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| | How do you challenge the most persistent, passionate, and brightest middle school students to pursue careers in science and engineering? What about regular education and special education students? Science Scope field editor Patty McGinnis suggests science fairs and competitions. Read more . |  |
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| | | Join NSTA in Milwaukee this November 9–11 for our second area conference on science education. With more than 300 sessions to choose from—spanning grade bands and disciplines—we're confident you'll walk away with new ideas and lesson plans, while feeling motivated and inspired. Save the most on conference registration–Earlybird deadline is October 13. | |
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| | This new curriculum from AAAS/Project 2061 has been extensively field tested and is sure to be an effective tool for addressing specific goals for student learning. Learn more. | |
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| | Join us on Twitter Thursday, October 12, at 9 p.m. eastern time for the next #NSTAchat. Members of the committee will be chatting about NSTA's upcoming Milwaukee Conference on Science Education. Find out how to make the most of your trip, where you can score an #ONLYatNSTA tweet shirt, and when you can meet your favorite authors or NSTA leaders. | |
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| | Kudos to the members of the NSTA Safety Advisory Board who continue to develop informative resources for teachers. Visit our safety portal for recent offerings, including guides on the use of personal protective equipment, alcohol, and safer eye protection practices, as well as grade–level safety acknowledgment forms. | |
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| | Have you opened your mail lately and found a package from the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank that rejects the scientific consensus on climate change? If so, send us the unsolicited propaganda you received from the Heartland Institute and we will recycle it (or just email us a photo when you recycle) and in return you will receive free access to our popular e-book, Ocean's Effect on Weather and Climate. Learn more and access NSTA's vast resources on climate change here. | |
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| | Join us on Thursday, October 12, for a web seminar to learn how you can enter to win $10,000 for your outstanding work as a science educator. The program will feature presenter Gary Koppelman, chairperson of the Shell Science Teaching Award Judging Panel. Koppelman will discuss the application process for 2017–2018, share insight into completing your application, and provide tips for strengthening your submission for a chance to join the $10,000 club! | |
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| | Check your mailbox for the October issue of NSTA Reports! The latest issue looks at how students are learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts by crafting their own race cars— solar-powered; others made from food! Blick on Flicks reflects on the 30th anniversary of The Princess Bride and possible science discussion starters, Ms. Mentor offers advice on capitalizing on past experiences and more. You can also read the issue online in the NSTA Reports Archive. (You must be logged in as an NSTA member to access the archive.) | |
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| | The annual NSTA Nominations for Board of Directors and Council engages science educators in leadership positions. Join NSTA and nominate a peer or yourself. All applications for nomination must be received by October 16. Learn more about the application process. | |
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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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| | Ten years ago, two Colorado chemistry teachers unleashed a brash concept on a K–12 landscape in which few questioned the age-old formula of lecture, homework, assess, repeat. It was the early days of YouTube (then two years old), and it was getting cheap and easy to make and post videos, so the two teachers—Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams—proposed shifting lectures to videos students would watch at home, and asking students to come to class prepared to solve problems with their peers. It became known as the flipped classroom a modern, video-based version of a model pioneered by a handful of higher ed professors during the 1990s. Read the article featured in Ed Surge. |
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| | The global movement to increase access to STEM educational opportunities, and ultimately increase the flow of talent into the pipeline for professions in the STEM field, is continuing to grow. Countries across the world are devoting resources and strategic thought to creating meaningful plans for implementation, which in some cases, means a total overhaul of how schools have traditionally approached science and mathematics education. Read the article featured in the Silicon Republic. |
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| | While test scores are often used as indicators of student achievement, a new report shows that a student's grade point average (GPA) in ninth grade may be the most important predictor of later academic success. Read the brief featured in Education DIVE. |
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| | | | | The American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Systems Technical Committee and Space Transportation Technical Committee are awarding $500 grants to elementary and secondary school teachers to help them purchase materials and supplies for enhancing STEM education. |
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| | | | | The grant offers financial support to teachers who are currently using or would like to use amateur radio in their classrooms as an instructional tool. |
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| | | | | Scholarships are available for this cross-curricular professional development program on instructional approaches and protocols for exploring one of the world's most important natural resources: the Amazon Rainforest. |
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| Sponsored by: Ask, Listen, Learn | | |  Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix is a completely free and web-based program, designed for kids ages 9–12 and their educators and parents. The program takes a scientific approach to underage drinking prevention, with a series of seven lesson plans and animated videos that take kids on a journey through the developing brain. Each unit focuses on a specific part of the brain, teaching kids how the brain works, how alcohol affects each part, and how that can affect them. Program content regarding the effects of alcohol on the developing brain has been reviewed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and is consistent with currently available science. The lessons support Common Core State, Next Generation Science, and National Health Education Standards. | |
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| | Sponsored by: American Museum of Natural History | | | |  Earn Graduate credit at classes taught by the Museum's world-class scientists and experienced course educators with the Online Teacher Education Program. Get access to cutting-edge research and powerful classroom resources with these easy-to-navigate, accessible courses. Fall Session 2 Oct. 30 – Dec. 10 Registration deadline: Oct. 16 | |
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