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Science and art

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Science and art

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By Mary Bigelow

Science teaching awards for 2011-2012 [Updated]

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Science teaching awards for 2011-2012 [Updated]

Calling all full time pre-kindergarten through second grade teachers! (Tell your upper elementary colleagues too.) Win an award for your innovative sc...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Important lessons learned from a teacher

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Important lessons learned from a teacher

After reading the moving NPR story of a neurosurgeon who thanked his high school science teacher, investigative reporter Steve Silberman began to imag...

By Claire Reinburg

(Dis)organized students

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(Dis)organized students

My middle school students this year are very scatterbrained. It seems to take forever for them to get focused at the beginning of class and to find th...

By Mary Bigelow

Treating the economy with STEM students

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Treating the economy with STEM students

Treating the economy with STEM students By Shiv Gaglani...

By Christine Royce

Children and motion

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Children and motion

What is in motion in your classroom, in addition to children?...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Celebrate science in October

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Celebrate science in October

It’s almost October and it’s time to celebrate science. Get ready for Earth Science Week this year (October 9–15, 2011)....

By Mary Bigelow

It all started with the zebrafish…

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It all started with the zebrafish…

photo by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs Students in Roc...

By Debra Shapiro

Professional Learning Communities and You!

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Professional Learning Communities and You!

The question for this issue of the Leaders Letter focused around professional learning communities people are involved in as well as the benefits that...

By Christine Royce

Mentoring new teachers

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Mentoring new teachers

I’ve recently been asked to mentor a new teacher in the science department. I’ve never had this role before. I want to help her, but I don...

By Mary Bigelow

Maps and models

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Maps and models

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By Mary Bigelow

Chemistry of dispersants

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Chemistry of dispersants

Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International Space Station Science, 05/04/10)...

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Are your high school students WORTHY?

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Are your high school students WORTHY?

photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corp....

By Debra Shapiro

Motivating and engaging students

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Motivating and engaging students

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By Mary Bigelow

STEM classroom activities

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STEM classroom activities

The July 2011 release of the Framework for K-12 Science Education, from the National Academies, places new emphasis on the topic of science, technolog...

By Claire Reinburg

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