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The iPad Pro: Hands-on Observations
The iPad Pro is, at its core, a larger iPad. Larger screen. Larger speakers (four of them), larger keyboard, larger processor, and larger resolution. ...
By Martin Horejsi
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Thinking about technology and young children
When the two-year-old class goes walking around the open space with me, they sometimes like to bring pretend cameras with them. I have let children us...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Educators enjoy the innovative booths at #NSTA15
Babafemi Ojo is a high school biology teacher. Yet his favorite booth at the National Science Teachers Association’s Philadelphia conference was the...
By Luke Towler
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To be a teacher means being a life-long learner, by disposition and by program and licensing requirement. Every day I learn a something new in my conv...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Tapping into student interests
It seems like it’s getting harder to get my middle school students interested in a topic. I’ve strained my brain trying to come up with new ideas....
By Mary Bigelow
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Ideas and info from NSTA's November K-12 journals
Each of the K-12 journals this month includes Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom with suggestions on...
By Mary Bigelow
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Let Your Voice Be Heard–Support STEM Education in Final No Child Left Behind Bill
Hopes mount that Congress will complete reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this fall, establishing the federal funding and programs that will he...
By Jodi Peterson
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I like to provide activities that help students learn science vocabulary, but at a recent department meeting we discussed the value (if any) of word g...
By Mary Bigelow
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Tailoring professional development to the needs of a small group
I sometimes wish I could have another hour or more with a presenter of a session at a conference or other professional development program. I want to ...
By Peggy Ashbrook