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As schools get back into session and teachers prepare to go back, many stories are popping up in the news about science and STEM education across the ...
By Jodi Peterson
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Where Can I Find Professional Development Opportunities and Resources for Science Teachers?
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By Carole Hayward
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I really want to stop “giving” notes to students because it doesn’t seem like a good use of class time. They use tablets, so they ca...
By Mary Bigelow
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A Picture Perfect Approach to Connecting Reading Strategies and Science
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By Guest Blogger
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NGSS@NSTA Hub: Your One-Stop Source for Next Generation Science Standards Information
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By Carole Hayward
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Ideas for must-have strategies
I’m mentoring two new science teachers this year, and I want to focus on must-have strategies and effective practices for science. I’m sur...
By Mary Bigelow
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One of the perks of being an NSTA member is having access to all of the journals online. Regardless of the grade level you teach, the journals have id...
By Mary Bigelow
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Breaking Down Walls at the 2014 National Congress on Science Education
If you were with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Washington, D.C. last week, you would have been part of the most exciting and pro...
By Juliana Texley
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Science of Golf: course set up
I have a love-hate relationship with golf. Growing up on a midwestern farm, “green” was spring and summer. Today, “green” has very different m...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) offers a growing collection of resources around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Professional Development Options
I was recently appointed K-12 science department chairperson. Our professional development budget is slim, but I’d like to do something other th...
By Mary Bigelow
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This golfer is waiting for the green to clear....
By Judy Elgin Jensen