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| | Districts will soon be working on plans for using funds under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Will science and STEM be part of your district's ESSA plan? At this webinar—co-hosted by Achieve, NSELA, and NSTA—national and district leaders will provide ideas you can use to improve student science outcomes in your district, and develop strategies around your district's science plans that can be incorporated into ESSA implementation. Learn more and register here. |  |
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| | Do you want to support implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and three-dimensional instruction in your school and district? Then join us for a Discover the NGSS Train-the-Trainer Workshop in either Milwaukee (November 10–11) or New Orleans (December 1–2). | |
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| | The eCYBERMISSION STEM competition offers project-based learning for students in grades 6–9. Students learn real-world applications of STEM. Registration is open, and free STEM kits are available to any students registered to a team by November 8. Learn more and register students today. | |
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| | The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the collaboration between its LinkEngineering.org website and TeachEngineering.org, a digital library with more than 1,550 standards-aligned, engineering-focused K–12 curricular resources. The integration blends the community features of the NAE site with the content from TeachEngineering.org, creating new opportunities for educators to promote student interest and success in engineering. | |
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| | The National Academy of Science Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6–12 will hold a public workshop on November 2 to gather information that will inform their study. As part of their work, they will examine research on science investigations and engineering design conducted since the publication of America's Lab Report (National Research Council 2006) and use this research to inform the revision of the original report. Registration is required as space is limited. Learn more about the project here and register for the workshop here. | |
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| | At this NSTA Learning Center web seminar, NSTA/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics STEM Teacher Ambassadors and Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching winners will discuss how you can develop leadership skills in a profession that many believe does not encourage leadership, how you can stay connected, how they became teacher leaders, and why the "teacher voice" and advocacy and outreach is critical to education issues—both inside and outside the classroom. Register here. | |
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| | It's Mole Day! Celebrated on October 23, Mole Day recognizes Avogadro's number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic unit of measurement in chemistry. Lab Out Loud co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler discuss Mole Day, reminisce on how they have honored it, and celebrate Maurice Oehler, the founder of the National Mole Day Foundation. How do you celebrate Mole Day? Leave a comment at laboutloud.com, tweet a picture to @laboutloud or leave a message on facebook.com. | |
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| | Register by October 27 to get the advance deadline discount on #NSTA17 Milwaukee, November 9–11. See the sessions for each conference strand: | |
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| | "What do you do with that last 40 minutes of class at the end of the week on a Friday?" Find out how elementary teacher, Pamela Leestma uses NASA education resources to keep both herself and her students engaged during the school week. Read her blog post. | |
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| | Middle school physical science, engineering, and technology teachers, located in school districts in select Northrop Grumman communities, who have at least two years of middle school teaching experience and a strong desire to advance engineering and technology education by applying real-world applications in the classroom, can apply to become a Teacher Fellow. Teachers applying for the U.S. facilities must be U.S. citizens, and teachers applying for the Australian facility must have Australian citizenship. Find more information here. | |
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| | Researchers and educators are trying to transform the way students learn science. Forget sit-and-get lessons, they say: Students should be active participants in their learning, which should be inquiry-based. Students should be encouraged to vocalize their understanding throughout the learning process, educators say. Read the article featured in Education Week's TEACHER magazine. |
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| | Californians overwhelmingly support expanding science and computer education starting in elementary school, according to a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies/EdSource poll. The online survey of 1,200 registered voters in California found that 87% favored schools putting "greater emphasis on integrating science as part of the entire public school curriculum." Although by far the majority of respondents said they had never heard of the Next Generation Science Standards, the new science standards adopted in 2013, 68% supported the concept once the standards were described to them. Read the article featured in EdSource. |
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| | Hundreds of people turned out in Santa Fe last week to oppose the state's plans to enact science standards that omitted facts on climate change and evolution. Now, the head of the Public Education Department says he has reconsidered those controversial changes. Read the article featured in the New Mexico Political Report. |
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| | | | | This scientific outreach activity provides K–12 students and teachers a fun, hands-on STEM experience as they work to grow the biggest and highest-quality single crystal. Students and teachers can win cash prizes for their school. |
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| | | | | K–16 educators can apply for grant money for Classroom, Schoolwide, or Community Projects featuring hands-on actions that conserve, restore, and/or protect human communities and/or natural resources from environmental challenges. Applications open on October 30 (website will go live then). |
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| | | | | PreK-12 and higher education teachers and museum and aquarium educators board National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research and survey ships to work with scientists and crew. Teachers then bring their new understanding and scientific experience back to their classrooms. |
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| Sponsored by: Arizona State University | | | |  What factors led to our unusually large brains? When and why did we become upright walkers? What does geology have to do with fossils? What can DNA tell us about how we evolved? What do we learn about human behavior by studying primates? Why do people cooperate? Many resources on the web provide facts about how we became human, but too few provide classroom teachers with curricular tools and content that engage young people in human origins and scientific investigations. Inspired by AskABiologist.asu.edu and the Webby-award winning BecomingHuman.org, AskAnAnthropologist.asu.edu aspires to build an online community of science and social studies educators focused on middle- and high-school learners. New stories, translations to Spanish, activities, and links to NGSS categories will expand this new resource and provide teachers and their students with invaluable tools to investigate our ancient past. | |
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| | Sponsored by: University of Nebraska Online | | | | Programs include: This program exposes students to courses in laboratory and field experiences that provide a well-rounded education. Studies are emphasized through solving modern biological problems. A low student-faculty ratio insures guidance for successful program completion. This program enhances skills in science content inquiry and application: Acquire new and enhanced science content knowledge Integrate content to age-appropriate pedagogy Apply content to real-world situations Develop relevant, standards-based curriculum materials Inspire students with science in action This interdisciplinary program involves departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Physical Science, and Teacher Education. This online degree enables veteran teachers to gain knowledge in their content areas as well as an understanding of developments in math and science standards. | |
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