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Inspiring Literacy and Science Interest with Data
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Evidence, claims, and Media Literacy Week
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As the author of the NSTA Press book Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data, elementary science educator and guest blogger Jessica Fries-Gaither has an excellent understanding of how scientists identify…
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7 Sessions for Connecting Elementary Science + Literacy
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The upcoming NSTA Minneapolis conference, taking place October 27-29, will have a number of sessions dedicated to celebrating elementary science and literacy connections. Children are born investigators. Science is an…
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New Leadership in the Nexus of Science and Literacy
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NSTA Recommends and the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (OSTB) list bid a fond farewell to Juliana Texley, who has moved on to a new role as President-Elect of NSTA. Texley was present “at the…
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards An NSTA Background Paper Writers of Science for All Americans (AAAS 1989) were the first to clearly define the “understandings and ways of thinking [that] are essential for all citizens in a world shaped by science and technology.”…
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Developing Visual Literacy in Science, K–8
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Students today encounter a flood of images and content from print and online sources. Increasingly, the ability to read, process, and derive meaning from those images and pictures will be central to student success.…
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Pairing Literacy and Science to Effectively Teach Argumentation
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Most elementary teachers, have many opportunities to learn best practices in English Language Arts (ELA), but few in science. Three years ago David Crowther, NSTA past president (2016–17), said in his conference keynote…
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Using Picture Books Can Promote Literacies with Text to…Connections
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Light, shadow, and literacy: Stories inspired by shadow play
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Materials thoughtfully provided or set up by teachers often inspires children’s open exploration of a phenomenon. Much learning happens during this period of using their senses and tools to make observations of what…
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How NGSS and CCSS for ELA/Literacy Address Argument
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In the summer of 2015, I observed an elementary science teacher from an NGSS-adopted state who made a presentation to her cohort of close to 100 K–12 science teacher leaders and administrators from schools, districts,…
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NSTA at NAESP: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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The 2015 annual conference for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) takes place June 30–July 2. Designed for educators on the front lines — teachers, superintendents, counselors,…
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Nonfiction Selections to Lead Your Students to Inquiry and Literacy
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As elementary teachers continue to struggle to find time to teach science to their students in an already crowded schedule, particularly as the emphasis on literacy has actually reduced the amount of time designated for…
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