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Science Class: A Place Where Children Should Be Seen and Heard
I recently observed a lesson about how shadows change throughout the day, and I was fascinated by the amount of time the teacher and the class took to...
By Cindy Workosky
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Center Your Learning in the NSTA Learning Center
Are you looking for a professional learning community specifically for K-16 science teachers? The NSTA Learning Center is stocked with resources, cust...
By Carole Hayward
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Introducing the NSTA Elementary Science Position Statement
Jennifer Thompson, early elementary teacher and former chair of the NSTA Preschool and Elementary Committee, is the ideal person to introduce the upda...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Why Attend? | #NSTA18 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Known as the “Queen City,” Charlotte, North Carolina, is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. It is easy to understand what ...
By Carole Hayward
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s November 2018 K-12 journals
Regardless of what grade level or subject you teach, check out all three K-12 journals. As you skim through titles and descriptions of the articles, y...
By Mary Bigelow
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Key Midterm Election Results & What’s Ahead for Education and Science
As widely reported, the Democrats won the majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives which means some key changes ahead. Education: Hou...
By Jodi Peterson
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I am hoping to have “word walls” in my classroom for subject areas. What would be some beneficial words no matter the age level for the sc...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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This month’s blogs feature questions sent to me by students of Michael D. Bechtel, EdD, assistant professor of science education, Biology Department...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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NSTA’s 2018 National Harbor Conference: Personalize Your Schedule Based on Content Area
Happening right outside the nation’s capital, NSTA’s 2018 National Harbor conference on science education will take place November 15–17....
By Carole Hayward
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Beginner, as well as veteran, middle school science educators will find what they need to reimagine the teaching of physical science in Patrick Brown�...
By Carole Hayward
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How Did an Ordinary Science Teacher Win an Award?
Dear NSTA Colleagues, As a proud 18-year veteran of a Kindergarten classroom, applying for one of the NSTA awards in 2014 became “LIFE CHANGING.”�...
By Korei Martin
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Evidence, claims, and Media Literacy Week
As the author of the NSTA Press book Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data, elementary science educator and gu...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Supporting Students With Disabilities in STEM
Jason, is this big enough?” My seventh-grade teacher asked me about the text on the whiteboard, in front of the entire class. Much to my horror, she...
By Kate Falk
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Chinquapin oak acorns, also spelled “Chinkapin.”...
By Peggy Ashbrook