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Working with a dream team, learning about engineering habits of mind
Taking a chance, I asked two colleagues if they would work with me on a webinar about supporting young children’s early engineering problem-solving...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I am student teaching in a first grade classroom and we are going to start covering life cycles. What are some good ideas I can do in my engage sectio...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ed News: How Can We Get More Highly Effective Teachers to Serve as Mentors?
This week in education news, state school board committee approved new science standards for Utah public school students; states are beginning to...
By Kate Falk
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I first encountered the KLEWS teaching strategy in an article in Science and Children (NSTA 2015), “KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science.” I s...
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Ed News: How U.S. STEM Practices Compare Internationally
This week in education news, new research finds that the level of level of teacher experience is positively associated with levels of student achieve...
By Cindy Workosky
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Finding STEM Success in the Post-Secondary Classroom
The 8th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA, this July in San Francisco offers a post-secondary track to help educators create STEM...
By Korei Martin
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Circle of Life 1.0: Planting seeds
I am working on a lesson plan for the life cycle of a plant for kindergarten. Do you have any activity ideas? — K., Oregon If you’re teaching ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Impact of Change by Jessica Holman and Michelle Schuster
If you were to walk into our classroom years ago, you would see students from all walks of life, and with a range of ability levels. All of the studen...
By Cindy Workosky
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As several reports have shown, it is critical for teachers to understand instructional strategies that are consistent with the NGSS vision, as well as...
By Diane Johnson
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My kindergarten students believe that small objects are always light and big objects are always heavier. How can I address this misconception? —L., ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Why Are Bees so Buzzworthy? Next Time You See One You’ll Know
“Bee-Wildering! Hives of Notre-Dame in Miraculous Survival” (Phys.Org): Headlines like this dominate the news lately....
By Carole Hayward
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They can say the word but can they explain what it means? The “illusion of explanatory depth”
The use of a particular word can support children’s communication about their understanding of natural phenomena and sometimes obscure the amount or...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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How do you maintain classroom management and control during active science lessons? I am curious about how to keep students under control when encoura...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA journals
Sometimes it seems like there are artificial boundaries in education: elementary vs. secondary, K-12 vs. higher education, middle school vs. high sc...
By Mary Bigelow