NASA’s Solar System Educators Program (SSEP), a nationwide network of highly motivated teachers, is now accepting applications from interested teachers. Applicants need to have classroom experience (at least five years of in-class teaching). Teachers should also have experience leading workshops and be familiar with their state standards.

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What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Summary of a recent report from the National Academies: Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children’s present and future educational success. Research has demonstrated that virtually all young children have the capability to learn and become competent in mathematics. Furthermore, young children enjoy their early informal experiences with mathematics. Unfortunately, many children’s potential […]

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Creating Effective Teaching and Learning Environments: First Results from TALIS This survey released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developing provides the first internationally comparative perspective on the conditions of teaching and learning, based on data from over 70,000 teachers and school principals who represent lower secondary teachers in the 23 participating countries. Click […]

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Run by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists program aims to provide a continuum of opportunities to students and teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Learn more here.

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BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition. For more information about BEST, its National Conference, and its Teacher Training Pre-Conference Workshops, click here.

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This program places students in paid internships in Science, Math, and Technology at any of several different locations (see Choosing a Lab). The participants in the program have decided on a teaching career in one of these disciplines. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories’ research programs. They also have […]

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National Engineers Week 2006 will launch an extensive outreach to middle school teachers this year, entitled “Connecting Educators to Engineering.” The new program will target up to 10,000 middle school teachers with a coordinated push to train engineers to directly interact with educators, provide needed learning materials, and create an online forum for educator and […]

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