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Soaring in a Digital Ecosystem
This column regularly describes digital tools to help teachers make learning more personal and effective for all students. When these tools converge, they create a sort of digital ecosystem designed to make students more collaborative and innovative,...
By sstuckey
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Place-Based Learning in Middle School: Putting Scientific Principles to Work in your Community
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911....
By Guest Blogger
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Next year there will be an opening in the high school science department. Although I love teaching middle school, I’m tempted by the opportunity to try something different and use more of what I majored in (chemistry). What advantages and disad...
By Mary Bigelow
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Middle school children are inquisitive and enjoy classroom opportunities to learn visually. Subsequently, an option worth consideration is an application of technology known as 3D. It’s similar to the 3D technology that is used in movie theaters an...
By Edwin P. Christmann
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Write Grant Proposals That Win
A successful grant application can provide you with the funding you need to do exciting new activities with your students. The only problem is that grant writing is an art form of its own. There’s a new NSTA Press book that can help....
By Carole Hayward
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Water play…exploration…science inquiry
Water explorations are a popular in early childhood programs during the summer. Exuberant water explorations can happen outdoors. The experience of wetness is enjoyable and clothes that get wet accidentally can dry on the child rather than having to ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Managing Communication Channels
Last year, I tried improving my communications with students and parents via electronic media. I had lots of responses, but I was being texted, tweeted, emailed, and called on the phone at all times of the day and night. While I want to encourage the...
By Mary Bigelow
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How Can Science Teachers Use Examples of Dishonest Science?
NSTA members ask and answer one anothers’ questions about science teaching every day via the listserv, and the topics are fascinating. The latest question, trending on our NGSS list, focuses on dishonest science. The answers and comments are e...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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What goes into a small science starter kit?
A colleague asked me, “If you were going to provide a small starter set of science materials for family child care providers, what would you buy?” This group will be participating in some science education professional development. Most of these ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Teaching more than one subject
I’m a recent graduate. A school district where I would really like to teach has an opening for a secondary science teacher. But when I read the job description, the position requires teaching five classes of two different subjects (general biol...
By Mary Bigelow
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Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom
National initiatives, such as A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), call for an increase in both the quality and quantity of engineering content. With the addition of engineering to science classroom...
By Carole Hayward