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| | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | July 5, 2016 | | | Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter | | After an almost five-year journey to the solar system's largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter's orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 pm. PDT (11:53 p.m. EDT) on Monday, July 4. Read the full story, or follow @NASAjuno on Twitter for seriously lighthearted updates. | |
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| | DIY Your Science PD | | Where can K–12 science department chairs find professional development (PD) opportunities for teachers? NSTA's Ms. Mentor writes, "All teachers, including science teachers, have two fields that require continuing education: teaching practices and subject-area content." Read her full recommendations here. | |
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| | | Next NGSS Summer Institute Takes Place July 15 in Reno | | Join NSTA and science teaching experts to dive deeply into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). One past participant writes, "I increased my familiarity with Science and Engineering practices and crosscutting concepts so I can start to adapt lesson plans!" Learn more about this one-day summer institute on July 15 in Reno, Nevada, designed to help science educators and leaders implement the NGSS. The event engages attendees with a series of sessions by NGSS experts and differentiated for different grade band– and content-specific educator roles. | |
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| | | | | | | | NSTA Poll: What's Your School's Science Budget? | | In 2011, NSTA Reports asked members about their typical school budget for supplies. More than two-thirds reported their typical school budget was less than $500. Thirty-four percent said they expected to spend between $100 and $300 out of their own pockets; 27% expected to spend between $300 and $500; and another 27% reported they would spend more than $500. We are wondering if and how school science budgets have changed in the last five years. Share your experience in our short anonymous poll now. | |
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| | | | NSTA's K–College Summer 2016 Science Education Journals Online | | Want to engage your students in learning about structure and processes from molecules to organisms? What about learning more about Juno's mission to Jupiter? Are your high school students confused about what the word model means in relation to science? Are your college students interested in interdisciplinary problem-based learning? NSTA's summer journals have the answers you need. | |
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| | | | | | | Sponsored by MSU MSU Graduate Course Registration Open for Fall 2016 Montana State University's online graduate courses for science teachers are now open for fall 2016 registration. The courses are all part of MSU Extended University's National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN), which has reached more than 24,000 science teachers in its 22-year history. Most courses start on Sept. 12 and a couple begin on Oct. 17. Fall 2016 courses include 14 interesting offerings in a variety of science and education fields. The courses are open to all teachers and informal educators. Participants can take courses for professional development or start working toward an online graduate certificate or master's degree. Register or learn more at http://eu.montana.edu/NTEN/ or contact Kelly Boyce at kboyce@montana.edu or (406) 994-6812. | NSTA Home I Member Benefits I Conferences I Journals I Science Store
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