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THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 38 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 (CONTINUED) Careers as a Science Educator Do you love science but you're not sure exactly what science career path you'd like to follow? Or do you enjoy showing other people new things and helping them learn? Consider a career in science education! is workshop will be a panel discussion with science educators, talking about work as a science teacher or informal educator. Come find out more about these career opportunities! How to Get Involved in Research Who says you have to wait until graduate school to do real research? You love science, and one of the best things about science is DOING IT to discover new things. is workshop is a panel discussion with students and faculty, and is focused on how high school and undergraduate students can be involved in physics research. Facilities Tour and Equipment Demo Tour the TCNJ physics department facilities and explore state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment. Expected stops include the observatory domes with telescopes, the planetarium, the scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the atomic force microscope (AFM). Visitors are encouraged to bring a small object that they can image using the SEM! Using NGSS e Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are here, and it is vital for physics teachers to design curricula and pedagogy that align with NGSS. is workshop will help you better understand what NGSS are and how to be compliant with them, as well as how to use them to make sure your students are learning effectively.

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