 | | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | October 3, 2016 | | | Last week from our nation's capital: The U.S. Department of Education released guidelines on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title II funding that calls for "significant" teacher input into the grant application and planning process, and Congress kicked the can down the budget road by passing a short term budget that will expire after the election. Do you know what your state is doing to plan for ESSA? You should because it will affect your classroom, a lot. Read more in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. |  |
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| | | | | Andrew Fraknoi and Dennis Schatz, co-authors of the new NSTA Press book Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses and More want to learn more about what teachers plan to do for the August 21, 2017, eclipse. They are specifically interested in learning about teachers who plan to encourage their students to provide programming (e.g., showing safe observing techniques, demonstrating what causes eclipses) for other students in the school, or for members of the community. Learn more here. | |
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| | | | | Join state leaders, teachers, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals for a joint webinar on the new federal education law and its impact on K–12 STEM education, Wednesday, October 5, at 6:30 pm. Speakers during this interactive, 90 minute webinar—co-sponsored by the NSTA, the STEM Education Coalition, and STEMx—will discuss key STEM provisions in the ESSA and how stakeholders can advocate for and support continued STEM learning in their communities. Learn more about the webinar and register here. | |
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| | | Explore our list of what science teachers are reading this month. Find holiday gift ideas for the young scientists in your family, or discover new lessons to use in your classroom. From new labs for high school biology and chemistry to problem-based learning in life science and children's books about flowers and science notebooks, explore all the most popular books and e-books from NSTA. | |
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| | | Looking for ways to use models to teach elementary students how to protect themselves from severe weather with the use of models? Ever thought about incorporating the Earth science processes that students saw during their summer vacations into the classroom? Want to learn how art can liven up your high school science classroom? Written by science teachers for teachers, these ideas and more are packed into NSTA's peer-reviewed journals. Browse the October issues now. | |
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| | | NSTA has issued a call for entries for its 2016–2017 awards program, which recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators. NSTA Awards and Recognitions were created to raise awareness of and gain exposure for the outstanding work being done in the science education field. More than a dozen awards are available, 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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| | | | | AAAS Project 2061 is developing assessment instruments to measure students' understanding of ideas about energy. To determine if tests perform equivalently in a paper-and-pencil or computer-based format, they are recruiting teachers (4th-12th grade) willing to administer the test in with their students in November/December Click here for information and to register by October 12. | |
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| | | Book lovers, this one's for you! NSTA Book Club Membership offers all the outstanding benefits of an individual membership (our journals, substantial discounts on the conference registration, Learning Center access, and more) with our bestselling NSTA Press books. Members can select three books from a list of 30 NSTA Press top-sellers (like the ones below), spanning different grade levels and subject areas within science education. NSTA Book Club Membership is $129, which includes one year of NSTA membership and a savings of up to 50% off the list price of three books. | |
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| | | | Sponsored Announcement | | |  The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is the world's largest student rocketry competition and a year-long project-based learning experience that inspires student engagement in STEM and aerospace. Through a process based on the aerospace industry's engineering design cycle, students work in teams to design, build and launch rockets to meet rigorous mission parameters. No prior rocketry experience is necessary for either students or their teacher and a national network of volunteer mentors is available to offer training and guidance. TARC is one of the most affordable national STEM programs in the country. Start to finish costs for teams range from $500 - $1,000, including registration and materials. In addition, more than 20 aerospace industry sponsors band together each year to offer more than $100,000 in scholarships and prizes to winning teams. Registration is open now and closes on December 2, 2016. For more information, visit www.rocketcontest.org. | |
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