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| | | NSTA has signed on as an official partner for the 2018 March for Science scheduled for April 14, in Washington, D.C., and in satellite cities across the United States and worldwide. Learn more about the March for Science and the list of satellite cities (or how you can start your own march in your area). |  |
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|  | | | Take a deep dive into three-dimensional teaching and learning with special events and sessions at the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta, March 15–18, including professional learning institutes, workshops, a day-long forum on instructional materials, a share-a-thon, and a featured presentation on assessment. Learn more and register now for the cheapest rates. | |
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| | | Congratulations to the newly elected NSTA Board and Council members for 2018 who will take office beginning June 1. Dennis Schatz, senior advisor with the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington, will join the presidential chain this summer alongside 2017–18 President David Crowther and 2018–19 President Christine Royce. | |
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|  | | | Education Week's Mark Walsh analyzes NBC's new sitcom AP Bio, about a failed Harvard philosophy professor who retreats to teaching high school biology. Walsh writes, "If I had only watched the pilot episode, I would have my doubts about how this premise would develop. But I screened the first four episodes, and as I watched those, the show grew on me as smart and insightful about the modern American college-prep high school". Read the article. | |
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| | | Ready to take your teaching to a new level with NSTA? We've got targeted opportunities for teachers at every level; now's the time to invest in yourself and everything that NSTA has to offer. Use promo code FEB18B to get 2 free e-books when you become a regular NSTA member through February 28. | |
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| | | Why do instructional materials for science need to change? Do three-dimensional materials exist? What can teachers do on their own to adapt lessons? Jim Short, program director at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, answers questions about the changing landscape of instructional materials for science teaching in NSTA's Next Gen Navigator e-newsletter. Read the entire January issue. | |
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| | | Sabari Raja, co-founder and CEO of Nepris, joins Lab Out Loud this week to discuss the history of Nepris, its goal of creating equity of access, and how you can start connecting with science professionals in your classroom. | |
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| .jpg) | | | | | Results from a new state test have been released two years after students took it, and the budget impasse is getting the blame for the delay. But some local educators say there's still plenty to learn from the dated scores about the way they teach. Read the article featured in the Belleville News-Democrat. |
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| | | There's no shortage of talk about the need to get more students to choose STEM majors. But a growing body of research, including research from at the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University, indicates there might also be a need to get more STEM majors to go to the polls. Read the article featured in The Conversation. |
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| | | Unlike science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals who have the flexibility to pursue learning wherever it may take them, STEM teachers are often bound by curriculum and their administrators. This week, the national network 100Kin10, which has pledged to train and retain 100,000 STEM teachers by 2021, announced $1 million in funding to five groups to try to answer this question: How can we empower teachers to experiment—and even fail—in their instruction? Read the article featured in Education Week. |
| | Sponsored by: American Museum of Natural History | | | |  Registration ends soon for these six-week online courses. Taught by museum scientists and classroom educators, these courses are accessible anytime, anywhere. Get access to cutting-edge research, rich science content, and powerful classroom resources. Spring Session 2 March 19–April 29 Registration deadline: March 5 Register by February 19 to save $50 on course fees Learn about ecology and ecosystem dynamics using a systems thinking lens. Investigate the complex range of factors that inform management efforts and grapple with real-world conservation questions. AMNH is offering 15% off course fees to those who register for the Ecology course by May 31. Use code NSTA2018 upon checkout to redeem. Click here to apply. | |
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| | | | | | | | These real-world anchoring phenomena and supporting materials for physical and life science units reflect a range of resources, including still images, video clips, demonstrations, and student investigations. They can be the foundation for NGSS–supported units in Forest Ecology, Light and Color, Evolution by Natural Selection, Static Electricity, Air Pressure/Phases of Matter, Density, Photosynthesis, and more. |
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| | | | | | Inspire girls to pursue physics careers with this booklet from the American Physics Society. Profiles of women in the field show how a physics background can lead to a variety of fulfilling careers in science. |
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| | | | | On this site, schools with pollinator gardens or educators who want to incorporate a study of monarchs in their classroom will find curriculum, gardening tips, background information on monarchs and other insects, monarch-related Student Challenges to spark classroom discussion, and DirectAction steps to take for monarch conservation. |
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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 Lawrence Hall of Science staff will provide background on the development of the NGSS-aligned Amplify Science, including the philosophy, pedagogy, and research basis. Amplify Science experts will conduct a walk-through 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: February 6, 2018 Time: 3 pm EST Date: February 8, 2018 Time: 3 pm EST | |
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