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Sylvia Shugrue award winner 2017
2017 Shugrue Award winner Gary Koppelman believes that the development of community relationships and making positive decisions impacting the world begins in the classroom where students learn truths as owners of their community and the environm...
By admin
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The Green Room: How Border Walls Affect Wildlife
Steve Hillebrand, US Fish and Wildlife Service...
By sstuckey
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Week of the Young Child from NAEYC, April 24-28
How will your early childhood program celebrate the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) annual “Week of the Young Child?” Explorations that relate to all five daily themes offer many opportunities...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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STEM-In-Action at its Best: Students Turn Ideas into Reality
Team Crabyotics, 2015 White House Science Fair When it comes to student-focused STEM projects at Taos Middle/High School, ideas seem limitless....
By Korei Martin
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It’s more than just power, it’s teaching potential: Vernier Go Direct Sensors and Micro USB Charging
Power powers. It’s that simple. With all our digital tools, there is at least one common thread across it all and that is we need a flow of electrons to keep the teaching and learning in high gear. But of course batteries die. There are four common...
By Martin Horejsi
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Why should you attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo?
Why should you attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo this July? As Chairperson of this event, I think all STEM educators should join us in Kissimmee, Florida from July 12 – 14, 2017, for this premier, international professional development ...
By Korei Martin
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Ed News: NM Governor Vetoes Bill To Set New Science Standards In State Law
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By Kate Falk
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Ideas for science "camp"
I’ve been asked to teach a voluntary summer enrichment science class for 20 upper elementary students. I can determine the content and structure for the class. I have a modest budget, access to the science resources in the school, and the princip...
By Mary Bigelow
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Robert E. Yager Excellence in Teaching Awards — 2017 winners
This award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of science education. This award acknowledges teachers who share Robert Yager’s passion for education and continued professional development. This award also honors Robert Yager’s effor...
By admin
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Making a Checklist for Safer Labs
A lab safety checklist can serve as a map to help science teachers navigate through safer waters....
By Kenneth Roy
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Ed News: STEM Education Will Carry Our Children In Tomorrow’s Economy
This week in education news, Evans and Milgrom-Elcott pen op-ed about the importance of maintaining a strong focus on STEM education; Bill Nye believes science will help change the world; new report says most students do not graduate with the skills...
By Kate Falk
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Science teachers select #NSTA17 Top 10 Books
The buzz and excitement generated by thousands of science teachers learning and sharing their enthusiasm for science at the NSTA National Conference in Los Angeles last week was truly inspiring. From workshops to the exhibit hall and the NSTA Science...
By Claire Reinburg