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| | School is almost out and many of you are planning ahead for fall. Everything you need to know about the new federal education law Every Student Succeeds Act, plus where to look for federal funds that will pay for science and STEM ed projects, teacher training, and more can be found in this easy-to-use PDF that you can share with others. |  |
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| | Tech blogger Edwin P. Christmann reviews a STEM sim that has students design, build, and fly their very own quadcopter in order to complete the simulation. Read his blog post to see if Dronopter is right for you. | |
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| | Only a month left to register for the 2017 STEM Forum & Expo, taking place July 12–14 in Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida. If you are implementing STEM in your school/district, then this cost-effective marathon of speakers, sessions, and resources should be on your to-do list. | |
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| | What happens when hundreds of middle school teachers gather for a day just for them? The annual Meet Me in the Middle Day sponsored by NMLSTA and the NSTA Middle Level Committee is a day full of resources, professional networking, sharing of stories, and winning great prizes for the classroom. Learn more. | |
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| | Register now for the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) Summer Institute, taking place June 28-July 1, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium. The 2017 NSELA Summer Leadership Institute will braid together three important facets of the work for science leadership: Cultivating Three Dimensional Learning in States, Districts, and Schools (with NSTA); Leadership in Aligning Technology with Standards-Based Learning; and Become a Dynamo in Your Community: Create an Ecosystem of STEM Learning. | |
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| | A chance encounter between butterflies and a group of preschool children was the perfect reminder for early childhood science education expert Peggy Ashbrook to find ways to celebrate Pollinator Week, June 19–25. Read about her plans. | |
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| | Now there's a quick and easy way to create and share your wish list of NSTA products with your family, friends, and colleagues. Simply go to your favorite NSTA products (like best sellers from the full catalog online here, or NSTA gift cards to go toward a membership in NSTA, click on 'add to wish list,' then log on to create one or multiple lists to share with others. | |
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| | | | | K–5 teachers will learn how to help their students become scientists and use systems thinking to explore environmental problems. Teachers will design their own lessons and get a behind-the-scenes peek at the academy. |
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| | | | | This institute gives teachers the background they need to make effective use of LEGO robotics in their classrooms. This session is designed for educators with previous experience with MINDSTORMS EV3 or NXT. |
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| | To Gwen Beatty, a high school junior in a proud, struggling, Trump-supporting town, the new science teacher's lessons on climate change seemed explicitly designed to provoke her. So she provoked him back. Read the article featured in The New York Times. |
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| | Three years after Illinois made a bold change in how science would be taught and tested, little is known about how students have performed because neither schools nor families have seen state science exam scores since 2013–14. But the delay in science scores—blamed largely on state budget woes—is unusual and problematic, given that federal law requires states to administer science exams at least three times from grade school through high school and make the results public. Read the article featured in the Chicago Tribune. |
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| | How can states meaningfully engage teacher leaders? A new policy brief from Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit organization for district and state education chiefs, outlines a broad framework for what makes an effective, sustainable teacher leadership system. Read the article featured in Education Week TEACHER. |
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In the environmental science and sustainability core curriculum of a Professional Science Masters, students acquire a comprehensive understanding of climate change science. This includes analyzing the history of the Earth's climate, biological consequences of global surface temperature increases, and the efficacy of mitigation strategies. 
