| | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | October 31, 2016 | | Scores Rise for Fourth and Eighth Grade Students in NAEP 2015 Results | | The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scores are out and the news is encouraging. The report shows scores for students in grades four and eight increased and the achievement gap among white, black and Hispanic students narrowed. Students who participate in hands-on activities or investigations, who participate in out of school science activities and have access to science tools and equipment also scored higher. Learn more about the Nation's Report Card™ for science and find out how your state did here; see NSTA's statement on NAEP and read/hear news clips here, here and here. | |
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| | | | Still Time to Contact Your Members of Congress and Ask for More Title IV Funding | | In case you missed it, last week thousands of teachers, principals, and others sent emails, called, and tweeted to their members of Congress, asking them to fully fund a new block grant under Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) so that districts will have more money to spend for activities—including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The science and STEM communities sent 900 letters to Congress! It's not late to send a quick letter to your elected officials; learn more and get involved. | |
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| | | | Measuring the Impact of STEM Learning in Afterschool | | In this one-hour webinar scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) learn about how three innovative efforts—Connected Learning, Activated Learner, and Longitudinal—are studying how learning, including STEM learning, develops across time and space, and how afterschool programs contribute to that process. Click here to register. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Federal Resources for P–12 Educators | | Are you looking for concrete ways to connect the content you're teaching to careers and current scientific exploration? Join representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Smithsonian Science Education Center for a webinar about professional development opportunities, as well as tools and resources you can use in your classrooms, on Tuesday, November 1, at 8 p.m. Eastern. Learn more here. | |
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| | Congrats to the Week Two Winners of the NSTA Press Bundle Giveaway | | Thank you to everyone who has participated in the NSTA Press Book Bundle Giveaway. Congratulations to our week two winners Toby Carpenter and Sabrina Taylor. Book lovers you still have one week left to win 10 free NSTA Press books; you can enter daily through November 4 and share the sweepstakes via social media to increase your chances of winning. Winners for week three will be announced November 7. | |
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