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Senate Passes Bill to Fund FY2017 ED Programs

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Senate Passes Bill to Fund FY2017 ED Programs

Senate Passes Bill to Fund FY2017 ED Programs...

By Jodi Peterson

Welcome to the NSTA Safety Blog

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Welcome to the NSTA Safety Blog

As NSTA’s chief science safety compliance adviser, I look forward to sharing the latest safety compliance information, while helping teachers solve safety-related problems and issues in the classroom, lab, and maker space. I’m also looking forwar...

By Kenneth Roy

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The Feedback Loop

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The Feedback Loop

There’s a lot of talk about using data to drive teaching and learning, but what data and how should these numbers be used?...

By Carole Hayward

Student reflections

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Student reflections

I recently read an article about having students “reflect” on their work. I’m not sure what the value would be. What would this look like in a science class? –G., Ohio...

By Mary Bigelow

Beginning-of-the-year explorations: get them ready for fall

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Beginning-of-the-year explorations: get them ready for fall

If you have not yet packed up for the summer break, consider picking out two or three lessons to begin the next school year. Choose the resources that will guide you, scan or read them, and pack them up along with the materials students will need so ...

By Peggy Ashbrook

10 Upper Elementary Sessions at the 2016 STEM Forum and Expo

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10 Upper Elementary Sessions at the 2016 STEM Forum and Expo

By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

Connecting with families

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Connecting with families

Establishing close communication with families is an objective for early childhood educators and the programs they work in (NAEYC, ECERS-R, Head Start). You might be connecting with family members when greeting children at the door...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Are You and Your Students Ready for the Astronomical Event of the Decade?

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Are You and Your Students Ready for the Astronomical Event of the Decade?

On August 21, 2017, the United States will be treated to the first total eclipse of the Sun visible in the country in almost 40 years. ...

By Guest Blogger

Sound inquiry–open exploration and direct teaching?

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Sound inquiry–open exploration and direct teaching?

As early childhood educators, no matter what program we teach in or administer, we want to help children build knowledge of the world through experiences, teacher-supported investigations, and direct teaching. A conversation I had recently with a tea...

By Peggy Ashbrook

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