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• Become a Peer Reviewer

  NSTA Reports—Lynn Petrinjak
  
  NSTA’s peer-reviewed journals for middle and high school teachers, Science Scope and The Science Teacher, are looking for middle and high school science educators who are interested in contributing to the field, while also building their professional...  [view full summary]
  NSTA’s peer-reviewed journals for middle and high school teachers, Science Scope and The Science Teacher, are looking for middle and high school science educators who are interested in contributing to the field, while also building their professional networks.
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• Basketball Legend Abdul-Jabbar Shoots for Science Education

  San Diego Union Tribune
  
  Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is working to steer kids away from the largely unattainable fantasies of pro sports and Hollywood fame for the real world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
  Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is working to steer kids away from the largely unattainable fantasies of pro sports and Hollywood fame for the real world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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• Congress Must Help More Foreign-Born STEM Graduates Stay in US

  The Hill
  
  By 2009, according to the National Science Foundation, a full half of those graduating with a doctorate in computer science were foreign-born students here on a temporary visa. Although we clearly have an economic need for these graduates, and they’ve...  [view full summary]
  By 2009, according to the National Science Foundation, a full half of those graduating with a doctorate in computer science were foreign-born students here on a temporary visa. Although we clearly have an economic need for these graduates, and they’ve been educated here in the United States, we are currently sending these inventors and job creators home to compete with us in the global marketplace.
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• NSTA Press, Free Chapter Excerpt: Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy

  NSTA Reports
  
  The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun’s motion during the day. The probe is designed to reveal whether students know that the Sun is never directly overhead as viewed from the continental United States.
  The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun’s motion during the day. The probe is designed to reveal whether students know that the Sun is never directly overhead as viewed from the continental United States.
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The NSTA Learning Center

Every teacher wants to grow their understanding of the subjects they teach and the pedagogical implications. To address this challenge, NSTA is proud to make available our professional development website, called The NSTA Learning Center.

Learning Center Resources and Opportunities: