top news and resources of the week for science teachers
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| | | Learning the Serengeti Rules | | Lab Out Loud podcast guest Sean B. Carroll—award-winning scientist, author of The Serengeti Rules, and educator—examines the fundamental question of how life works. Listen to the show as Carroll shares compelling science stories with epic adventures, surprise, and even a little detective work. | |
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| | | Bring Your STEM Questions to Orlando, July 12–14 | | How do we respond to research that indicates that by the time our students reach the fourth grade, a third of them will lose interest in science? How do we ensure that our students develop a solid foundation in the STEM areas so that they are prepared to both work and live in the 21st century? These are just a few questions we'll answer at the 2017 STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA. Register by this Friday, June 2, for advance deadline pricing! | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | NSTA District Professional Learning Packages | | Partner with NSTA to take your professional learning days to the next level with packages of books, onsite presentations and workshops, and online experiences on popular topics, such as Picture-Perfect Science, Argument-Driven Inquiry, Uncovering Student Ideas, Outdoor Science, and more. Authors and other expert trainers are available throughout the year to bring these classroom-tested approaches to your school, district, or state. Learn more. | |
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| | | | | | | | | EclipseMob Webinar | | EclipseMob is a collaborative effort between scientists and citizens to collect critical low-frequency radio wave propagation data on a large geographical scale during the August 21 solar eclipse to answer fundamental questions about the Earth's ionosphere. EclipseMob offers webinars to answer questions about eclipses, radio waves, and the ionosphere, as well as how to build your own receiver system to participate in the nationwide eclipse STEM research experience experiment. |
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| | | | Harley-Davidson Foundation Grants | | These grants provide community support where Harley-Davidson has corporate facilities while targeting areas of greatest need among underserved populations. Targeted categories are education, health, and the environment. |
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| | | | Rising Scientist Awards | | These awards—presented by the Child Mind Institute and this year joined by The City University of New York's Advanced Science Research Center—are given to five local 11th graders who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in research in the fields of child and adolescent mental health and/or pediatric neuroscience. Teachers in the New York Tri-State area can nominate candidates. Find more Calendar entries online at NSTA |
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| | | | Idaho Releases Revamped Science Standards Proposal | | A state committee has made another attempt to break a deadlock over addressing climate change in Idaho classrooms. But the last word in this controversy belongs to Idaho lawmakers — who removed references to climate change from state science standards earlier this year. The State Department of Education unveiled five new climate change standards with wording designed to address lawmakers' concerns. Read the article featured in Idaho Ed News. |
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| | Keeping Up With STEM in the Classroom | | Job readiness and transferable skills are things you don't typically associate with elementary students. Yet to pursue careers as mechanical engineers or computer scientists as adults, children need to develop their interests in and aptitudes for such fields at an early age. The pressure that schools and teachers face to increase STEM education is real. Starting in 2019, elementary and secondary teachers in Washington state will have to document professional development in STEM in order to renew their teaching certificates. Read the article featured in The Seattle Times. |
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| | Next-Generation Science Tests Slowly Take Shape | | Around the country, science instruction is changing—students are being asked to make models, analyze data, construct arguments, and design solutions in ways that far exceed schools' previous goals. That means science testing, of course, needs to change as well. Yet considering federal requirements around science testing, and states' logistical, technical, and financial limitations, putting a new, performance-heavy state science test in place is no easy task. 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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