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Member Web Seminar |
The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the…
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Understanding AI: A Teacher's Guide
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Taking Familiar Digital Tools to the Next Level: Google Slides and Docs
Professional Learning Unit |
In this Professional Learning Unit, we explore how to leverage Google Slides, Google Docs, and the Read&Write for Google Chrome extension (free version) to support synchronous and asynchronous pair-, small group-…
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Taking Familiar Digital Tools to the Next Level: Padlet and Jamboard
Professional Learning Unit |
Whether in teaching and learning in a classroom or virtual space, digital tools can be leveraged as a means for students to share ideas, evaluate competing ideas, and give and receive critique. During this…
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Solving the Problem of Finding Authentic Problems Students Can Solve in the K-12 Classroom
Professional Learning Unit |
Is identifying and choosing relevant, authentic problems to put in front of your students holding you back from providing opportunities to engage your students in engineering design? In this Professional Learning Unit…
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We have got a Problem to Solve! Now What?
Professional Learning Unit |
Science standards based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education require us to provide opportunities for students to learn “how science is utilized, in particular through the engineering design process, and they should…
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Digital Collaborative Spaces for Sensemaking
Professional Learning Unit |
Whether you are teaching in the classroom, distance-learning environment, or a combination of the two, our goal remains the same – to provide ALL students opportunities and access to science learning. In this…
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Supporting Ambitious Science Teaching
Professional Learning Unit |
In this Professional Learning Unit, we'll look at how Ambitious Science Teaching helps teachers focus on finding ways for all students to participate in science, making science compelling to a wider group of learners,…
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How Do I Begin to Develop a Storyline for a Unit?
Professional Learning Unit |
In this introduction to Storylines, educators will be introduced to the Key Features in Curriculum Materials that Support the Framework and NGSS. They will then hear experts describe the key routines in a storyline unit…
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Senate Appropriations Committee Marks Up Education Funding Bill
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NSF and IES Announce New $15M R&D Center on Elementary Science
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Interactive E-book |
Discover the NGSS: Primer and Unit Planner is an Interactive E-book* that offers a comprehensive introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards. All told, the e-book offers up to 40 hours of interactive…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 8, 2024
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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Science Education
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Instructional Space Housekeeping Safety Protocols
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