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Archive: NSTA Teacher Awards – Recognizing Excellence Rewarded, October 27, 2022

Did you come up with an innovative way to teach a lesson? Have you devoted your life to promoting science and the teaching of science? Did you successfully transform science teaching in your classroom? If you answered yes to any of these questions, t...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers General Science

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Piloting Virtual Field Trips During a Pandemic

By Tilly Duong, Melissa Telemeco, Charlotte Dean, and Alexandria Hansen

Elementary Informal Education NGSS STEM Technology

Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: Building Tomorrow’s Science Teachers: The What, Why and How of Formal/Informal Partnerships for Teacher Education & Professional Development, July 28, 2022

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Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: Building Tomorrow’s Science Teachers: The What, Why and How of Formal/Informal Partnerships for Teacher Education & Professional Development, July 28, 2022

Science learning, there is also an emerging body of research demonstrating the role and potential for museums to support the learning of both preservice and in-service teachers. Join us for a lively discussion with panelists from three...

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Archive: Transforming Science Education Through Service to NSTA, September 22, 2022

Question…What do you think the “face of success” looks like? We think it looks like YOU volunteering your time, providing your viewpoints, and applying your experiences. NSTA’s goal is to create a governing body that represents t...

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Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Transformative Science Learning through Museum-School Collaboration, May 16, 2022

Strategic partnerships that bring together schools and other organizations–such as museums–have the potential to transform learning in ways that neither partner can accomplish alone. Explore the process, products, and outcomes of such collaborati...

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Growing Understanding From a SPARK

By Deborah Hanuscin, Abby Whatley, Bridget Dahlman-Oeth, Paola Sanchez, Benjamin Dixon, and Daniel Savage

Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Curriculum NGSS Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices

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Archive: Science Update: Getting Ready for Two Spectacular Solar Eclipses in North America, October 20, 2022

The last visible eclipses in the continental U.S. until 2045 will be on Saturday, October 14, 2023 and Monday, April 8, 2024. While the annular eclipse (October 2023) and total eclipse (April 2024) will only be visible in a narrow band about 100 mile...

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Transitioning an In-Person Elementary STEM After-School Program to Distance Learning During COVID-19

By Brooke McMahon, Jasmin Sanchez, Emma Case, Lindsay Huerta, W. Martin Kast, and Dieuwertje J. Kast

Elementary Informal Education Equity NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning

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The Stable and Persistent Alternative Conceptions Present in Prospective Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Average Speed

This study investigated the stability and persistence of prospective elementary teachers’ conceptual understanding of average speed. A questionnaire containing two questions about average speed was administered to the prospective teachers prior to ...

By Karthigeyan Subramaniam, Christopher S. Long, Pamela Esprivalo Harrell, and Nazia Khan

Elementary New Science Teachers Pedagogy Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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