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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Start of School: Effective Discourse Strategies for Creating Inclusive Science/STEM Classrooms, September 20, 2022

This web seminar by members of NSTA’s Professional Learning Committee is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of the effective and practical strategies to facilitate academic discourse that promotes inclusive science and STEM classr...

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 30, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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Archive: Science Update: Space Telescope Discoveries of Today and Tomorrow, December 1, 2022

Astronomers have been launching space telescopes above the obscuring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere for decades. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has re-written textbooks and inspired the public with stunning images of the universe. In Jul...

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 23, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 16, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 9, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 2, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: The Role of Instructional Materials in Science Teacher Education, November 17, 2022

Four presenters involved in equitable science instructional materials, policy, and professional development share their thoughts on current status and recommendations for the future of research, policy, and practice as we seek to reform science ...

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 26, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

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Young Mathematicians: A Successful Model of a Family Math Community

By Kristen Reed and Jessica Mercer Young

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Archive: FA22: Are Your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year? October 3, 2022

As the 2022-2023 school year starts, it’s time to re-establish our STEM spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, technology, and engineering lab [i.e., construction lab], makerspace, etc.) and make sure every...

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 19, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Astronomy Biology Careers Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Multilingual Learners News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology