E l e m e n t a r y E d i t i o n
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CREATE A SCIENCE BUZZAre you already thinking about the new school year? If so, you are not alone. According to a recent survey by NSTA Express, many science teachers plan their lessons and activities over the summer. With a little more time for planning, you can create activities that generate excitement for science in your students, school, and community. This issue is full of ideas that have the "buzz factor." Enjoy your summer and your planning! Create a Science Buzz in the News Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for national news for science educators). Stories selected for this issue discuss summer science activities. Visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-07/news_stories_elementary.htm to read more. Create a Science Buzz on the Net In this month's elementary journal, Science and Children, NSTA members can read "Take the Eco-Challenge." The link to that article is http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=sc&n=50635. NSTA Journal Articles on Creating a Science Buzz These articles from the NSTA Journal Archives explore materials resource centers and hands-on materials and tell how to organize a full-day schoolwide event featuring real-world science. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-07/elementary.htm Books, Books, Books NSTA Press books offer the latest information for science educators. Selections for this issue are the newest titles that NSTA Press has to offer and are grade-appropriate choices to help you with this month's theme: Create a Science Buzz. Click here for this issue's recommended titles: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-07/newbookselem.htm To receive the latest NSTA catalog for your specific grade level, visit http://ecommerce.nsta.org/catalog_signup Professional Development In his article, "Promoting Positivity, Choice, and Reflection," Marvin Marshall defines three practices that he thinks can make school a place where teachers and students want to be. To read what the developer of the Raise Responsibility System has to say about practicing positive self-talk and sharing the technique with staff and students, visit http://www.marvinmarshall.com/promoting_positivity.htm. Global Science Teaching In the May 26 issue of Education Week, Karen Diegmueller writes that "education journalists from some 40 countries gathered…in the suburbs of Paris…to share information and insights about the education systems in one another’s countries." Read more at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2005/05/26/39fiep_web.h24.html. NSTA Opportunities The Early Years
NSTA's Online Offerings Use some of your summer time to review the many science teaching resources that are available on the NSTA website. http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-07/wwwsc.pdf Call for Papers Science and Children (grades preK–5) has issued a Call for Papers on specific topics. Click here to find out more: If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to http://www.nsta.org/newsletters.
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