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How to Safeguard Your Lab | Many of the chemicals on the Department of Homeland Security's Anti-Terrorism Standards Chemicals of Interest List can be found in high school storerooms. Review these guidelines for providing a secure working environment and making labs more secure. | |
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NSTA Legislative Update: May 22 | As expected, President Trump's budget for FY2018 programs will eliminate a number of key federal education programs for teachers. Read more in the May 22 issue of the NSTA Legislative Update | |
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Relating Weather Watching to Periodic Nature Events | Two-years-olds may be too young to remember the seasonal changes that happened in the last year but they are not too young to understand and talk about the natural changes that happen on a shorter time scale—the cycle of day and night. Read more from early childhood science education expert Peggy Ashbrook. | |
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Coaching a Colleague | Trying to coach a colleague who wants to improve his or her science instruction or who's struggling with classroom management and organization during class activities? Try these tips from Ms. Mentor. | |
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6 Locations for Picture-Perfect STEMposiums! Register Now for One Near You | NSTA's Picture-Perfect Science authors Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan will be conducting a series of workshops to help K–5 teachers discover how picture books can inspire elementary STEM learning. Choose either a two-day workshop or the train-the-trainer package, which includes the workshop. Coming soon to Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Fayetteville, AR; San Bernadino, CA; Arlington, VA,; and Portland, OR. | |
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| JogNog | This game-based quiz program offers assessments for students in core subjects, including science, math, language arts, and history. The science quizzes employ key vocabulary and concepts in the Next Generation Science Standards. |
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| Who, Me? A Scientist? | In this activity, students watch a short video and a demonstration of a discrepant event. The follow-up classroom discussion can help students understand that curiosity, perseverance, and the ability to solve problems are qualities they possess. |
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| Enviro Science for High School | Two environmental science units from the Nature Conservancy's Nature Works Everywhere program help students gain a global perspective on conservation. Both Recording the Rainforest and Nature's First Defenders include a teacher's guide, lesson plans, student handouts, links, and videos. Find more Freebies on at NSTA |
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12 Texas Preschoolers Hurt In Blast From Color-Changing Fire Experiment Gone Wrong | An outdoor science experiment involving fire at a Texas Presbyterian preschool went terribly wrong last Tuesday, injuring 12 students—six of whom were transported to a hospital with burns. A group of preschoolers were gathered outside to watch a teacher change the color of fire using different chemicals. The teacher mixed boric acid with methanol and tried to light it on fire. Nothing happened, so the teacher added more alcohol and lit the mixture again. Then there was an explosion. Read the article featured in the Washington Post. |
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Teachers Speak: What PD Actually Works? | Even with the best technology in the world, there is one key element that determines student success: a high-quality, highly-effective teacher. In fact, some research estimates that teachers can impact students' lifetime earnings by 10 to 20 percent, which can increase the U.S. gross domestic product by tens of trillions of dollars. And professional development (PD) is critical in helping teachers as they continue to hone their skills and evolve as educators. But what kind of PD is most effective, and does the kind of PD that helps teachers best change as teachers become more experienced? Read the article featured in eSchool News. |
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We Need More STEM Teachers; Higher Ed. Can Help | America's colleges and universities have fallen short for decades in providing K-12 schools with teachers, particularly secondary school teachers, in the high-need STEM fields of physics, chemistry, math, and computer science. These shortages continue to have an impact on the quality of STEM education with the ripple effect of discouraging young students from pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math themselves. Read the article featured in Education Week. Check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories. |
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