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Methanol Use in School Science Labs: Danger, Will Robinson!

By Ken Roy

Middle School High School Safety

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 1, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science New Science Teachers News Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate 2022, January 19, 2023

The past several years have seen too many weather and climate extremes to count, from record-obliterating heat waves to tremendous rainfall events to terrifyingly strong tropical cyclones. What can scientists say about how weather and climate extreme...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Environmental Science STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 25, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Careers Chemistry Computer Science Distance Learning General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Halloween Activities: Don’t Be Spooked by the Need to Include Lab Safety

By Ken Roy

Middle School Elementary High School Preschool Chemistry General Science Physical Science Safety STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 18, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science New Science Teachers News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 2: Science and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners: Asset-Oriented Framing, December 15, 2022

Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there have been growing efforts to l...

Middle School Elementary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 1: Science and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners: Asset-Oriented Framing, December 14, 2022

Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there have been growing efforts to l...

Middle School Elementary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Leading the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials to Enact Standards: Practical Guidance From the Field, November 7, 2022

High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) designed for next generation science can make a difference in the quality of equitable science teaching and learning throughout the educational system and for all learners (i.e., for all leaders, teachers, ...

Middle School General Science

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 11, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Chemistry Citizen Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Physical Science Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 4, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 27, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Developing Critical Consciousness in Middle-School Science Through Engineering for Sustainable Communities, November 14, 2022

In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and communities. The presenters show how...

Postsecondary Informal Education Middle School Engineering General Science STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Exploration Generation: Sensemaking in Rocketry, November 9, 2022

This web seminar will introduce teachers to the Exploration Generation Middle School Playlist and Unit Plan. These instructional materials provide equitable STEM experiences to students and increase educator confidence in teaching rocketry. Explore c...

Middle School Informal Education Aerospace Chemistry Engineering Mathematics Physical Science Physics STEM