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Seasonal scavenger hunt

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Seasonal scavenger hunt

Early spring flowers on a red bud tree....

By Peggy Ashbrook

New blog on the block

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New blog on the block

Welcome to the Chapter and Associated Groups (CAG) Blog!  Let me start by introducing myself.  I’m Anne O’Donnell, CAE.  I have been in associa...

By Howard Wahlberg

Science Education Leadership

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Science Education Leadership

Leaders from diverse constituencies in science education bring their insights and advice together in an important new book from NSTA Press....

By Claire Reinburg

Peering into students' "private universe"

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Peering into students' "private universe"

Photo uploaded to Flickr.com’s Creative Commons by marcusrg...

By Debra Shapiro

Preschool STEM

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Preschool STEM

Science, technology, engineering and math are linked together in what is called “STEM” curriculum. If we break down this (possibly unfamiliar) ter...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Science careers

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Science careers

There was an interesting article recently in eSchool News. Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students reports on a survey of st...

By Mary Bigelow

Outdoor Science

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Outdoor Science

The melting snow piles outside NSTA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, provide daily reminders of the D.C....

By Claire Reinburg

Conference first-timer

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Conference first-timer

I will be attending the NSTA national conference for the first time. And while I am really excited, I am also nervous. Can you give a newbie some advi...

By Mary Bigelow

Latest from NSTA's online outposts

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Latest from NSTA's online outposts

What’s New, 2/22/2010 On our listservs, there are great conversations about meiosis and fruit flies on our Biology list, reaction rates on our C...

By Howard Wahlberg

National Board Certification

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National Board Certification

I currently teach third grade, and I’m a candidate for National Board Certification (NBC) for Generalist/Middle Childhood (7–12 year olds)...

By Mary Bigelow

Different strokes for different … students

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Different strokes for different … students

Creative Commons Different Sides posted to flickr by JP<3! English-language learners…gifted and talented…female/male…minority…urban…r...

By Debra Shapiro

Differentiated instruction

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Differentiated instruction

Consider the facility that students have with electronic communications and games. They somehow had to “learn” how to use these tools and ...

By Mary Bigelow

A strand of pearls

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A strand of pearls

Are you an urban or rural educator seeking pearls of wisdom for engaging your students? Plan to attend the NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia....

By Debra Shapiro

Going green

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Going green

Teachers use several strategies at the end of the school year. One strategy is to try to cram in as many topics as possible in an effort to “cov...

By Mary Bigelow

The Great Backyard Bird Count: Community science in your backyard or schoolyard

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The Great Backyard Bird Count: Community science in your backyard or schoolyard

Bird counts involve children in citizen science projects where a greater community contributes to the data used by scientists to understand bird behav...

By Peggy Ashbrook

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