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by , posted on 1:38 PM, December 30, 2020
The January edition of the Science Update from MDE Science Specialist John Olson is now available.
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Happy New Year. Highlights of this month's Update:
News
- Progress toward the new Science Standards - Updates
- 6th grade Earth Science Workshop interest survey
Teacher Events and Workshops
- Virtual MnSTA Conference on Science Education – continued availability
- Teach Outdoors virtual workshops
- Several upcoming online workshops
Teacher and Schools Awards and Opportunities
- MnSTA Teaching Award recipients
- Presidential Award Finalists
School Programs and Resources
- COVID curriculum resource from Smithsonian
- Several virtual instruction resources
Student Programs and Competitions
- National Youth Science Camp for Class of 2o21
- Virtual Science Fair
- Student individual and team competition
You can view a copy here. A pdf version of the Update is available here. Feel free to share it with your colleagues. Frequent announcements of opportunities are posted on the MnSTA Facebook page and Twitter feed @mnsta1. Thank you.
John Olson, Science Content SpecialistMinnesota Department of EducationMDE Science Page: https://education.mn.
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