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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAs your career moves along, you focus on different needs at different times. We do the same thing here at Science Class. Although we devote a column to Professional Development in every issue, we think it's a topic that warrants an entire issue on the subject from time to time. Use the resources, ideas, and examples provided in this issue to begin, guide, or continue your professional development plan. Professional Development in the News Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (Visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for nationwide news for science educators). The following news stories will allow you to discover a variety of programs that can help enhance your career as a science educator. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-12/news_stories_high.htm Professional Development on the Net In this month's high school journal, The Science Teacher, NSTA members read "One Bottleneck at a Time." The link to that article is: http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=tst&n=49990 NSTA Articles on Professional Development The following NSTA journal articles tell teachers' tales of professional development. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-12/high_school.htm Books, Books, Books The NSTA Science Store and catalogs offer NSTA Press books and other outstanding titles for science educators. Selections for this issue are grade appropriate and were chosen for their relevance to the theme of this issue—Professional Development. Click here for recommended titles: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-12/books_high.htm To read about the newest titles available from NSTA press, visit: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-12/newbookshigh.htm To receive the latest NSTA Catalog for your specific grade level, visit: http://ecommerce.nsta.org/catalog_signup Professional Development NCLB Could Alter Science Teaching When it comes to science instruction, do students
learn best by doing, or by "direct instruction?" The
federal No Child Left Behind Act provides some powerful incentives
for the direct approach, observers say. Click here to read more: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2004/11/10/11science.h24.html Global Science Teaching The International Task Force, chaired by Mike Padilla,
President-Elect, held its first meeting in Indianapolis. A broad
range of topics was discussed, including the Task Force's input
to NSTA's Strategic Goals and Objectives. NSTA Opportunities The Science Teacher is looking for Good Questions! The Science Teacher, NSTA's journal for secondary
science teachers, invites teachers to submit questions for the
journal's "Ask the Experts" department. Previous questions
include, "Why does the Moon appear larger in winter?"
or "Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of its container?"
Questions can come from teachers or students. Teachers who submit
questions that are published will receive a gift certificate to
the NSTA Science Store. To submit questions, e-mail department
editor Marc Rosner at MARosner@aol.com.
Write for NSTA's Journals The Science Teacher (Grades 9–12) has issued a Call for Papers on specific topics. Click here to find out more: Next Month's Theme: Science and Art
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