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How many of us have said that students don’t study enough? A more fundamental question: Do they know how to study? Teachers may assume so, espec...
By Mary Bigelow
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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2014
Lisa Ernst models perseverance and critical thinking for her elementary students, encouraging them to persist when faced with challenges. Throughout h...
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I inherited a classroom-lab from a retired teacher, and I want to replace some of the generic posters with displays of student work. One of my colleag...
By Mary Bigelow
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Next Generation Science Standards Turn 1!
It’s been one year since the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were adopted (on April 9, 2013)....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Earth Day 2014 is right around the corner (April 22), and I’ve noticed a huge number of NSTA members talking about Dr. Suess’s The Lorax o...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Language development in science
For many students, science itself is a new language, with specialized vocabulary and an emphasis on observations and evidence, rather than feelings or...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA was in Boston last week, where more than 11.5K science teachers gathered for our national conference on science education. It was no surprise tha...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Top 10 reasons for visting the conference exhibit hall
With a nod to David Letterman, here are my top 10 reasons for spending time in the exhibit hall: 10. Interacting with people. You get a chance to m...
By Mary Bigelow
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Elementary Extravaganza, Ramps and pathways
The Elementary Extravaganza was pulsing with energy as educators from many settings rushed in at 8am to get personal attention from the hundreds of pr...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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On the train to Boston on Wednesday, the view for most of the ride was gray and dreary. But coming out of the station–blue sky and sun! After wh...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA National Conference in Boston–early childhood too!
I’m looking forward to learning, collaborating, meeting, laughing, learning, sharing, and getting a break from the usual schedule while attendin...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Share Your Conference Experience
This is my sixth conference with NSTA — my first, in 2008, was in Boston as well. When I tried to walk through the NSTA Science Store this morni...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Students as peer-editors (p. 2)
A previous question from a teacher related to using the peer-editing process in science class. Jaime Gratton follows up with a summary of her experien...
By Mary Bigelow