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Ed News: 3D Printers Weave Art, Science To Harness Students' Imaginations
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By Kate Falk
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Ed News Spotlight: The #RedonEd Movement
Arguably, one of the biggest education stories of 2018 has been the protests over low teacher pay. Since late February, thousands of teachers have organized strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Colorado, and Arizona—all states that pay te...
By Kate Falk
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The long and short of field trips.
What do you think of the value of extended field trips? What should be considered? – M., Florida...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Tinkering: How open-ended should it be in early childhood?
The easy answer to this question is “it depends.” It depends on the reason for providing the experience and the particular materials for young children to use. Of course children often set up their own tinkering experiences using materials at han...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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How beneficial and effective can inquiry-based learning be at the younger elementary school grades (K-2)? What are some ideas for incorporating this type of learning at this level? —K., Wyoming I would argue the only way to teach science to our y...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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ED Announces FY18 Education Innovation & Research Competition
Last week the U.S. Department of Education published three notices in the Federal Register inviting applications for the Education Innovation and Research Program’s Early-phase, Mid-phase, and Expansion competitions....
By Jodi Peterson
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I had eagerly anticipated a session at the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta called How Do We Make NGSS Storylines Work by Pushing Students to Go Deeper?—presented by Michael Novak and Brian Reiser—and I was not alone: Attendees filled the room...
By Cindy Workosky
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Scaffolding the Crosscutting Concepts: Graphic Organizers in Action in the Middle School Classroom
The crosscutting concepts have great potential to help students connect their learning across grade levels and science disciplines, but they can easily become the forgotten “third dimension.” Last May, we wrote about developing a set of graphic o...
By Cindy Workosky
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Using Primary Sources as Anchoring Phenomena
I think the best part of attending NSTA’s national conferences is having the opportunity to learn so much from every person you meet. The sheer number of so many likeminded educators in one place can seem overwhelming, but the opportunity to learn ...
By Cindy Workosky
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Cultivating Every Child’s Curiosity in the Natural World
At the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta, I was honored to give the Mary C. McCurdy lecture on young children and their natural curiosity about how the world works. Anyone who has ever spent time with them knows they are born scientists who are cur...
By Cindy Workosky
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Ed News: Amid Walkouts, Charter Fight, Kentucky Commissioner Forced to Resign
This week in education news, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigns under pressure from the Governor and State Board; a new report from Achieve includes criteria states can use to develop NGSS tests; women who watched The X-Files pu...
By Korei Martin
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What are some activities that I can plan for the next school-year of science with that will excite my students for the lessons to come? — C., Arkansas ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Equity & Access: Policies and Best Practices for Science Educators
The Multicultural and Equity Committee is rolling out a new NSTA blog on topics of equity. The intent is for the blog to allow readers to discuss and highlight policies and best practices that promote and sustain educational equity for all students.&...
By Korei Martin
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s April 2018 K-12 journals
Regardless of what grade level or subject are you teach, as you skim through the article titles, you may find ideas for lessons that would be interesting for your students or the inspiration to adapt/create your own....
By Mary Bigelow