Selectivity grew at UCLA, where the admission rate dropped to 10.7% this year from 14.4%.
 

Welcome to NSTA Reports—your timely source for news, information, and resources on science teaching and learning. 

NASEM
Call to Action for Science Education: Building Opportunity for the Future
A must read for all science educators – a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presents a vision for high-quality science education, describes the gaps in opportunity that currently exist for many students, and outlines key priorities that need to be...
 
 
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Freebies
Free resources and opportunities
 
 
 
NSTA
Book Beat Live!
TONIGHT! Dr. Patrick L. Brown, author of NSTA’s book series Instructional Sequence Matters, will discuss the book and provide approaches to sequence of instruction in science/STEM teaching.
 
 
NSTA
All About Weather Web Seminar
Take a behind-the-scenes look this Thursday, July 22 at 7 PM ET at how broadcast meteorologists generate weather forecasts, what causes weather on Earth, how we can protect ourselves from severe weather conditions, and what’s ahead with the upcoming hurricane season.
 
 
NSTA
Crosscutting Concepts Book Study Starts August 3
How can crosscutting concepts serve as tools to make sense of phenomena and design solutions to problems? How can they broaden access to science for all students? This and more during the book study that starts in 2 weeks; register today!
 
 
 
LA Times Education
UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted
Selectivity grew at UCLA, where the admission rate dropped to 10.7% this year from 14.4%.
 
 
 
The Hechinger Report
Report gives colleges a roadmap for high-quality online education after the pandemic
The March 2020 shift from face-to-face classes to what many call “Zoom University” was triage for faculty and administrators accustomed to being in the same room as their students. The cobbled-together approach could be compared to building an airplane while it’s flying. The pivot to emergency remote...
 
 
 
Scientific American
The Case for Antiracism
"Resurrection City" on the National Mall in 1968 was a live-in protest settlement.
 
 
 
Edutopia
On the Advantages of Paper Notebooks
Screen-free note-taking can help students learn how to organize their thoughts—and make assessing learning easier for teachers.
 
 
 
NSTA Connected Science Learning
Cultivating Connections Across the STEM Learning Landscape