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I am a first grade teacher, applying for a STEM position as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA). This will be the first time a position like this has been offered in our district, and ours is the first elementary school to have a STEM focus. What ...
By Mary Bigelow
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What Are They Thinking? Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
A day in the life of a young child could be described as one big scientific experiment with its limitless opportunities for exploration of the natural world....
By Carole Hayward
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NSTA Sweeps the REVERE Awards!
June 18 Update! We’re presenting these award-winning books at 10% off between now and midnight on June 27, 2014. Be sure to use promo code AWARD when you order any of the featured titles....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Organizing students for learning
I’m thinking ahead to how I will organize my classroom next year. Could you share some thoughts or resources? For example, should I let students choose where they sit each day or have a seating chart? Should I keep the desks separate or arrange...
By Mary Bigelow
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A Professional Development Approach to the NGSS
Today’s Guest Blogger is author Eric Brunsell, an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Coordinator of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Oshk...
By Eric Brunsell
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NSTA Launches Two New Blog Series
As another school year draws to a close, NSTA launches two new blog series: Why Membership Matters and Making the Most of Your Membership. Debuting this month, these series will go into detail on how NSTA member benefits can help you throughout your ...
By Carole Hayward
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Welcome to NSTA’s Newest Volunteers: Standing Committee, Advisory Board, and Review Panel Members
On behalf of the staff of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), its leadership, and members, I would like to welcome and thank the following members of our Standing Committees, Advisory Boards, and Panels whose terms of appointment began ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Continue the Coversation on Debunking Myths or Pseudoscience
A few days ago, the Leaders Letter for May was sent out to those on the distribution list and it included a report about the Third National Climate Assessment and What Science Teachers Need to Know. While current information is always a positive fo...
By Christine Royce
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Each issue of Science & Children, NSTA’s elementary school journal, features the column Science 101 with explanations of various topics and phenomena. These are written for teachers and include many examples and illustrations....
By Mary Bigelow
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On behalf of the staff of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and our leadership team, I would like to thank the following members of our Standing Committees, Advisory Boards, and Panels whose terms of appointment end on May 31, 2014. NS...
By Bill Badders
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Safety and substitute teachers
We had an incident in a high school physical science class where the substitute teacher left the room and several students engaged in dangerous behaviors with gas jets and flames. Fortunately, no one was injured and no damage occurred. I’m gath...
By Mary Bigelow
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Each issue of The Science Teacher, NSTA’s high school journal, features the column The Green Room, with background information, classroom activities, and resources to make your teaching more environmentally friendly....
By Mary Bigelow
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Way Cool! Physics Lessons (Seriously)
Middle and high school science teachers who seek engaging chances for their students to first watch something happen—and then become curious enough to explore and discover why—should check out two new books by authors Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Kor...
By Carole Hayward
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National Science Teachers Association and NAEYC Join Forces to Enrich Early Childhood Science
The world of a young child is full of “wow.” Children are constantly observing, exploring and discovering phenomena around them. From those activities they build models of how they think the world works and make predictions from those models. Tha...
By Juliana Texley