Author Archives: Debra Shapiro

A Philly farewell

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 21, 2010

Goodbye, Philly, and thanks for the memories!

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Spend a little, gain a lot

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 21, 2010

I revisited a popular session held last year in New Orleans to see who showed up this year.

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Creating tomorrow’s STEM workforce

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 20, 2010

In the 21st century, our country will have “so many things we need that we don’t have a workforce for,” said Garland Thompson during his Shell Science Seminar “Talent Knows No Color Line.” He says “we need to train up a new crew to do that work.”

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CSI Philadelphia

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 20, 2010

Full disclosure–NSTA got me hooked on the CSI programs. So when given a chance to attend a session called “The Dead T-Shirt Contest” that promised to enlighten us about teaching forensic science, I had to go there, of course.

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LOL in science class

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 19, 2010

Today I needed a laugh. This workshop was the best place to get one–and some good science as well.

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Girl power in science

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 19, 2010

I loved how Christina Dragon’s presentation “She Discovered It! Bringing Women Scientists to Life in the Classroom” turned into a lively interactive discussion about how to reach girls in science.

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The scoop on science notebooks

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 18, 2010

I’ve been hearing a lot about science notebooks lately, so I went to the Education Development Center’s Pathway Session on Establishing Science Notebook Habits and Skills. It was interesting to hear each presenter’s unique take on the science notebook and see all of the student examples they displayed.

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Philly soul

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 18, 2010

NSTA conferences offer so much more than what you see on the program.

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All about animals

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 18, 2010

This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a Madagascar hissing beetle.

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Among friends

By Debra Shapiro | Published: March 17, 2010

The great thing about traveling to an NSTA conference is that almost immediately you find yourself among friends.

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