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Q&A on Unpacking Three-Dimensional Standards
We’ve recently heard discussions from colleagues about the need to “unpack” the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how to do it. The ...
By Cindy Workosky
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There are plenty of reasons to wear a lab coat. For instance, lab coats are fire resistant, and they protect your skin from splashes and spills in the...
By Kenneth Roy
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I’m preparing for my first year as a science teacher. I’ve heard I should have a folder for a substitute teacher, but I’m not sure w...
By Mary Bigelow
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Art and motion: moving toward STEM
Camp is not school. Like school, camp is play and camp is a learning environment, but the time together may not be long enough to build a community th...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’m not sure what to do on the first day of my new middle school assignment (I started student teaching in the spring, so I never had the experience...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA’s fall area conferences on science education are right around the corner:...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Even if your location is not in the path of the total solar eclipse, viewing a partial one is an amazing event. If you’re looking for safety tip...
By Mary Bigelow
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Focus on STEM at NSTA's Baltimore Area Conference, October 5-7, 2017
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) take center stage at NSTA’s 2017 Area Conference on Science Education, in Baltimore, MD, Octob...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Students’ Self-Assessment and Reflection
Do you have ideas on how to help my middle school students become more thoughtful, independent learners? —J., Michigan In my experience, self-assess...
By Mary Bigelow
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Secretary DeVos and Ivanka Trump Team Up for STEM Ed
On Tuesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Adviser to the President Ivanka Trump teamed up for a STEM-related reading event at the National Museu...
By Jodi Peterson