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| | | Districts will soon be working on plans for using funds under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Will science and STEM be part of your district's ESSA plan? Join us for a webinar on November 14—co–hosted by Achieve and NSTA—where natinoal and district leaders will provide ideas you can use to improve student science outcomes in your district, and develop strategies around your district's science plans that can be incorporated into ESSA implementation. Learn more and register here. |  |
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| | | The NSTA Press Fall catalog promotion ends tomorrow. Order before midnight October 31, and get free shipping on orders of $75 or more. (Offer valid only on orders placed for NSTA Press and NSTA Kids books to U.S. addresses. May not be combined with any other offer.) | |
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| | | Spiders, ants, bees, house centipedes, and pillbugs are among the many small creatures children may encounter at home or at school presenting moments to learn about the diversity of living organisms if the moment is calm enough. Learn how you can take advantage of these learning moments from early years expert Peggy Ashbrook. | |
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|  | | | In these 2–day workshops with authors Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan, you will learn how to use Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons in your classroom. Learn more and register for San Bernardino, California (November 1–2) or Athens, Georgia (January 23–24, 2018). | |
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| | | What is a teacher leader? Why do we need teacher leaders? What do teacher leaders do? What are the barriers to becoming a teacher leader? Get the answers to these questions, and hear firsthand from six STEM teacher leaders—winners of the Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and 2017 STEM Teacher Ambassadors—at this NSTA webinar on Wednesday, November 1. Learn more and register here. | |
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| | |  | | | | | In 2015, there were nearly 8.6 million STEM jobs in the United States, and that number is growing every year. In fact, STEM job growth in the past 10 years is three times that of any other field, but by 2018, it is projected that 2.4 million STEM jobs will go unfilled. Yet, STEM education programs have not kept pace–calling into question whether there will be enough qualified employees available to take on these new positions. Read the article featured in eSchool News. |
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| | | Money solves a lot of problems, but can it motivate top teaching talent to teach in low-performing schools? Based on a number of initiatives that offer teachers as much as $25,000 to take on teaching assignments in such schools, including those in Georgia and Florida, the answer seems to be no. Read the article featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| | | After facing an onslaught of opposition, New Mexico's Public Education Department officials last week decided to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) "in their entirety" with just six state-specific standards, well short of the 35 additions the agency proposed last month. Read the article featured in Albuquerque Journal. |
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| | | | | | | | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has more than 20 games and interactive activities focused on ocean and air themes. The games were developed by NOAA and other agencies and organizations promoting environmental stewardship. |
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| | | | | | Developed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education, the program uses science to educate elementary, middle level, and high school students about the impacts of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use. |
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| | | | | | Targeted for high school chemistry educators and instructors of introductory college science courses, this set of peer-reviewed, interactive, web-based materials explores the underlying science of climate change. |
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| | Sponsored by: Amplify Science | | | Amplify Science and the Lawrence Hall of Science are proud to announce upcoming webinars introducing Amplify Science for grades K–5 and 6–8. Senior LHS staff will provide background on the development of the NGSS-designed Amplify Science, including the philosophy, pedagogy, and research basis. Amplify's Matt Reed will conduct a walkthrough of the phenomena-based programs, highlighting the unit structure and key features of Amplify's K–5 and 6–8 programs. Both sessions will end with time for questions from participants about the programs. Date: November 2, Time: 2pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) Presenters: Jacquey Barber, Director, Learning Design Group, U.C. Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science Matt Reed, Executive Director, Amplify Science Date: September 28, 2017 Time: 2pm EST Presenters: Suzy Loper, Curriculum Director, Learning Design Group, U.C. Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science Matt Reed, Executive Director, Amplify Science | |
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