 | | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | October 17, 2016 | | | Last week the U.S. Department of Education issued new regulations that will be a game changer for teacher preparation programs. Read more in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. |  |
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| | | Enter to win a 10-book bundle from NSTA Press, filled with books in your interest area—choices include elementary; middle; high; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); the Next Generation Science Standards; and literacy. You can enter once per day through November 4, and when you share via social media, you get an extra entry! See all the books and enter here. | |
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| | | | | | | Save the date! Join the Bright Schools Competition for a free informational webinar on Tuesday, November 1 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Learn how light and sleep affect students and find out how to get your sixth-eighth graders involved in this exciting STEM experience. Register today. | |
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| | | Leave the lecture hall behind and join us for NSTA's first un-conference experience, taking place on-site at NSTA's Minneapolis Conference, October 27–29, and Portland Conference, November 10–12. Host and STEM educator Dedric McGhee envisions this as a place for "conversation and real-time reflection" and says, "Learning will be spontaneous and inviting, providing you with information and, who knows, maybe a new comrade in education." Read more here, and watch live updates via NSTA's Twitter feed and Facebook page. | |
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| | | Two new children's books published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press, are filled with rich illustrations and highlight the importance of discovery, observation, and investigation. In From Flower to Fruit, young scientists are encouraged to use a magnifying glass to study plants in a garden, while in Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings sketching, writing, and recording data are the major theme. Learn more about these new books here. Use promo codes BKS16 to save $15 on a purchase of $75 or more from the NSTA Science Store through November 1. | |
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| | | Will #NSTA16 Minneapolis be your first NSTA conference? Looking for advice on how to make a schedule? Want to know what you can expect? Retiring NSTA President Carolyn Hayes will have the answers to these questions during the First Timers' #NSTAchat , taking place October 18, from 8:30 to 9:00 pm ET. Join us and get the info you need to get the most out of your conference experience. | |
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| | | Are efforts in many states to make computer science count toward graduation—often at the expense of science or math credits—a step in the right direction? Read more in this blog from NSTA Executive Director David Evans. | |
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| | | Ever wanted to know what age a child can begin science learning? Early Years expert Peggy Ashbrook was just asked this question recently and she has the answer in her Early Years NSTA blog. | |
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| | | Earth Day Network's Teach for the Future Contest seeks K–12 STEM and environmental educators to develop lesson plans for teaching climate change in the classroom. Ten educators with the best plans will be chosen to attend either of the two NSTA Area Conferences in Portland, Oregon, or Columbus, Ohio (deadline October 21). SaveOnEnergy.com is looking for the best lesson plans for teaching K–8 students about energy or sustainability. Six winners will receive $500 grants to be used toward classroom materials and activities (deadline October 21). And high school chemistry teachers can apply to serve as mentors to students competing in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO). The American Chemical Society pays mentors an honorarium and covers most expenses associated with mentoring students at the USNCO study camp and attending the International Chemistry Olympiad (deadline December 2). If you have the urge to share or serve, look no further than the NSTA Calendar. | |
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| | Sponsored Announcement | | |  Honda is taking its philosophy of using the Power of Dreams to the classrooms with the Honda Robotics Contest. Students, clubs or other organizations can win a visit from Honda's humanoid robot ASIMO! Your team's vision of how robotics will affect the world by 2066 can earn a full demonstration of Honda Robotics products, including the world's most advanced humanoid robot! Video, photo and essay submissions are all encouraged. Click HERE for contest rules and entry submission information. | |
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