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The decision by many schools to move to online learning during this uncertain time is creating new experiences for some students, teachers and families. With experience offering online courses, teacher training and student study resources, NMSI knows firsthand why students and teachers benefit from this method of learning. Here...

Teachers see through a student’s eyes at NMSI’s Laying the Foundation training.“You work through the lessons as a group and see the problems students would come across and what sets off a lightbulb for them,” says Brad Midgley, a third-grade teacher at Sloan Elementary in...

When students say they can’t do something, teacher Latoya Smithasks them to look in the classroom mirror. Positive messages adorn the mirror, and students pick three good things to say. If students are unkind to others, Smith asks them to say three good things about a fellow...

Encouraging all students – not a select few – to take AP courses wasn’t a common practice at Skyline High School.Through a partnership with the Oakland, California, school, NMSI helped break down barriers so more students have equitable access to high-level courses.  Now, Skyline is on track...

When students "catch the scientist bug,"  Joe Smith knows he’s done his job well.“A scientist doesn’t follow a preset procedure – they ask questions and take ownership,” says Smith, an AP Biology teacher at Trinity High School in Washington, Penn., and NMSI’s February Teacher of...

Shana Martin felt alone and without guidance when she first started teaching Advanced Placement® Chemistry. Thanks to NMSI’s online teacher cohorts, she now has a community of educators offering support. Each month, NMSI coaches and AP® Chemistry teachers from across Martin’s school district meet in...