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September 25, 2017
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Submissions are now being accepted for the eighth annual Shell Science Lab Challenge. The Challenge encourages science teachers (grades 6–12) in the United States and Canada, who have found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences using limited school and laboratory resources, to apply for a chance to win up to $93,000 in prizes, including a grand prize school science lab makeover support package valued at $20,000. The deadline for submissions is December 15.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) recently released a draft of K-12 science standards that alter and/or remove text regarding climate change and evolution. In a letter to the PED, NSTA indicated its support for the "adoption of the NGSS the way the writers wrote them because it reflects the best research in science and how students learn science." NSTA also expressed its support for the teachers in New Mexico who work hard to advocate for high-quality standards for their students. Read NSTA's letter.
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Do you think quality professional development should be the goal of STEM certification? American Association of Chemistry Teachers President and Governing Board Chair Jenelle Ball gives her thoughts on that topic and more in the second blog post from the What Goes Into STEM Certification series.
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Cut through the hype
Join NSTA's Nominations Committee September 28 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time for an #NSTAchat on the upcoming 2018 NSTA Board and Council election. Join the conversation on Twitter by using and searching the hashtag #NSTAchat.
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Do you want to increase your school and district capacity to support implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and three-dimensional instruction? Then join us in one of three cities for a Discover the NGSS Train-the-Trainer Workshop: Baltimore (October 6–7); Milwaukee (November 10–11); or New Orleans (December 1–2).
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Applications are now being accepted for the third annual Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy. The program—designed specifically for middle school teachers (grades 5–8)—was established to help enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence in STEM, while increasing teacher understanding about the skills needed for a scientifically literate workforce. This year, the Academy will support up to 27 teachers located in school districts in select Northrop Grumman communities. Learn more.
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The National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Initiative are inviting 6th through 12th graders—individuals or teams of 2–3—to compete in this year's Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science Challenge . Students compete for scholarship money and a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the 2018 USA Science & Engineering Festival by creating a superhero using science, and telling their story in a short comic or video. Honorariums for teacher(s) involved with the winning teams will be available. Learn more here .
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NSTA Press has the resources you need for your classroom. From now until October 31, get free shipping on orders of $75 or more. (Offer valid only on orders placed for NSTA Press and NSTA Kids books to U.S. addresses. May not be combined with any other offer.)
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Oct. 30 – Dec. 10
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Intern teachers in programs like Teach for America who earn their preliminary credential while on the job will not have the scarlet letter of being labeled an "ineffective teacher" in California. In adopting the state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act on Wednesday, the State Board of Education resolved a remaining contentious issue: the definition of an "ineffective teacher." It decided not to include teachers with intern credentials in the definition after much testimony from former intern teachers and districts that readily hire them. Read the article featured in EdSource.
States and districts must find ways to keep teachers in the profession—or they're staring down the barrel of a growing teacher shortage, researchers and policymakers said at a panel discussion on Tuesday. Read the article featured in Education Week.
So long, white collar and blue collar. Now it's all about the "new collar" job. In the current technological economy, when factories and production plants are closed or workers are replaced by computers, those computers need to be maintained and programmed. Enter "new collar" jobs — positions that require some specialized education (typically in a technical field), but not a four-year college degree. Read the article by NBC News.
 
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Deadline Oct. 1
To enter, students ages 13 to 18 must submit a three-minute video on a theory or concept in math, physics, or the life sciences. The teacher of the winning student will receive $50,000.
Deadline Oct. 8
Science teachers who are passionate about engaging students with science experiments can enter the contest for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Denver to appear on a special episode of DIY Sci with NSTA member Steve Spangler.
Deadline   Oct. 16
The competition asks middle school and high school students to improve their communities by participating in three separate environmentally themed competitions. In the Final Challenge, scholarships will be awarded to winning student teams; their teacher-advisers and schools will receive monetary prizes.
 
Sponsored by: AskAnAnthropologist.asu.edu
Askananthropologist What factors led to our unusually large brains?
When and why did we become upright walkers?
What does geology have to do with fossils?
What can DNA tell us about how we evolved?
What do we learn about human behavior by studying primates?
Why do people cooperate?
 
Many resources on the web provide facts about how we became human, but too few provide classroom teachers with curricular tools and content that engage young people in human origins and scientific investigations. Inspired by AskABiologist.asu.edu and the Webby-award winning BecomingHuman.org, AskAnAnthropologist.asu.edu aspires to build an online community of science and social studies educators focused on middle- and high-school learners.
 
New stories, translations to Spanish, activities, and links to NGSS categories will expand this new resource and provide teachers and their students with invaluable tools to investigate our ancient past.
 
An initiative of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University
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