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Health Wise: Be Prepared for Opioid Overdoses

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Health Wise: Be Prepared for Opioid Overdoses

In light of the national opioid epidemic, schools need to be prepared in case a student overdoses. Consider:...

By sstuckey

Is Quality PD the Goal of STEM Certification? Here's What the AACT Has to Say

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Is Quality PD the Goal of STEM Certification? Here's What the AACT Has to Say

For anyone who isn’t yet familiar with The American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), here’s a bit about who we are. We’re 4,500 members strong, though we’ve only been around for three years. Most of us are teachers, and some are othe...

By Guest Blogger

Focus on learning activities

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Focus on learning activities

My fourth-grade students like doing hands-on science activities. How can I get them to focus on the activity rather than socializing? —C., West Virginia You want students to enjoy the activity and talk with each other, but students need to understa...

By Mary Bigelow

Off the Deep End: Reflections on my time as a NOAA Teacher at Sea

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Off the Deep End: Reflections on my time as a NOAA Teacher at Sea

  Sunset/Sunrise over a fjord in Kodiak, Alaska...

By Korei Martin

Commentary: Reasoning Versus Post-truth

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Commentary: Reasoning Versus Post-truth

Nicolaus Copernicus’s heliocentric model of the universe was reasoned from evidence but conflicted with popular beliefs of the day....

By sstuckey

Natural phenomena: awe inspiring and trauma inducing

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Natural phenomena: awe inspiring and trauma inducing

Guest blogger Carrie Lynne Draper joins me in writing this post about supporting children affected by natural disasters....

By Peggy Ashbrook

Focus on Physics: Eight Tips for New (and not so new) Teachers

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Focus on Physics: Eight Tips for New (and not so new) Teachers

Being a teacher can be a wonderful experience. Making it so is greatly aided by qualities that you can acquire. Needless to say, you must know your subject and be able to explain it well. Beyond that are traits and practices that make the difference ...

By sstuckey

Senate Restores $2 Billion Teacher Training Fund

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Senate Restores $2 Billion Teacher Training Fund

Congress returned to D.C. after Labor Day and immediately started work to fund the government, raise the federal borrowing limit and supply relief funds to disaster victims....

By Jodi Peterson

Interacting with students

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Interacting with students

I’m looking for ideas to get to know my students better and interact with them. My head spins with six different groups of students each day.  –M., Maryland You may have heard the idea that students don’t care what you know until they ...

By Mary Bigelow

Partnering With Scientists

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Partnering With Scientists

A Vanderbilt University Scientist in the Classroom Partnership fellow helps middle school students in the Nashville, Tennessee, area test their car design for speed....

By Debra Shapiro

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