Also, ASU Study: Men Overestimate Intelligence In Science Class and much more!

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April 16, 2018
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Lab Out Loud co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler welcome Chris Wyland to the podcast. Wyland is a middle school math and science teacher at the Cottonwood School of Civics and Science in Portland, Oregon, where the the entire school focuses on encouraging exploration of the natural world and involvement in the local community through the arts and sciences. Continuing a discussion of place-based education in science, Wyland joins the podcast to explain this approach in an ecology unit in which his middle school students are partnering with the Portland Parks and Recreation Department to apply their scientific knowledge to fieldwork that benefits their local community.
Districts nationwide are planning right now how to use the increased federal funds available from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for FY2018. Is science and STEM education part of your district plan? Learn more in this May 3 web seminar. Get more information and register here.
Register for the 7th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA, by April 20, and get a chance to win free round-trip airfare. Seven people will win tickets, with one winner being selected daily. Winners will be notified by email and posted on the website.
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Men perceive themselves as smarter than their classmates, while women of similar intelligence see themselves as less so, according to a new study of a large class of biology students at Arizona State University. Read the article featured in The New York Times, and check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's other top education news stories.
Apply to be the Field Editor of Connected Science Learning online journal and shape the next generation of preK–12 STEM educators, both in-school and out-of-school. To apply, e-mail a concise vita (no more than two pages) and a letter that specifies related experience and background to the Director of Journals, Ken Roberts ([email protected]), by September 15. Click for more information.
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Share your good ideas ... submit a session proposal for the St. Louis National Conference, taking place April 11–14, 2019. Click here to submit a proposal. Deadline is 11:59 PM ET on April 16.
Between now and April 30, 2018, get free shipping when you order $75 or more of NSTA Press and NSTA Kids books in the online Science Store. Use promo code SHIP18 when you check out online. (Offer valid on orders placed for NSTA Press books and e-books shipped to U.S. addresses. May not be combined with any other offer.)
What are some of the best ways to start and facilitate a class discussion about science topics? Gabe Kraljevic gives his thoughts about this question in the latest Ask a Mentor NSTA blog post. 
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Grades K–8
This online game—produced by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service—teaches students how to stay safe through weather hazards such as hurricanes, lightning, floods, tornadoes, and winter storms.
Grades 3–5
This NASA resource can help students in grades 3–5 learn more about how the Sun's position in the sky changes due to Earth's rotation, revolution, and tilt.
Grades 6–12
A curriculum produced by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education helps middle and high school educators explore bioenergy topics in the classroom and prepare students for employment in the bioeconomy.
 
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