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What Are the Best Practices in Professional Development?
Budget dollars for teacher professional development can be scarce, particularly in these economic times. Evaluating the quality of the professional de...
By Carole Hayward
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Science and students' interests
Middle school students typically have a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Channeling these into learning opportunities is the challenge for teachers....
By Mary Bigelow
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A Little Perspective Goes a Long Way
Elementary teachers can experience a sense of isolation when their schedules don’t allow a lot of interaction with their colleagues. I remember ...
By Carole Hayward
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The Next Generation Science Standards are scheduled to be released this spring (after several drafts and comment periods)....
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of Innovation: self-driving cars
Imagine glancing over to the next car during your commute and seeing the driver with a coffee in hand AND a magazine! Okay—some of you have already ...
By admin
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Instant Inquiry with iPad and Hand Dryer
Have you ever wondered how fast the air comes out of those newly designed hand dryers? Or perhaps how loud in decibels the fan is. The iPad is a great...
By Martin Horejsi
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Static electricity, something we experience before we're old enough to understand it
It was a beautiful sunny winter day in the mid Atlantic region in the mid 40s with little wind when I went walking in a wetlands park wearing a synthe...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher
I always enjoy reading books that challenge my way of thinking. Working in education, I read many books for my professional development....
By Carole Hayward
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Science of Innovation: Biometrics
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, security lines are here to stay. What if you could move through with just a sideways glance at a camera? That’s becoming a...
By admin
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Getting the most from the NSTA conference
Are you attending the NSTA conference in San Antonio this spring?...
By Mary Bigelow
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Who Doesn't Like a Good Argument?
Research indicates that many students do not develop proficiency in scientific practices, such as argumentation....
By Carole Hayward
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Science teacher "wish list"
I’m newly credentialed as a principal and looking for a position at a middle school. I’m currently an English teacher, so I’m not fa...
By Mary Bigelow
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Planning to teach about life cycles?
There is something about the changes in the natural world due to seasonal changes in spring time that inspire us to talk about baby plants, baby birds...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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As an NSTA member, you subscribe to one or more journals in print/digital format. But you also have access to articles in the other journals....
By Mary Bigelow
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Reading With NSTA Kids: New Series of Children's Picture Books
When my children were very young, we really enjoyed our weekly trek to the public library for story time and checking out books. We would stagger out ...
By Carole Hayward