A new report recently released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggested that integrating science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) with the arts and humanities in higher education is associated with positive learning outcomes that may help students enter the workforce, live enriched lives, and become active and informed citizens. Read the article featured in USA Today and check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's other top education news stories.

Here's why science teacher Marjean I. loves NSTA: "NSTA offers so many great opportunities for me to get the cutting-edge teaching techniques that I know I can implement into the classroom right away." Find your "why" when you commit to NSTA's community. Become a member now and get our brand new #ThankAScienceTeacher tshirt when you use code MAY18 through May 31.

NSTA is launching a Twitter hashtag (#AskNSTA) to help members and the wider science education community ask and answer questions. If you have a question, tag #AskNSTA and NSTA staff will answer if it's for us, or we'll enlist our trusted community of educators to help. We have a strong network, and this is just one of the ways we can work better together.

Join us in Philadelphia for the Making Sense of Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning workshop. In this two-day workshop, you'll build a solid understanding of the three dimensions and how they integrate, and take home a powerful toolkit of resources.

Understanding the complex lives and lifecycles of plants is a lifetimes worth of work that can begin in early childhood. Learn how Peggy Ashbrook, NSTA Early Years, would introduce plant lifecycles to young children.

NSTA knows it can be challenging to learn the complex ins and outs of the NGSS on your own. That's why we developed a four-week online book Study around Discover the NGSS: Primer and Unit Planner, to provide science teachers with a comprehensive introduction to the NGSS. Learn more.

Apply to be the Field Editor of Connected Science Learning and shape the next generation of preK–12 STEM educators, both in-schools and out-of-school. To apply, e-mail a concise vita (no more than two pages) and a letter that specifies related experience and background to the Director of Journals, Ken Roberts (kroberts@nsta.org), by September 15. Learn more.

Download this free e-book featuring fresh new teaching strategies from our latest books. It's our way of showing our appreciation for all that you do.

What support can teachers get that would decrease the burnout rate? Gabe Kraljevic, NSTA's Ask a Mentor, answers this question.