President Trump released his budget for Fiscal Year 2019 programs last week, and programs on the chopping block include the Title IV-A, Student Support and Academic Achievement Grants; Title II grants for teacher training; and afterschool programs. The budget does request $180 million for grants that would support "evidence-based strategies and interventions to improve student achievement in STEM fields, including computer science." Read more in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update.
Virtual labs can be useful tools as they help to promote learning, allow students to explore, and assist teachers in reinforcing concepts in contexts that are realistic and engaging, according to an article by the Associated Press. NSTA Executive Director David Evans—who was interviewed for this story—remarked, "...the ability to run many, many more cases in a simulation space as opposed to the real physical space represents a huge learning opportunity." Read the article, and check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories.
Sign up by February 23 to get the advance deadline discount on NSTA's National Conference on Science Education, happening in Atlanta, March 15–18. Learn more about the conference strands:
Need something relevant to capture your students' attention? Bring the Olympics into your classroom this week with five engineering challenges from our friends at The Teaching Channel.
Congratulations to the 18 middle and secondary school science teachers who have been named district winners in the Shell Science Lab Challenge. Sponsored by Shell Oil Company, the competition encourages teachers to share their innovative lab experiences for a chance to win a science lab makeover. Each teacher and his or her school will receive a $3,000 prize package that includes lab equipment, NSTA resources and more. Read more about the competition.
Thanks to our sponsors Northrop Grumman and Shell, several scholarships are available for full-day, pre-conference Professional Learning Institutes (PLIs), which will be completely free of charge once you register for the 2018 NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Atlanta, Georgia.
Join us on Thursday, February 22, at 9 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) for an #NSTAchat on next month's NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more about the individuals who helped put the conference together and get some tips and tricks to maximize your conference experience.
This week Lab Out Loud welcomes the co-authors of a recent Phi Delta Kappan publication that might give you some insight in how to help prepare students to become scientifically literate citizens by incorporating socioscientific issues in the classroom. David Owens (College of Education, University of Missouri), Troy Sadler (professor of education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and Dana Zeidler (university professor of science education, University of South Florida) join co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to talk about their article and much more.
Amplify Science and the Lawrence Hall of Science are proud to announce upcoming webinars introducing Amplify Science for grades K–5 and 6–8.
Senior Lawrence Hall of Science staff will provide background on the development of the Next Generation Science Standards-aligned Amplify Science, including the philosophy, pedagogy, and research basis. Amplify Science experts will conduct a walk-through of the phenomena-based programs, highlighting the unit structure and key features of Amplify's K–5 and 6–8 programs. Both sessions will end with time for questions from participants about the programs.
In this lesson from the Envioronmental Protection Agency, students learn about the health effects of lead, and in games, model how a healthy diet can minimize the absorption of lead in their bodies.
This Department of Energy website follows the adventures of Dr. Proton and Adam the Atom as they lead a tour of the Nevada National Security Site and share its unique history and describe environmental cleanup efforts there. Students will learn about environmental challenges such as contaminated groundwater and radioactive waste disposal, caused by nuclear testing at the site.
STEM education resources from NASA's JPL include an innovative classroom board game, Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet, and the How to Do a Science Fair Project video series. Teachers can search the database to find more for their grade level(s) and subject(s) taught.
There's still time to register for these six-week online courses. Taught by Museum scientists and classroom educators, these courses are accessible anytime, anywhere. Get access to cutting-edge research, rich science content, and powerful classroom resources.
Learn about ecology and ecosystem dynamics using a systems thinking lens. Investigate the complex range of factors that inform management efforts and grapple with real-world conservation questions.
AMNH is offering 15% off course fees to those who register for the Ecology course by May 31. Use code NSTA2018 upon checkout to redeem. Click here to apply.
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