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#OrganelleWars: A Model for Using Social Media in the Science Classroom
Given the current political fervor over the candidacies of the people attempting to become our next president, now seemed like a good time to revisit one of the most successful projects I have had the good fortune of incorporating into my freshman b...
By Guest Blogger
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Looking for free resources and finding many worthy webinars and articles
It is always a thrill to meet the authors who have written the articles in Science and Children that I’ve found so helpful, and useful enough to share....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’m looking for suggestions on how to have class discussions that are meaningful and help students with our learning goals, especially discussing current events or the results of our investigations. Sometimes it goes off-topic or students don’t l...
By Mary Bigelow
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The best education resources of 2016 just announced
This week, the Association of American Publishers PreK–12 Learning Group announced the year’s top learning resources, its 50th year of providing this service to the education community....
By Claire Reinburg
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Teacher Appreciation Week, ESSA, and More
There has been a good deal of activity at the Department of Education with the ESSA and on Capitol Hill recently....
By Jodi Peterson
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Ideas and information from NSTA's April/May K-12 journals
This month, all three K-12 journals include the article Addressing Student Diversity and Equity. Another must-read article for all science teachers!...
By Mary Bigelow
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We are excited about attending an NSTA conference next year (it would be our first conference). The school has professional development funds to cover some of the expenses, but we have to write a proposal describing what we hope to learn from it. Any...
By Mary Bigelow
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Reflecting on the NSTA National Conference Middle School Share-a-thon
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By Guest Blogger
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Career of the Month: Medical Scientist
Based on Interviews With Professionals Using Science in the Workplace...
By sstuckey
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Meeting with others about early childhood STEM education–at a conference, at the White House
The powerful learning that comes of getting together with others who are interested in the same topic can lead to action that increases opportunities for all children to engage in science and engineering explorations. Let’s not leave out using tech...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Teach Your Students To Be Good Stewards of the Environment
Share some of these great NSTA Press® resources with your students and teach them the importance of being good stewards of our environment. Prices provided are the member and nonmember book prices....
By Carole Hayward
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Uncover Your Students’ Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science
The newest book in the NSTA Press best-selling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series is here!...
By Carole Hayward