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STEM in the High School Life Science Classroom - Implementing the Alexa for Astronauts: Using AI to Monitor Health NSTA Daily Do Playlist (Part 2)

NSTA partnered with Amazon Future Engineer and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the Alexa for Astronauts program to create the Alexa for Astronauts:  Using AI to Monitor Health NSTA Daily Do Playlist for high school life science co...

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STEM in the High School Life Science Classroom - Implementing the Alexa for Astronauts: Using AI to Monitor Health NSTA Daily Do Playlist (Part 1)

NSTA partnered with Amazon Future Engineer and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the Alexa for Astronauts program to create the Alexa for Astronauts:  Using AI to Monitor Health NSTA Daily Do Playlist for high school life science co...

High School Computer Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science STEM Technology

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What Is Sensemaking?

After exploring what sensemaking truly means, educators will be introduced to the four attributes of sensemaking (phenomena, science and engineering practices, student ideas and grade-appropriate disciplinary core ideas) and how they can be used in t...

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The Meaning Beyond the Words

Recent research on race, language, and culture are working to re-shape science teaching and learning. As educators, how we say things can have an enormous impact on students’ sense of belonging....

Equity Inclusion Multilingual Learners Professional Learning Social Justice Teaching Strategies