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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Save the Date: Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation: A Summit

The Board of Science Education of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is hosting a public summit October 14-15, 2021 to take stock of the implementation of state science standards and determine the next steps for continuing or reinvigorating implementation efforts.

Selected by National Science Teaching Association Freebies Free resources for educators

NSTA Want to Present at an NSTA Area Conference This Fall? We are now accepting proposals until July 8 for the fall face-to-face area conferences (Portland, October 28–30; National Harbor, Maryland, November 11–13; and Los Angeles, December 9–11) .

NSTA STEM 21 Virtual Forum -- Earlybird Deadline Is This Friday, July 9 Register by Friday for substantial savings, then enjoy the conference at your own pace! Watch sessions live and participate in interactive content, or check out the sessions later in the on-demand library.

NSTA Crosscutting Concepts Book Study Starts August 3 In this four-seminar series participants explore the crosscutting concepts as one of the three dimensions described in the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards, and their critical role for science teaching and learning.

NSTA Science and Children Turn Up the Music!

NSTA The Science Teacher GENERATE: The Game of Energy Choices

District Administration Enter to win the Top Ed Tech Product of the Year awards Have an innovative new ed tech solution? Enter to be a part of our “Top Ed Tech Products of the Year” awards.

edutopia Using Cognitive Science to Boost Learning Retrieval Practice At New York City’s High School of Violin and Dance—a comprehensive high school in the Bronx—a core group of teacher leaders, …

EdSource Special education sees ‘historic’ boost in new funding California will get over $1 billion in state and federal funding for students with disabilities, many of whom struggled in distance learning.

Resources

Book Beat Live! During a web seminar on Tuesday, July 20 Dr. Patrick L. Brown, author of NSTA’s book series Instructional Sequence Matters, will discuss the book and provide approaches to sequence of instruction in science/STEM teaching.