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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
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Students in most of my classes actively participate. But in one freshman class, students are engaged in labs, but they just stare at me during class discussions. I ask open-ended questions a lot and make an effort to get students involved. How can I ...
By Mary Bigelow
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When early childhood educators conference & talk about science education
The National Science Teachers Association’s annual conference brings educators from many places in the world together to build their science teaching skills, science content, reaffirm connections with colleagues and make new connections....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Enhanced E-books Student Editions, Part 3: Learn How to Order and Access Them
In our earlier posts, we shared the many topics available and how teachers are using the student editions. In this post, we’ll share how to order the student editions and how students, teachers, and administrators can access and use the e-books....
By Carole Hayward
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#NSTA17: The Importance of the Collaborative Community
This is an interesting and challenging time to be a science, engineering and/or STEM educator. Time, funding, support….all play into a complicated dance of priorities and resources. This is EXACTLY why the collaboration that happens at events like ...
By Korei Martin
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At Brookwood School in Manchester, Massachusetts, Rich Lehrer, the school’s innovation coordinator, discusses the phalanges of prosthetic hands. Photo by David Oxton...
By Debra Shapiro