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  • Two-Year Community: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Microscope Skills Among Urban Community College General Biology I Lab Students

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    The authors sought to improve student microscope skills by implementing formative assessment techniques in addition to summative assessment approaches.

  • Two-Year Community: Considerations and Recommendations for Implementing a Dual-Enrollment Program: Bridging the Gap Between High School and College Level Science

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    This article describes the successful coordination and implementation of a DE geology program (consisting of two lecture and two lab courses). The lessons learned and challenges faced can provide insights to both high…

  • Start and end the year safely

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    Questions and discussions about safety are often seen in the NSTA e-mail listserves and discussion forums. Each month, columns on safety in the science classroom/lab are featured in NSTA’s Science Scope (Scope on Safety…

  • The last days of the school year

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    I’m looking for suggestions for what to do during the last week of school, after final exams are over. I teach high school chemistry.  —T., Maryland It’s hard to justify students (and parents) why students should…

  • What to do at the end of the year?

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    I’m working with a beginning teacher, and I’d like to share some ideas on the challenges of the end of the year, such as how to keep students engaged and ideas for the summer break. —Alyssa, Corpus Christi, Texas…

  • At the end of the school year…

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    My mentee just finished his first year as an elementary teacher. I’d like to give him some suggestions for how to reflect on his experiences and plan for next year. –—Cindy, Coral Springs, Florida A beginning…

  • Beginning the school year with goals

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    Photo by her students. Early in the month of August, pre-kindergarten teacher Gail Laubenthal begins planning for the young children who will soon be entering her classroom. As a guest blogger she is sharing her…

  • Reflections on the end of the school year

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    My first year of teaching had its ups and downs, but I’m looking forward to next year. As the school year ends, do you have any suggestions for how I can prepare for next year? I’ll be teaching the same subjects in the…

  • Planning for next year now

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    Attendees of the 2012 NSTA National Conference on Science Education used the free wi-fi to keep in touch with colleagues at the event and back home. Saturday morning and the conference is going strong. As I was…

  • End-of-year reflections

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    I just finished my first year in the classroom. It was a challenge, but I learned a lot. With the end of the school year approaching, do you have any tips for what should I think about or prepare for next year? —…

  • Starting the year off right

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    “Don’t smile until Thanksgiving.” When I started teaching, that was the advice from a few veterans on the staff. Fortunately for my students, I disregarded that advice and followed the example of my advisor: “Be fair,…

  • Next year in New Orleans!

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    Well, this conference is history, and I’m exhausted in a good way— both physically and mentally. From talks by astronaut Barbara Morgan, Rodger Bybee, and Bill Nye the Science Guy to the awesome resources in the exhibit…

  • Celebrating 80 Years of Success

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  • Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day!

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