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NSTA Professional Development Trip: Part II

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NSTA Professional Development Trip: Part II

Turtle Data Collection (posted on behalf of Greg Neff) July 24 PM On a very rainy afternoon, we visited the town of Tortuguero, being sure to equip ou...

By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

NSTA Professional Development Trip to Costa Rica

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NSTA Professional Development Trip to Costa Rica

(Posted on behalf of Leisa Clark) July 24, 2012 We have arrived in Tortuguera! This is the view from one of our rooms. We are off to hear a lecture on...

By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

Sally Ride

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Sally Ride

From NSTA Bloggers Peggy Ashbrook and Mary Bigelow:...

By Mary Bigelow

Students as part of school leadership for promoting reforms in science

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Students as part of school leadership for promoting reforms in science

–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983)...

By Robert Yager

Mobile Technology

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Mobile Technology

It is interesting teaching at the college level – the common phrase of “put your cell phones away during class” is still heard regul...

By Christine Royce

Beginning the school year with goals

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Beginning the school year with goals

Photo by her students....

By Peggy Ashbrook

Summer science camp

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Summer science camp

My colleagues and I have noticed many students entering middle school have had few experiences with science investigations. We’re considering do...

By Mary Bigelow

21st century skills

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21st century skills

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By Mary Bigelow

Going to the beach?

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Going to the beach?

Summer is a time when many families visit a beach. How do you help your students build on what they learned through their summer beach experiences whe...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Features of STEM education envisioned for needed reforms

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Features of STEM education envisioned for needed reforms

–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983)...

By Robert Yager

Teaching the big ideas of science

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Teaching the big ideas of science

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By Mary Bigelow

Class presentations

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Class presentations

My principal encourages all teachers to have students do class presentations during the year. I like the idea, but the thought of listening to 150 &#8...

By Mary Bigelow

Beginning the year with a plan to support science talk

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Beginning the year with a plan to support science talk

Calling on experienced teachers—what do you advise new teachers to do to establish routines that support discussion, especially discussion where chi...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Online participation

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Online participation

Have you been to a meeting or conference presentation and seen people typing or texting? I often wondered: Are they taking notes? Checking email? Maki...

By Mary Bigelow

You say derecho, I say “what?”

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You say derecho, I say “what?”

Like many other residents of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, I learned a new weather term this week: derecho.  After scrambling to the dictionar...

By Claire Reinburg

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