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March 14, 2016
Calling all Makers! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and have some fun at the 2016 National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, March 31–April 3. Read about 8 Sessions a Maker Can't Miss at #NSTA16 Nashville. Featured speaker Jean Kaneko from the Tinker.Make.Innovate. program will share case stories from the Los Angeles schools' THE STEAM program, as well as Genius Hour/20% Time programs, which provide connected learning that is challenging, engaging, and inspiring.
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Can humans afford to continue to give scant attention to the life-forms on which our existence depends? E.O. Wilson's op-ed in The New York Times gives the sobering answer.
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Science teacher Jaclyn Austin encourages #NGSSchat regulars (and newbies!) to attend live on Thursday, March 31, as part of the 2016 NSTA National Conference on Science Education. Join the chat live at the conference, or virtually on Twitter. Read how and learn more here.
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Tomorrow is the drawing, so enter tonight by 11:59 pm ET! We're giving away three bundles (one per grade level—elementary, middle, and high) of NSTA Press bestsellers. To be entered to win, tell us why you want to use them in your classroom. Each bundle includes 10 total books (nine print books and one NSTA enhanced E-book). Three winners will be chosen randomly on March 15.
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Regular Lab Out Loud fans who enjoyed listening to the guys talking movies with Andy Howell, won't want to miss Howell giving an inside view of his work as a scientist at Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT). Listen to the show to hear about supernovae, robotic telescopes, and how science really happens.
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"The practice of moving our clocks twice a year is awash with colorful characters and strange-but-true tales." Read more from National Geographic.
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"I was amazed by the beauty of the product." That's something we hear over and over from readers of our Enhanced E-books. We also hear things like: "This is not in any way just a 'digital' book. It is a visual, intellectual experience." Curious to know what all the buzz is about? Browse our complete collection of Enhanced E-books, and order by April 15 to get reduced, first-year pricing.
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Before you make your final plans to join NSTA in Nashville for the National Conference on Science Education, take a look at our preconference Professional Learning Institutes (PLIs), taking place on March 30. To register online for the Nashville conference and to purchase PLI tickets, click here. If your school/district is within a 200-mile radius of Nashville, click here for information on the Northrop Grumman Foundation Professional Learning Institute Scholarship Program Opportunity.
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Read the March 2016 issue of Book Beat, from NSTA Press. This month, we feature two new press titles Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes and The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning; and there's info on our special promo code! Read more in this month's issue of Book Beat.
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It's starting to feel like spring, and on your NSTA Calendar, that means it's time to apply for summer professional development programs happening in July. Explore the physical foundations of oceanography at the U.S. Naval Academy during Maury Project Workshop Training (deadline March 21). Learn the latest technologies and techniques for analyzing and forecasting weather in the Project ATMOSPHERE Workshop at the National Weather Service Training Center (deadline March 28). Or join scientists for fieldwork in Costa Rica's tropical forests as part of the ECO Classroom Program (deadline April 8). If July doesn't work for you, check your NSTA Calendar for opportunities in June and August. 
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