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Peering into students’ “private universe”
In the award-winning documentary A Private Universe, education researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics sought to answer this question: Why don’t even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts? Teachers and teacher educators alike continue to search for ways to overcome students’ science misconceptions and to determine how they develop in the first [...]
Different strokes for different … students
Creative Commons Different Sides posted to flickr by JP<3!
English-language learners…gifted and talented…female/male…minority…urban…rural…special needs—so many diverse groups of students; so little time to reach them all.
How to do it? One way is by differentiating instruction. Educators with experience in differentiated instruction will share their techniques with you at the NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia next month.
Here’s a [...]
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A strand of pearls
Are you an urban or rural educator seeking pearls of wisdom for engaging your students? Plan to attend the NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia. The conference will give you those “pearls” through a strand of sessions entitled Meeting the Unique Needs of Urban and Rural Learners.
High school teachers, pick up some classroom and field activities and [...]
What are you doing with your wiki?
Wikis have been called ”the quintessential collaborative tool.” In this article from the February 2010 issue of NSTA Reports, you’ll find out how teachers around the country are using wikis to collaborate with colleagues around the world, as well as to communicate with students and parents.
Do you have a wiki? Tell us about yours, and how you [...]
Seeking inventive college students
A new series for a major cable network is searching for college students who are always inventing things and building things. If you know any smart, creative, and talented students who have a flair for science and engineering, please share this announcement with them. Ideal candidates should be freshmen or sophomores and have a couple of [...]
Posted in NSTA Reports Tagged chemistry, Earth science, environmental science, physics, seeking student input Leave a comment
What’s good for the girls in STEM?
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds, and diamonds are made under pressure.” While these words widely attributed to the late Senate chaplain Peter Marshall hold true in many circumstances, girls and women experiencing the “contrary winds and pressure” of gender inequity may need additional support [...]
Science everywhere, for all students
Your challenge: Show all of the students in your classroom how science affects every aspect of their lives. Need help? Randolf Tobias, an award-winning author, educator, and curriculum specialist, is going to provide it during his presentation at the NSTA conference in Fort Lauderdale.
Tobias will tell you how to reach students from all backgrounds and [...]
Science for the younger set
You’re a preschool teacher who wants to come to NSTA’s conference in Fort Lauderdale, but you don’t want your principal to think you’ll be spending your time playing Beach Blanket Bingo.
No worries—you can tell him/her the conference offers nine different sessions for preschool teachers that won’t be held on the beach or at the pool.
Tell him/her [...]
Great science in urban middle schools
If you’re an administrator in an urban middle school, come to the NSTA Conference in Minneapolis. You can spend a day with a group of dedicated urban science educators—the Urban Science Education Leaders (USEL)—who are working to change the way science is taught in urban schools. One neat thing about this workshop is it includes [...]
Exemplary science program monograph series