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I’ve had a chance to talk to several teachers about why they attend the conference and what some of the highlights have been for them. Debra and...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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While waiting to catch a shuttle bus, I chatted with Amanda Jeffers and Melissa Kidder from Sunset, Louisiana. “I think the conference is going so...
By Debra Shapiro
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The NSTA Bookstore is a popular place. For those of us who like to pick up and page through a book before making a purchase, this is the place to ...
By Mary Bigelow
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NASA's expanding field of vision
Credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Conselice (University of Nottingham)...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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A peek at Informal Science Day
NSTA Informal Science Day offered a wide variety of networking opportunities and presentations. From noon to 2, attendees had a chance to have lunch...
By Debra Shapiro
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I just have to say a quick “Wow!” I was walking by the ballroom and could hear music, shouting and laughing. I couldn’t resist look...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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You never know who you'll see here
With thousands of people here, you’re certain to see someone you know. I ran into my grad school advisor, several people I had met before (virtu...
By Mary Bigelow
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The Louisiana Science Teachers Association has a welcome booth here, with friendly faces and suggestions for sightseeing and learning more about t...
By Mary Bigelow
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If you’re Blackberry-less like me and don’t want to tote your laptop around, there is a kiosk where you can check your email, update a...
By Mary Bigelow
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The "cool" Darwin and the intersection of western science and native knowledge
Presenter Mark Plotkin seemed to enjoy being back in his native New Orleans earlier today as he talked about native cultures, Western science, and fin...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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When I saw that the Planetary Society was sponsoring a session with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson, I assumed that each would take the podium for...
By Mary Bigelow
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Looking inside the student brain to enhance learning
Understanding how a student’s brain works is vital to teaching and learning, says Kenneth Wesson, a neuroscience education consultant and vice...
By Debra Shapiro
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Even in March the humidity here is high. Along with the morning fog, it makes for a place where “resistance is futile” in terms of coiff...
By Mary Bigelow
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Busy morning at the conference
This is only my second NSTA national conference and I continue to be impressed by how eager everyone is to learn, regardless of whether he or she is ...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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So many sessions, so little time
I went over to the conference center this afternoon to pick up my badge holder, tote bag, and conference program. When I pulled out the program, m...
By Mary Bigelow