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I am interested in high school engineering projects. I’m looking for fun, engaging, and challenging projects for my honors students.—T., Rhode...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Guest blog post by Paul Orbe Dear NSTA Members: I would like to take this opportunity to share my experience with NSTA, our professional organi...
By Korei Martin
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Ed News: What Are the Blind Spots in Teacher PD?
This week in education news, NEA sees small increase in membership; effective grading practices, classroom technology, and social-emotional compe...
By Kate Falk
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Education Appropriations for FY2020
Education Appropriations Part of Four-Bill “Minibus” Being Considered by U.S. House of Representatives Members of Congress are currently workin...
By Jodi Peterson
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Building Classroom Community in an NGSS-Aligned Elementary Science Classroom
In an elementary science classroom, it’s not incredibly challenging to motivate students to want to do science and engineering....
By Gretchen Brinza
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Three Strategies for Building Classroom Community
As I reflect on the end of this school year, I think about how successful I was in building a classroom community. A key aspect of transitio...
By Nicole Vick
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Under Indefinite Construction: Creating an NGSS-Friendly Classroom Community
When the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were first released, I struggled with how to create opportunities that allowed the student...
By Megan Rowlands Elmore
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What are some ways to improve my students’ understanding of the phases of the moon? Are there more inquiry-based activities for grade 2 students...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ed News: Teacher Attrition Demands New Approaches to Leadership, Preparation
This week in education news, educators in Indiana have a hard time finding quality resources that focus on climate change; new study finds that t...
By Kate Falk
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How NSTA Expanded My Small Town World
Guest blog post by Pam Devers I grew up as the typical “small town girl living in a small town world” (Journey). In the eighth grade my ...
By Kate Falk
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Experience STEM by the Bay This Summer With NSTA
Guest blog post by Jeffrey LeGrand Douglass...
By Carole Hayward
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Ed News Roundup: Women Engineers You Should Know
In this week’s Education News Roundup, USA Today takes a look at salaries and housing costs for teachers; Education Week examines how to make t...
By Cindy Workosky
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I am planning to teach a lesson on rocks with a third grade class in the fall, but I am unaware as of where to find inexpensive rock/mineral kits. How...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award—2019 winners
The Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award recognizes six full-time K–12 teachers of science who successfully use innovation and excellence i...
By NSTA Web Director