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July 11, 2016
Our legislative experts have compiled a list of resources and information dedicated to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Want more insider info on ESSA? NSTA Legislative Updates are published in the NSTA Blog or follow @STEMedadvocate on Twitter for breaking news.
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Trending question on the NSTA listserv, from NSTA member Sara Severance: "We're exploring what it means to be principled and show integrity in science and I'm wondering if you know of any famous (or not so famous) NON-examples of integrity in science? When did dishonesty in reporting data lead to some devastating consequences? Any insights are appreciated!" Read answers on the blog, and add your own in the comments section.
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2016 STEM Forum and Expo info
Know any student teachers? Help connect them to their future profession by making NSTA membership part of their toolkit. Student membership dues in NSTA are $39, less than half of the standard dues, and remain that low throughout the student's formal preparation as well as through the first five years of teaching.
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Have lesson plan ideas about using fish, reptiles, and small animals in the classroom? Submit them to Pets in the Classroom's Lesson Plan Contest for a chance to win a $100 gift card (deadline August 1). The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is holding a giveaway for 50 of its BirdSleuth curriculum kits (deadline August 31). And if you know of students in grades 7–12 who are interested in beetles, tell them about The Coleopterists Society's Youth Incentive Awards; prizes include money, equipment grants, and subscriptions to the society's journal (deadline September 1). For more events and opportunities related to animals (and plants!), consult your NSTA Calendar.
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Professional learning tools from the NSTA Learning Center allow science teachers to create a personalized plan that outlines their professional learning experiences over time, print transcripts and certificates for learning experiences completed at NSTA, diagnose their needs in specific content areas, and more. Log Into the NSTA Learning Center or create a new account to start now.
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Designed to help science educators implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this one-day event in Detroit, taking place on August 8, engages attendees with a series of sessions given by NGSS experts and differentiated for different grade band– and content-specific educator roles. Check out the agenda (PDF) or register online.
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Recently on the NSTA blog, a reader asked Ms. Mentor for advice on the following: "I'm a recent graduate. A school district where I would really like to teach has an opening for a secondary science teacher. But when I read the job description, the position requires teaching five classes of two different subjects (general biology and an environmental science elective). During student teaching, I just taught biology. Is it common for teachers to have more than one subject? How can I do this? I felt overwhelmed with just one! —L., California. Read the answer here.
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Reading science trade books is the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content. The books that appear on the outstanding children's science trade books lists were selected by a book review panel appointed by NSTA and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council. See the 2016 list here, or peruse the last 20+ lists here.
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