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I have thought about teaching internationally. Do you have any advice? How does it compare to teaching domestically? —A., Iowa ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ignite The Spark of Curious Minds
With hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, I found myself in the Johnson Ice Rink on the MIT campus. I was there to be a mentor for the, I...
By Kate Falk
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Combining Science and Civic Literacy
Students in the Citizen Science Institute, a magnet, alternative program housed at Marshall Middle School in Olympia, Washington, do scientific and ci...
By Debra Shapiro
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Congress Passes FY2019 Education Spending Package
Congress has passed an appropriations bill for the FY2019 Department of Education and other education and labor programs and President Trump signed th...
By Jodi Peterson
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Local nature experiences help children relate to other environments
My side of the street is shaded for hours longer than the opposite side which gets full sun for more than 6 hours a day, even in winter. The differenc...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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After a number of years working in the science industry I have now become a teacher. Do you have suggestions for maintaining my skills in both educati...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Enhanced Ebook “magic act” engages students in fun science lessons about sound and light
When Rebecca Olien set out to write Sound All Around, The Amazing Light Show, an NSTA Enhanced EBook+, she knew a thing (or 20) about elementary schoo...
By Carole Hayward
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Anyone who teaches middle school students knows they have a lot of energy, and a lot of hot air. Why not put it to use? In this activity, students wil...
By Cindy Workosky
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First Graders Become Corn Experts: Using Questions to Drive Instruction
First graders love when fall comes to Kansas. It’s a magical time when lots of events are occurring in their environment, and I take full advantage ...
By Cindy Workosky
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Scaffolding the Practice of Asking Questions and Defining Problems
With the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), teachers are wondering how to teach their students to do the science and engineerin...
By Cindy Workosky
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Connecting with other educators who share my interests and help me expand them is one of the benefits of writing for NSTA’s journal and blog. Guest ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Ed News: Igniting Students’ STEM Interest Begins With Education Their Teachers
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By Kate Falk
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I will be student teaching in a school with small classes – between 6 and 12 students. I find this to be challenging. Any suggestions or advice?...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Can Schools Use Federal Funds for Guns and Firearms Training?
A huge controversy over whether districts and states can use funds from the new federal education law to purchase guns and pay for firearms training i...
By Jodi Peterson