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Published: Oct. 9, 2007, 2:26 a.m.

Meet the hosts of NSTA's Lab Out Loud podcast - Dale Basler and Brian \nBartel.\xa0 Later, we chat with NSTA Executive Director Gerry Wheeler, as he \nreflects on Sputnik and its impact on science education,\xa0 the importance of \nscience literacy and 21st century skills, and how NSTA is helping science \nteachers both young and old.

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• The Wisconsin Society of \n\tScience Teachers
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• WSST's\n\tPeriodicity
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\n\n\n\nGerry Wheeler Reflects on Sputnik:\n

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• \n\t\n\tWhen Science Suddenly Mattered, in Space and in Class (NY Times)
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• \n\tSputnik Left Legacy\xa0 for U.S. Science Education (NPR)
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• \n\tSputnik \n\theralded space race, focus on learning (USA Today)
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• \n\tScience: \n\tSputnik Redux (Edutopia)
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\n\n\n\nVisit NSTA's new website at \n
www.nsta.org\nNSTA's New Science Teacher Academy
\nWith support from The Amgen Foundation, the program will support new middle and \nsecondary school science educators by providing opportunities for professional \ndevelopment such as online mentoring and financial support to attend NSTA\u2019s \nnational conference.\n

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• New Science Teacher Academy
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• The Amgen \n\tFoundation
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• The \n\tScience and Mathematics Teacher Shortage: Fact and Myth
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\n\n\n\nToyota Tapestry\n

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• Home
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• 2008 Online Proposal \n\t
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