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The latest from NSTA’s various online outposts…
What’s New for June 14 on NSTA’s various online outposts Highlights of stimulating conversations taking place right now on our listservs: Biology—Science Olympiad and online high school biology courses; Chemistry—“gag” lab gift ideas, like stink-bombs; Earth Science—Glacier activities, the Moh hardness scale, and an excellent mini-tutorial on how to find what you’re looking for on [...]
News from the Maine Science Teachers Association
The Maine Science Teachers Association has announced that the date of their annual conference has been changed to Friday, November 12. Held at the Gardiner Area High School, the theme is Change for Sustainability featuring former Governor Angus King as keynote speaker. Sessions will be held on Change for Sustainability, Earth and Space, Life and [...]
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The power of saying thanks!
As the dust settles from NSTA’s Annual Conference, my thoughts return to a conversation I had with a new NSTA member during the conference. I was grateful to have the opportunity to say “thanks!” for being a member of NSTA and “thanks” for coming to the conference! I want to thank all of you too. [...]
Learn, share, re-engergize
I headed over to the exhibit hall just before it opened. I was surprised to see so many eager educators waiting for the doors to open, even on the third day! Since they had still had a few minutes before the doors opened, I was able to talk to a few. Dottie Hartman of Baton Rouge, [...]
Rest? Not much, even on the weekend
Some NSTA attendees take a few minutes to rest their feet. Mary B asked yesterday if Ben Smith and Jared Mader ever rest. I’m starting to think that would be a good question for several attendees. I’ve been here for just over a half hour and I’ve seen quite a few folks who have obviously [...]
Science talk in Philadelphia at the NSTA national conference
Science talk between students (not teacher-to-student)—is that possible? We learned how to get started at Kathy Renfrew’s session, NSTA Science Talk: A Tool for Making Meaning, on Thursday. Kathy was an engaging and generous presenter, sharing the floor with participants who had experiences to share. We practiced science talk in a circle (see photo), deepening our understanding of [...]
Talking to teachers
I talked to a few more teachers this afternoon. There are folks from all across the country here this week, but I somehow managed to talk to two people from the West Coast in a row. They weren’t together, so just random chance. Maybe once the total attendance in calculated, someone could calculate the odds [...]
Getting ideas
I was in an interesting session yesterday and have overheard bits and pieces of a lot of different conference attendees talking about presentations they’ve liked. I’m wondering: What presenters would you like to hear more from?
Early enthusiasm evident
I was talking to a first time attendee on the trolley from the hotel to the convention center this morning. Cecelia Dygdon told me the web site was overwhelming, she found a lot of sessions she wanted to attend, but didn’t immediately realize they were spread out between the convention center and a couple nearby hotels. She was headed to the first time attendee meeting, so I’m sure she’ll get some great advice from the folks there.
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What teachers do in the summer…