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Welcome to NSTA Reports—your timely source for news, information, and resources on science teaching and learning.

NSTA NSTA Member Heads to Space with Historic Space X ‘Inspiration4’ Space X will help make history tomorrow when it carries the first all-civilian crew dubbed Inspiration4 aboard its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Resilience spacecraft. Among the crew members, is mission pilot and NSTA member Dr. Sian Proctor.

NSTA Call to Action for Science Education Web Seminar Sept. 27 Join us for a free web seminar on Monday, September 27 at 7 PM Eastern as we discuss the key priorities outlined in the Call to Action for Science Education report and how teachers can take a leading role in this sweeping national effort to shape the future of science education.

NSTA Freebies for Teachers Free resources and events for teachers

Selected by National Science Teaching Association ExploraVision Registration Now Open Registration is now OPEN for the 30th annual Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition, which challenges students to use problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork to imagine solutions to real-life issues.

NSTA Leveraging Student Ideas to Accelerate Learning Web Seminar Starting Tuesday, September 28! Explore the connection between deep science learning and student opportunities to express, clarify, and represent their ideas in a supportive learning community, while receiving feedback from their trusted peers and teacher.

EdSource ACLU sues Bay Area school district over ‘separate, unequal and illegal’ special education program Lawsuit: Black students and English learners in Pittsburg Unified are disproportionately shunted into special education and subject to harsh discipline.

Scientific American Contest Challenges Inventors to Harness Wave Power to Desalinate Seawater Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., will host wave energy inventions as part of an Energy Department competition.

Phys.org Researchers realize a spin field-effect transistor at room temperature A crucial goal of spintronics research is to coherently manipulate electron spins at room temperature using electrical current. This is particularly valuable as it would enable the development of numerous devices, including spin field-effect transistors.

NSTA Connected Science Learning Guest Editorial: Exploring Climate Justice Learning: Visions, Challenges, and Opportunities

NSTA The Science Teacher Introducing OutSCIder Classroom Join host Chris Anderson as he explores our incredible National Parks and meets awesome scientists, all while learning how the world around us works!

Resources

Are Your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year? Join us for a web seminar this Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m., to learn how teachers of science can re-establish their STEM spaces (science lab, technology and engineering lab, makerspace, etc.) to make sure everything is safer this school year.

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