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What teachers can learn from students
I’m a first year physics teacher. I hear my colleagues talk about what they learn from their students. This puzzles me—what can I learn from s...
By Mary Bigelow
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What are science teachers reading in June?
Science teachers are reading an eclectic selection of teaching resources this month, judging by the top content on NSTA’s website. You can look insi...
By Claire Reinburg
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Wrapping Up the Old Year, Preparing for the New Year
We’ve heard that after the school year ends, many teachers spend time catching up on NSTA Reports articles they didn’t have a chance to re...
By Debra Shapiro
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In the July 2012 Science & Children I wrote about establishing a “Teach and Tell” circle time at the beginning of the school year....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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At an NSTA conference this year, I got really charged up about using more inquiry with my students. But when I look at our curriculum, it’s full...
By Mary Bigelow
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Getting more science teachers to model “doing” science
–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983)...
By Robert Yager
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Bright ideas for instruction and assessment
Several resources appeared on my iPad this morning that made me put my coffee mug down and read (rather than tag for later on). A few were mentioned o...
By Mary Bigelow
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Migration—It's all about navigation and timing
I wouldn’t call it a misconception, but my middle school science students had an incomplete understanding of migration. They all knew that “bi...
By Mary Bigelow
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I’ve been one of the SciLinks “webwatchers” for quite a few years....
By Mary Bigelow
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Next week: Professional development in the Washington, D.C. area (webcasted for all others)
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution will present professional development for early childhood educators on Wednesday, Jun...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Peggy Carlisle, new Director of the Preschool and Elementary Division
The National Science Teachers Association is an organization of many, contributing their talents towards understanding and promoting best practices in...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’d like to change my approach to learning vocabulary. Even when I ask students to write definitions in their own words, they don’t seem t...
By Mary Bigelow
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Not enough progress…but at least the right direction?
This month’s topic focuses on the NAEP results and the fact that while the results from the eighth graders knowledge of basic science test increased...
By Christine Royce