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| | | NSTA President-Elect David Crowther joins Zeb Hogan (of the National Geographic series Monster Fish) and nine other scientists in a multi-million dollar USAID grant to study the lower Mekong Delta region over the next 5 years. As part of the initiative, Crowther will visit schools and develop a citizen science program on the environmental sustainability of the region. |  |
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| | | Ready to join NSTA? Save $10 through Friday, February 17, when you use promo code ILUVSCI to connect with your peers who are committed to advancing science education. | |
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| *Good only on new, regular individual memberships purchased by February 17, 2017. Cannot be combined with any other offer and not good on previously purchased memberships. |
| | | The Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, and the House of Representatives has voted to overturn Obama Administration rules on teacher preparation and ESSA accountability. | |
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| | Sign up by February 24 to get the advance deadline discount on NSTA's National Conference on Science Education, happening in LA, March 30–April 2. Learn more about the conference themes: | |
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| | eCYBERMISSION , a national web-based STEM competition for students in grades 6–9, closes volunteer registration and student team project submissions on February 22. Volunteer Virtual Judges are vital to the success of eCYBERMISSION, and competing teams depend on your experience as a STEM professional to guide students to the national competition by evaluating their projects and building their knowledge in STEM. | |
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| | | Prepare yourself and your students for the total solar eclipse that will be visible to millions of North Americans on August 21 by using one of the titles in February's edition of Book Beat. Plus, score free chapters and see what's coming soon from NSTA Press. | |
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| | | High school and college students are sharpening their presentation skills and boosting their confidence by teaching science to elementary students as part of outreach programs in the United States and Canada. | |
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| | Recently, NSTA members were discussing on an e-mail list what they do when a student scores well on a test, but doesn't complete daily work. How do you address this in your classroom? Share your thoughts in our anonymous NSTA Reports poll. | |
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| | It's important to acknowledge that words matter in research communities. In this editorial from Connected Science Learning, Bronwyn Bevan discusses the language surrounding in-school and out-of-school communities. | |
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| | | As schools work to implement the Next Generation Science Standards, practicing scientists are also rethinking how they work with schools to advance understanding of their field. |
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| | | A Florida advocacy group says a recently filed bill—SB 436: Religious Expression in Public Schools—could spell trouble for science education in Florida's public schools if passed. |
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| | | The number of underprepared teachers working in California's public school classrooms has more than doubled in just three years; these shortages remain particularly troubling in special education, science and math, and bilingual education. |
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| | | | Learn to use a garden to breathe life into standards-based lessons, promote ecological literacy, encourage healthy eating, and support students' social development. |
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