Top News & Resources for Science Teachers
| | | Shell Science Lab Challenge Announces 2017 District Winners | | Congratulations to the 18 district winners selected in the seventh annual Shell Science Lab Challenge. Each district-winning school will receive a $3,000 prize package, including science lab equipment from Carolina Biological Supply Company. The winners found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences with limited resources and shared their ideas for a chance to win a science lab makeover valued at $20,000 Read more here. Read More | |
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| | ESSA—What's in Your State Plan? | | Advocates are bracing for what may be massive cuts to federal education programs next year, and do you know what's in your state's Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan? This and more in the latest issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. More Here | |
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| | sponsored by | | | | | | | | | | | | Kids Environment, Kids Health | | This website from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences features games, activities, stories, and lessons that encourage elementary and middle level students to learn about the environment. Find more Freebies |
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| | | | | | More States Introduce Bills to Interfere With Science Education | | The South Dakota bill has now died in the legislature, while the Indiana resolution has passed the senate. Resolutions are not subject to veto, so that vote is final. But in the intervening time, similar bills have appeared in three other states, and a fourth state is considering eliminating references to climate change in its teaching plan. Click here to read the article featured on the Ars Technica website. |
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| | With New Administration, 100Kin10 Renews Call to Support STEM Teachers | | 100Kin10 published an open letter last week that reiterated the importance of their mission in a new political climate. The underrepresentation of women in STEM fields is one of the challenges 100Kin10 lists, along with the underrepresentation of minorities, dwindling enrollment in teacher-preparation programs for STEM, the high rate of STEM teachers who leave the profession, and the need for more early childhood STEM education. Read the article featured in Education Week Teacher. Check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories. |
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