Meet Me In the Middle Day: Coming to #NSTA15 Chicago, March 13, 2015
Calling all middle school teachers!...
By Guest Blogger
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My middle school students have lots of questions in class, which is not a problem. But I’m torn between trying to provide the answers (sometimes I feel like a live version of Wikipedia with lots of empty entries) and telling them to figure it o...
By Mary Bigelow