Top Science News & Resources for Science Teachers
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| | | What Made You Become a Science Teacher? | What was the moment in your childhood that made you want to become a science teacher? Learn how a thunderstorm led Ricky Arnold to a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and then to NASA. Find out on the NSTA blog. | |
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| New Year, New Books | NSTA Press is offering 20% off on our 20 newest books if you order before January 31. Use promotion code NEW18 when ordering. Offer valid only on purchases made in the online NSTA Science Store and shipped to U.S. addresses. May not be combined with any other offer. | |
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| | | Great Backyard Bird Count | The next Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is February 16–19. If your students have been observing birds at a bird feeder or on a walk, they may be interested in participating in a citizen science project to count birds during the GBBC. Early Years' expert Peggy Ashbrook has some tips as to how you can combine the GBBC with monitoring the weather. | |
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| | | | | | STEM For All: How to Create a Healthy STEM Ecosystem | Many of the most valuable jobs of tomorrow depend on STEM education happening in classrooms today. To satisfy this appetite for STEM, educators are feeling the pressure to make curriculum changes, but many are not sure how to begin. School districts have responded to this pressure by providing courses for gifted students and STEM-focused after-school clubs. However, this selective approach is failing to provide adequate STEM experiences for all PreK–12 students. Read the article featured in U.S. News & World Report. |
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| Teacher Recruitment and Retention: It's Complicated | At a broad national level, statistics tell us there is no teacher shortage. In fact, the number of U.S. teachers has grown by 13% in four years, far outpacing the 2% rise in student enrollment during the same period. But that doesn't mean teacher shortages aren't real. 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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| | | DIG Field School | Applications open February 1 for this summer program, which teams teachers with University of Washington paleontologist Greg Wilson and his team to do geological and paleontological research in Hell Creek, Montana. Teachers will do most of the same science practices that scientists do in the field: collecting fossils, analyzing data, constructing explanations with evidence, and contributing to the body of science knowledge. |
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| | ACS-Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grant | Applications open February 1 for this grant, which is awarded to chemistry teachers with innovative ideas that transform classroom learning, foster student development, and reveal the wonders of chemistry. Applicants can request up to $1,500 to support their ideas. |
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