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Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 27, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Climate Change Disabilities Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, September 22, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Preschool Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Disabilities Engineering Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics STEM

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 20, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Curriculum Disabilities Environmental Science Equity Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Multicultural News Physical Science Policy Professional Learning old Safety Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experien...

By Deborah Hanuscin, Delinda van Garderen

Elementary Physical Science Multilingual Learners Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Disabilities Equity Inclusion Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Modifying labs for students with special needs

By Kaitlyn McGlynn and Janey Kelly

Middle School Disabilities Equity Labs

Journal Article

Genetics for All

By LAUREN STEWART, DONNA ROSS, AND KIMBERLY ELLIOT

High School Biology Disabilities Multilingual Learners Equity

Journal Article

Better Together

When ExpandED Schools, a nonprofit based in New York, began planning a new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) initiative three years ...

By Lizzie Murchison and Emma Banay

Informal Education Disabilities

Journal Article

Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom for Students on the Autism Spectrum

Virtual reality has seen rapid development in the first part of the 21st century, although it has been around for many years. Remember the old ViewM...

By Wyayn Rasmussen, and Kate Drechsler

Informal Education Disabilities Inclusion Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

The BEST Partnership Program

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) become more widely recognized as part of our population every year. According to the Centers for Disease ...

By Katie Slivensky, Ellen Cohn, Alexander Lussenhop, and Christina Moscat

Informal Education Disabilities

Journal Article

Making On and Off the Spectrum

People have been making since the first human used a tool, and have continued to create things for both fun and function. From building model trains t...

By Wendy Martin, Regan Vidiksis, Kristie Patten Koenig, and Yu-Lun Chen

Informal Education Disabilities Engineering Technology

Journal Article

Design an Amusement Park

In the last two decades, precollege engineering education has become more prevalent. At the same time, the number of children diagnosed with autism ...

By Hoda Ehsan, Elizabeth Gajdzik, and Monica Cardella

Informal Education Disabilities Engineering Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

STEMing the Flow for All

Students with special needs traditionally have fewer opportunities to engage in hands-on learning during science class (Melber and Brown 2008). The ...

By Brent Gilles, Tim Hawig, Ashley Sutton, and Stacey Britton

Informal Education Disabilities Environmental Science Inclusion