2022 may be the year of health benefits for part-time faculty at California's community colleges,...
 

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

PAEMST
President Biden Honors Science and Mathematics Teachers
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation’s highest honors for K–12 STEM teachers. This year the PAEMST were awarded to kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers, including 41 NSTA members. Congratulations to these extraordinary teachers!
 
 
NSTA
Congratulations to the Newly-Elected 2022 NSTA Board and Council Members
Congratulations to the newly-elected 2022 NSTA Board and Council members. These individuals will take office on June 1 and will serve three-year terms.
 
 
 
American Museum of Natural History
Online Science Courses for Teachers
Advance your teaching career and earn graduate credit by taking our online courses in the life, Earth, & physical sciences! Gain special access to research from top Museum scientists, invaluable classroom resources, and much more!
 
 
 
NSTA
Early Bird Savings for #NSTA22 Houston Ends in Three Days
Register now before early bird savings disappear on Feb. 18. Sessions on 3-D teaching and learning, sensemaking, equity, and assessment, plus NSTA Professional Learning Institutes -- immersive, half-day learning sessions that will explore how the choice of instructional materials can serve as a...
 
 
NSTA
Book Beat Live! Supporting Emerging Multilinguals in the Science Classroom
This Feb. 16 web seminar will explore the multimodal dimensions of the language of science and using the 5R Instructional Model to scaffold multimodality to support conceptual development and communication.
 
 
 
EdSource
Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty
2022 may be the year of health benefits for part-time faculty at California's community colleges, where adjuncts teach about half of the courses and make up about two-thirds of the faculty. Gov. Newsom is proposing more funding that could give some of these instructors coverage for the first time.
 
 
 
LA Times Education
Riverside teacher who mimicked Native Americans during math lesson is fired
She was recorded wearing a faux headdress and chanting while teaching the "sohcahtoa" mnemonic for trigonometry functions.
 
 
 
The Scientist Magazine®
Ebola Lurking in Brain Fluid Kills Monkeys Weeks After Recovery
New research reveals where the virus was hiding and hints at how to truly purge it from the body.
 
 
 
Scientific American
The Personality Trait 'Intolerance of Uncertainty' Causes Anguish during COVID
High levels of it have put people at risk of emotional problems -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
 
 
 
NSTA Blog
House Passes America Competes Act
Resources
Free resources and opportunities
 
 
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