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| | | Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by Hurricane Harvey, including our members and friends in Texas and neighboring states. NSTA will be working to help teachers and students in Texas get back to school as soon as possible. For those who want to assist with relief efforts, click here for a list of Texas-based charities and organizations; click here for national organizations. |  |
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| | | NSTA's Lab Out Loud podcast welcomes Math for America's (MfA) President John Ewing and Executive Director Megan Roberts to the show. With a goal of making teaching a viable, rewarding and respected career, MfA encourages professional STEM educators to engage in their subject matter while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. Listen here. | |
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| | | "As the darkness of totality approached, the birds grew quiet, the crickets started to chirp, and the students started to cheer." — NSTA President–Elect, Christine Royce. Read more about her unforgettable experience with students during the eclipse. | |
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| | | At the STEM Forum & Expo this summer, leaders from the nation's top STEM organizations weighed in on questions like: How specialized do we need to be as STEM educators? And what comprises a good STEM program? Over the next year, leaders from those groups will be sharing their thoughts on these questions. Read the first post from Forum chair Jennifer Williams, and stay tuned for more in coming months. | |
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| .jpg) | | | Looking for an opportunity to shape elementary science education on a national scale? NSTA is in search of a veteran elementary teacher to serve as the next field editor of Science and Children. Learn more. | |
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| | | Ready to take your teaching to a new level with NSTA? Check out our membership guide. We've got targeted opportunities for teachers at every level, and now's the time to invest in yourself and everything that NSTA has to offer. Use promo code NSTA17 at checkout to take $15 off the annual membership rate! Use it now, and get started with your membership today. | |
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| | | On September 8, XQ Institute, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, is producing XQ Super School Live, a special one-hour telecast event that will invite the public to help rethink the future of American high schools. Teachers are invited to join the conversation! The program will air live on all four major U.S. networks — ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC — on Friday, September 8, 8:00–9:00 PM Eastern Time. The event will feature Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, MC Hammer, Jennifer Hudson, Rami Malek, Andra Day, Mahershala Ali, Common, and others. The program will also be available on XQ's website after the telecast. | |
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| | |  | | | | | Science teachers are invited to attend the live stream briefing on September 8, from 12 to 1:30 pm, for the Speak Up 2016 release about the impact and potential of education technology use within our nation's classrooms and how digital tools can improve student achievement and college/career readiness. Learn more and register here. | |
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| | | Whatever your science teaching needs are as the school year gets under way, NSTA Press has the resources for you. 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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|  | | | | | The 2017–18 school year has started in many places across the country, and federal data shows that every state is dealing with shortages of teachers in key subject areas. Some are having trouble finding substitute teachers, too. The annual nationwide listing of areas with teacher shortages, compiled by the U.S. Education Department, shows many districts struggling to fill positions in subjects such as math, the traditional sciences, foreign languages and special education, but also in reading and English language arts, history, art, music, elementary education, middle school education, career and technical education, health, and computer science. Read the article featured in The Washington Post. |
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| | | Emotions can spread from person to person. Someone's bad mood, for instance, can bring an entire crowd down. Interest in science can be catching, too, and in a good way, a new study shows. The more that students in a high school science class are into the material, the more likely an individual student will pursue a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) career. Read the article featured in Science News for Students. |
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| | | In just the last few months, several districts and states have eliminated tests and cut assessment time to make room for instruction and reduce stress. Concern with over-testing picked up steam around 2015, says Julie Rowland Woods, policy analyst at the Education Commission of the States. And since then, a slow trickle of state policies have moved forward to mitigate it, she adds. Read the article featured in District Administration. |
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| | | | | | | | More than 500 scientists are ready to chat, and teachers can choose the type of scientist that best fits their classroom needs. |
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| | | | | | This short video presents a conversation with education researchers about what scientific modeling looks like and why it's important for K–12 science classrooms. The website also features curriculum and other resources—developed by National Science Foundation–funded projects—that support modeling in science education. |
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| | | | | | This guide can help teachers integrate citizen science projects into classroom curricula or after-school programming. The toolkit presents lessons, readings, and worksheets that communicate the value of citizen science. |
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