Lawsuit: Black students and English learners in Pittsburg Unified are disproportionately shunted...
 

Welcome to NSTA Reports—your timely source for news, information, and resources on science teaching and learning. 

 
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NSTA Member Heads to Space with Historic Space X ‘Inspiration4’
Space X will help make history tomorrow when it carries the first all-civilian crew dubbed Inspiration4 aboard its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Resilience spacecraft. Among the crew members, is mission pilot and NSTA member Dr. Sian Proctor.
 
 
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Call to Action for Science Education Web Seminar Sept. 27
Join us for a free web seminar on Monday, September 27 at 7 PM Eastern as we discuss the key priorities outlined in the Call to Action for Science Education report and how teachers can take a leading role in this sweeping national effort to shape the future of science education.
 
 
 
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Freebies for Teachers
Free resources and events for teachers
 
 
Selected by National Science Teaching Association
ExploraVision Registration Now Open
Registration is now OPEN for the 30th annual Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition, which challenges students to use problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork to imagine solutions to real-life issues.
 
 
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Leveraging Student Ideas to Accelerate Learning Web Seminar
Starting Tuesday, September 28! Explore the connection between deep science learning and student opportunities to express, clarify, and represent their ideas in a supportive learning community, while receiving feedback from their trusted peers and teacher.
 
 
 
EdSource
ACLU sues Bay Area school district over ‘separate, unequal and illegal’ special education program
Lawsuit: Black students and English learners in Pittsburg Unified are disproportionately shunted into special education and subject to harsh discipline.
 
 
 
Scientific American
Contest Challenges Inventors to Harness Wave Power to Desalinate Seawater
Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., will host wave energy inventions as part of an Energy Department competition.
 
 
 
Phys.org
Researchers realize a spin field-effect transistor at room temperature
A crucial goal of spintronics research is to coherently manipulate electron spins at room temperature using electrical current. This is particularly valuable as it would enable the development of numerous devices, including spin field-effect transistors.
 
 
NSTA Connected Science Learning
Guest Editorial: Exploring Climate Justice Learning: Visions, Challenges, and Opportunities
 
 
 
NSTA The Science Teacher
Introducing OutSCIder Classroom
Join host Chris Anderson as he explores our incredible National Parks and meets awesome scientists, all while learning how the world around us works!
Resources
Join us for a web seminar this Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m., to learn how teachers of science can re-establish their STEM spaces (science lab, technology and engineering lab, makerspace, etc.) to make sure everything is safer this school year.