 | | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | November 14, 2016 | | | NSTA has released its newest infographic on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). How Today's Students Learn Science is presented in a fun, comic-book style and showcases science and engineering practices in action. The infographic is the second in a series on the NGSS and is available now on the NGSS@NSTA Hub. |  |
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| | | Last week NSTA found a home in the Rose City for our second Area Conference on Science Education. Take a peek at the conference through the eyes of our tweeting attendees, or read this attendee blog from Douglas Ferguson. If you were there, please remember to evaluate your sessions to track your professional development and be entered to win an iPad mini. Thank you to everyone who came and make sure you check our NSTA16 Portland Facebook album and tag yourself if you see yourself in any of our pictures. | |
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|  | | | Enter to win one of 32 NSTA gift cards, good on our award-winning books, NSTA membership, and registration for our upcoming conferences. We'll be giving away 4 cards per day through November 21. You can enter once per day, and when you share via social media, you get an extra entry! Click to enter and to see all the ways you can use NSTA gift cards. | |
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| | | Apply now for NSTA's 2016–2017 teacher awards, which recognize exceptional and innovative science educators. NSTA Awards and Recognitions comprise more than a dozen awards, recognizing educators in varied science fields and at every career level. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time;December 15, 2016, via online submission, with the exception of the Shell Science Teaching Award, for which applications must be completed by January 6, 2017. No entry fees are required for NSTA Teacher Awards. | |
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| | | A focus on science education at the earliest level is just one reason to join NSTA for our third area conference on science education, taking place in Columbus, Ohio, December 1–3. Other strands focus on successful collaborative partnerships that provide a wealth of resources inside and outside of the classroom as well as tackling scientific problems and pitching engineering solutions. One-day and onsite registration is available. Download this justification letter to request attendance help from your administration, and see the schedule here. | |
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| | | | | Applications for the second annual Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy are due this Friday, November 18. The program—designed specifically for middle school teachers (grades 5–8)—was established to help enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence in STEM while increasing teacher understanding about the skills needed for a scientifically literate workforce. This year, the Academy will support 25 teachers located in school districts in select Northrop Grumman communities. Learn more about the Academy here. | |
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| | Sponsored Announcement | | |  Honda is giving students, clubs or other organizations the unique opportunity to win a visit from Honda's humanoid robot ASIMO! Simply create a video, photo or essay demonstrating your team's vision of how robotics will affect the world by 2066, and the winning entry will host a demonstration of Honda's robotics products including the world's most advanced humanoid robot, ASIMO! Click HERE for contest rules and entry submission information. The entry deadline is January 10, 2017. | |
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| | Sponsored Announcement | | | | Incorporate an online master's degree into your busy life with the University of Maryland's Master of Chemical and Life Sciences. Designed for middle and high school science teachers, the 30-credit program offers cutting edge research in the biological, biochemical, and biomedical sciences. Exceptional faculty lead discussions on topics of current interest with significant social impact. | |
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