Top News & Resources for Science Teachers
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| | | The ABCs of Science Communication | | Science communication is a broad and many-faceted field with unique terminology and methods. Science educator Joanne Manaster breaks down the ABCs of science communication in this can't miss NSTA blog post. | |
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| | Sponsored by: | | | | | My "Phenomenal" Journey in Elementary | | For an educator, understanding and using anchoring phenomena in science instruction can be challenging. Read about Liza Rickey's journey to successfully incorporating anchoring phenomena in this travel documentary–style NSTA blog post. | |
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| | | | | Stuck in the Middle? | | Would an integrated curriculum format lead to better story comprehension for your students versus a layered approach? Craig Richard explores this question as he details the experience of one Massachusetts middle school as it transitioned from one curriculum to the other. Read more about the school's journey. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | How Trump's Budget Would Gut Innovations In Teacher Training | | It's no secret that traditional teacher training and "professional development" can feel far removed from the real world of the classroom. That's daunting to many who might enter the profession, frustrating to many already there—and ultimately hurtful to students. So when Louisiana announced that every new teacher in the state would receive a full year of "residency-based" training, modeled on how doctors learn their craft, the question the rest of the country should have asked is, "How do we make that happen here?" Unfortunately, the Trump Administration is moving in precisely the opposite direction, with a plan to zero out the funding for innovations like Louisiana's. Read the article featured on The 74. |
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| | | | Science Teachers Warn Trump Team Against "Poor Policy Choice" | | A nationwide group representing science teachers and a science education coalition have written to the U.S. Department of Education warning that excluding science as a top priority in new state education plans would be a mistake. In a letter sent Thursday to Jason Botel, the department's acting assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, the National Science Teachers Association and the STEM Education Coalition said the department's recent feedback on states' plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act improperly discourages states from including science in school accountability systems. Read the article featured in Education Week. Check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories. |
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