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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 the differences in summer learning between poor and wealthy students may not affect long-term achieve...
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 mind was set that I was going to be a science teacher and teach in my hometown. It took about ...
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 teacher leadership roles more effective; some women engineers you should know, and more....
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 did you teach the lesson in a way that engaged the students? – A., Pennsylvania Studying rocks is...
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 in their classroom....
By NSTA Web Director
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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. They each said “Yes!” and in the process I have been learning much from Carrie Lynne Draper, M...
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 section? — G., Oklahoma...
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 integrate CTE and STEM-related courses into high school graduation requirements; despite evidence s...
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 shared the article and modeled the strategy with teachers who wanted to support their K–5 students ...
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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 achievement, particularly for black and Latino students; City of Chicago asking school board to approve $13...
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-rich learning environments for students....
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 about life cycles of flowering plants you should incorporate all the life stages....
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 students were blended together to learn science and were eager to be engaged. We were teaching units that ...
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 to have the skills to implement them in their classrooms. I had the privilege of working with two e...
By Diane Johnson