We are looking for articles in the categories list below.  This is in addition to lesson plans that you may wish to submit.  Articles are due by August 1, 2013 and can be submitted to http://www.stom.org/user.php?action=uploadLessonPlan in each category, a few examples are listed.  It is not an inclusive list:

BEST PRACTICES - Lessons that highlight the use of best teaching practices such as feedback, formative assessment, science and engineering practices (from A Conceptual Framework for Science Education), organizing content around core concepts or engaging a student's resilient preconceptions.

HELPFUL HINTS - Suggestions such as how to grade lab notebooks effectively and efficiently, how to set up lab materials, classroom management, or what to do the first day of school.

TRIED AND TRUE - Lessons that are the bread and butter, but maybe you have given your own twist to.  Ideas such as mousetrap cars, make ice cream, or diffusion using eggs (sometimes called sweet and sour eggs).

SAFETY - How do you keep your students safe?  What are safety implications for science teachers?

TECHNOLOGY - A review of a website that is science related.   A how to best integrates clickers in the classroom or how to best use computer based probes in the classroom.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARD INTEGRATION - Science Lessons that integrate math or English language arts or both.

Please consider sharing your expertise with STOM membership.

We are looking for articles in the categories list below.  This is in addition to lesson plans that you may wish to submit.  Articles are due by December 1, 2013 and can be submitted to http://www.stom.org/user.php?action=uploadLessonPlan in each category, a few examples are listed.  It is not an inclusive list:

BEST PRACTICES - Lessons that highlight the use of best teaching practices such as feedback, formative assessment, science and engineering practices (from A Conceptual Framework for Science Education), organizing content around core concepts or engaging a student's resilient preconceptions.

HELPFUL HINTS - Suggestions such as how to grade lab notebooks effectively and efficiently, how to set up lab materials, classroom management, or what to do the first day of school.

TRIED AND TRUE - Lessons that are the bread and butter, but maybe you have given your own twist to.  Ideas such as mousetrap cars, make ice cream, or diffusion using eggs (sometimes called sweet and sour eggs).

SAFETY - How do you keep your students safe?  What are safety implications for science teachers?

TECHNOLOGY - A review of a website that is science related.   A how to best integrates clickers in the classroom or how to best use computer based probes in the classroom.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARD INTEGRATION - Science Lessons that integrate math or English language arts or both.

Please consider sharing your expertise with STOM membership.