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#OrganelleWars: A Model for Using Social Media in the Science Classroom

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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

Learning Early About STEM Careers Through CTE

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Learning Early About STEM Careers Through CTE

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By Debra Shapiro

Looking for free resources and finding many worthy webinars and articles

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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

Meaningful class discussions

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Meaningful class discussions

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

The best education resources of 2016 just announced

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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

Teacher Appreciation Week, ESSA, and More

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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

Ideas and information from NSTA's April/May K-12 journals

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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

Attending a conference?

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Attending a conference?

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

Career of the Month: Medical Scientist

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Career of the Month: Medical Scientist

Based on Interviews With Professionals Using Science in the Workplace...

By sstuckey

Meeting with others about early childhood STEM education–at a conference, at the White House

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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

Teach Your Students To Be Good Stewards of the Environment

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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

Uncover Your Students’ Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science

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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

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