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Stand for Students, Stand for Science
Since the founding of our country, indeed since the beginning of western democracy, being well-informed includes being well-informed about science. “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government,” said T...
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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Experiencing nature–educators make it happen for children and other teachers
Nature play and exploration varies in early childhood (broadly: infant to grade 3) programs and are subject to the local and state licensing regulations, a program’s choice of curriculum, the local environment and weather, and the support of th...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Ed News: How Many U.S. Students Are Taught By Qualified Teachers?
This week in education news, education programs could still be vulnerable in President Trump’s budget; most U.S. public school students are taught by qualified teachers; and utility-value intervention with parents increases students’ STEM prepar...
By Kate Falk
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I have several students in my biology classes who are very disruptive. I know I should contact their parents, but as a new teacher I’ve never done this. How I should handle this? —C., California...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA recently launched e-Books+ Student Editions. In addition to the impressive array of topics, the student editions come with the tools that allow teachers to manage their students’ learning in useful ways....
By Carole Hayward
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Career of the Month: Fire Protection Engineer
Fire protection engineers help protect people from fire and explosion hazards by ensuring that buildings have adequate exits, that flammable substances are controlled, and that everyone operating near such hazards takes necessary precautions. Nancy ...
By sstuckey
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Next Gen Navigator Makes Its Debut
NSTA is all about supporting teachers in understanding and implementing three-dimensional instruction in their classrooms. The first edition of the Next Gen Navigator, a new monthly e-newsletter from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) o...
By Cindy Workosky
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On the journey to NGSS, follow the path that works for you
Every teacher of science in a school in which NGSS is being implemented is engaged in a transition to standards that are very different from what they are familiar with. This can spark many emotions, including excitement, fear, inspiration, fear, and...
By Cindy Workosky
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Permission to stumble on the road to successful implementation of NGSS
So what’s the connection between growth mindset and NGSS? It begins with our own mindsets. We need to know that the implementation of NGSS will be hard work. We will struggle, have a small success, then find ourselves back in the struggle again. Fo...
By Cindy Workosky
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The Green Room: How Climate Change Affects Our Diet
Last year was the warmest year on record. Consequences of a warmer world include melting glaciers, rising sea levels, droughts, flooding, heat waves, and extreme weather. But how does climate change affect our food?...
By sstuckey
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Trump Releases “Skinny Budget” for FY2018
Administration’s Proposal Funds School Choice, Eliminates ESSA Title II and Afterschool Programs President Trump released his “skinny budget” on Thursday, March 16 and as expected, the budget increases defense and security but cuts fundi...
By Jodi Peterson
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The Association of American Publishers PreK–12 Learning Group has just announced 2017’s winners of the prestigious REVERE Awards, education publishing’s highest honors. The 2017 REVERE Awards honor print and electronic resources for PreK–12 t...
By Claire Reinburg
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Ed News: Girls Draw Even With Boys In High School STEM Classes
This week in education news, girls now make up about half the enrollment in high school STEM classes; new proposed California bill would exempt teachers from paying state income taxes; U.S. Education Secretary releases new ESSA guidelines; results o...
By Kate Falk
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s March 2017 K-12 journals
Regardless of what grade level you teach, you the resources in this month’s journals can help make this summer’s eclipse a memorable occasion for your students. Not all students will be back to school on August 21, so this spring is a goo...
By Mary Bigelow
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Focus on Physics: Teaching Physics as the Rules of Nature
We all know that to enjoy a game, you must know the rules of the game. Likewise, to appreciate—and even comprehend—your environment, you must understand the rules of nature. Physics is the study of these rules, which show how everything in natur...
By sstuckey