Top News & Resources for Science Teachers
March 27, 2017
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March for Science
NSTA has partnered with organizers of the April 22 March for Science and is encouraging teachers nationwide to learn more about the event and participate in the Washington march or one of the satellite events being planned in hundreds of cities nationwide.
 
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With the prevalence of mandatory state testing—often taking several hours spread over multiple days—NSTA Reports wants to know how it's affecting science teachers' lessons.
 
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Join the Every Student Succeeds With STEM effort for a webinar designed especially for teachers on March 28, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, to  learn how to spread your ideas about why STEM is important and why it should be a priority in every state under ESSA.
 
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The Next Gen Navigator, a new monthly e-newsletter from NSTA has debuted. Sign up now and get insights every month on the ways your colleagues are thinking, learning, exploring, and experimenting with three-dimensional teaching and the many facets of the NGSS.
 
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Share your know–how and good ideas...Submit a session proposal for the 2018 Atlanta NSTA National Conference on Science Education, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, March 15–18. Proposal deadline is April 17.
 
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Lab Out Loud co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler recently discovered EO Kids - a web publication that brings engaging science stories from NASA's Earth Observatory to a younger audience. Listen to Lab Out Loud as they welcome Editor-in-Chief Ginger Butcher and Managing Editor Tassia Owen to the show.
 
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April 21
Students in grades 7–12 can compete to design DNA experiments for space. Five finalist teams will receive mentoring from Harvard and MIT PhD scientists, present at the 2017 International Space Station R&D Conference, and receive miniPCR DNA Discovery Systems for their schools. Winners will also attend Space Biology Camp and send their DNA experiment to space!
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April 30
What have you as a teacher and your classes learned about cyber safety? Share this information with Frontier Communications, and you could win a $1,000 grant to buy technological equipment or supplies for your classroom.
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April 30
These grants help fund teacher-initiated projects that foster an arts-infused approach to inquiry-based learning and emphasize a holistic methodology that addresses all learners through creativity and the incorporation of the arts as a fundamental tool for learning.
 
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"Learning resilience is fundamental to a successful career as a scientist. The experiments we try will fail many times before they work, whether we're an undergraduate, a PhD student, or a postdoc gunning for a faculty position."
Read the article featured in STAT magazine.
Jackie, the team captain of St. Mary's all-girls robotics team, knows a thing or two about breaking the mold. During a panel discussion on the importance of STEM education for women, she said what it's like to be a female student competing in a male-dominated program: "Not only were we the only all-girls robotics team," she explained of a recent competition, "we were the only team that actually allowed girls to touch the robots." Read the article featured on EdSurge.com.
When parents of high school students are given guidance on how to talk about the importance of science and math, their children are more likely to score well on a STEM standardized test, and years later, pursue a STEM career, finds a study from the University of Virginia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read the article featured in Education Week.
 
Check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories.
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