All Informal Education resources

Web Seminar

Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Industry-based Artificial Intelligence STEM Program in Your Classroom, June 1, 2022

Through the STEMwave program, students learn how to build AI-based chatbot solutions for the school website. The program dives deep into machine learn...

Middle School High School Informal Education Postsecondary Computer Science Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 26, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Assessment Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Professional Learning Research Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

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 success...

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

Journal Article

Piloting Virtual Field Trips During a Pandemic

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

Elementary Informal Education NGSS STEM Technology

Journal Article

Data-Driven Science Vlogging for Connected Learning Anywhere

By Rundong Jiang, Xiaotong Ding, Shannon Sung, Ashley Bulseco, and Charles Xie

Informal Education Citizen Science Inquiry Phenomena Physical Science Technology

Journal Article

MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool and Curriculum for Human Brain and Behavior Research

By Suzanne Dikker, Yury Shevchenko, Kim Burgas, Kim Chaloner, Marc Sole, Lucy Yetman-Michaelson, Ido Davidesco, Rebecca Martin, and Camillia Matuk

High School Informal Education Citizen Science Inquiry NGSS Research Technology

Web Seminar

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 viewpoi...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool General Science

Web Seminar

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 n...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary General Science

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 12, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Administration Citizen Science Climate Change Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Leadership Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Professional Learning Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

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

Web Seminar

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 eclips...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering Mathematics Physics STEM Technology