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Professional Development

For Some Educators, Tagging Is "It"

A recent article in eSchool News explains how a new way to find and store information online has implications for schools and teachers.

Click here to read more:

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showstoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6126&page=1

Global Science Teaching

Learning Knows No National Borders

Gene Carter, executive director of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), writes about how the education needs and goals of other countries are not dissimilar to our own. In his February column, "Is It Good for the Kids?", Carter writes, "We have much to do to shore up our educational systems and to ensure that our children can compete globally in the future. We have many great examples of increasing international understanding and cooperation that we can follow. But as educators, we must start with ourselves, expanding the scope of our knowledge and then passing it on to our students."

To read more, visit http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.ef397d712ea0a4a0a89ad324d3108a0c/

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NSTA Opportunities

Discovery’s MythBusters to Headline President’s Banquet at NSTA’s National Conference, April 6-9

Myths, urban legends, old wives’ tales... How can one be sure what’s fact and what’s fiction? NSTA is pleased to announce that Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, co-hosts of Discovery Channel’s popular MythBusters series, will speak at the President’s Annual Banquet at NSTA’s Anaheim Conference on Saturday, April 8. And that’s live and in person! The hugely popular duo takes on three myths each week using modern-day science to show viewers what's real and what's fiction. And they do more than explain how something may or may not be scientifically possible: Through trial and error, they actually demonstrate it.

Tickets are required for the 7 p.m. banquet, and they may be purchased when you register at http://www.nsta.org/anaheim or on-site (if still available). Don’t miss this event!

NSTA/CBC Outstanding ScienceTrade Books

Since 1973, NSTA and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) have established the criteria for the highest-quality and most engaging, scientifically-accurate publications for children. The titles for each year’s list are selected by a book review panel appointed by NSTA and assembled in cooperation with the CBC. To learn more about the CBC, visit http://www.cbcbooks.org. To read the complete list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, which were selected from books published in 2005, visit http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=tst&n=51700.

NSTA Symposia Schedule
The following NSTA Symposia will take place at the National Conference on Science Education in Anaheim, California, April 6–9, 2006:

• Stars, Planets, Life, and the Universe, presented by NASA
• Preparing for the Journey to Space: Energy, presented by NASA
• Coral Ecosystems, presented by NOAA
• Energy: Stop Faking It!, presented by NSTA Press author Bill Robertson
• Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, presented by NSTA Press authors Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, and Lynn Farrin

Community Collaborations

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