Tag Archives: NSTA

How Do Teachers Respond to Urgent, Science-Related Issues? Tell NSTA

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bob

NSTA has partnered with a national research firm and we need your help with a brief study on how teachers respond to urgent, science-related issues like Ebola. As you know, K-12 teachers are critical to providing students with accurate and … Continue reading →

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MMITM 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Bob

NSTA Middle Level Director Patty McGinnis is organizing the share-a-thon for the annual Meet Me in the Middle Day for middle school teachers on Friday, March 13 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at this year’s NSTA Conference in Chicago. This is is … Continue reading →

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From the Nature Conservancy and NSTA – Nature Works Everywhere

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Bob

Are you teaching your students about water filtration, renewable energy, or biological interactions? Or have you considered building a school garden to help them understand carbon cycles and living systems? Register today! Join us to learn about, an online resource center … Continue reading →

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Science Matters

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Bob

New Poll Finds Support for Common Core Slipping Among Teachers Results of a poll released earlier this week show solid public support for the idea of shared academic standards, but weaker support for the Common Core State Standards that have … Continue reading →

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NSTA Express – 1/6/14

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Bob

      Safety and School Science Experiments A serious lab safety incident at a high school in Manhattan last week has had members talking on NSTA’s social networks. Their many questions about safety spurred us to reach out to … Continue reading →

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NASA EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION-December, 2013

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Bob

McDonald Observatory 2014 Teacher Professional Development Workshops (Apply by Feb. 7)   (Apply by Feb. 7) McDonald Observatory is now accepting applications for its Summer 2014 K-12 teacher professional development workshops. McDonald Observatory will be offering four scholarship workshops (with … Continue reading →

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Shell Science Challenge is looking for Oklahoma

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Bob

Good Morning Everyone, We want to increase the number of applications in a short time frame, approximately six weeks.  The application itself takes less than 12 hours to write so that is not an issue.   We would like you to … Continue reading →

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Opportunities from NSTA – 10/29

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Bob

NGSS Resources Available from ETS The K–12 Center at ETS recently collaborated with a dozen other organizations for an Invitational Research Symposium on Science Assessment, which brought together many of the individuals at the forefront of K–12 science education and … Continue reading →

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From NSTA Express

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Bob

Washington State Adopts NGSS Congratulations to Washington State, which last week joined Delaware, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont and became the eighth state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Governor Jay Inslee and state superintendent … Continue reading →

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September Science Matters

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bob

California Adopts NGSS with Unanimous Vote On September 4, California became the sixth state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) after a unanimous vote by the State Board of Education. A timeline and plan for implementation will be … Continue reading →

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