“Emily is dedicated to and passionate about promoting impactful science education. Her K-5 Science Standards Master Class was engaging and extremely informative, providing an expert’s view on interpreting the standards. She also explained how teachers use the standards in the classroom and how authors can use the standards to guide their brainstorming, writing, and querying. In addition, her presentation included valuable resources as well as insights on back matter, curriculum guides, and common science misconceptions. I highly recommend this class!”

~Laura Perdew, author of The Fort and 60+ books for the education market

“Emily Starr’s K-5 Science Standards Master Class is an incredibly valuable resource for anybody writing about STEM topics. Even if you’re familiar with the Next Generation Science Standards, you’ll see them in a new light thanks to Emily. She shares a wealth of knowledge and experience including how these standards are used in the classroom and how you can apply that to your manuscripts and curriculum guides. Plus, she shares market gaps and other ways to generate new manuscript ideas. I highly recommend this class!”

~Stephanie Gibeault, author of award-winning nonfiction for kids

“Outstanding webinar! As an experienced author who has done lots of school visits, I now (thanks to Emily) realize my presentations didn’t maximize engagement. After this webinar I feel confident about how to do so moving forward.”

~Alison Pearce Stevens, author of Rhinos in Nebraska, Animal Climate Heroes, When Beavers Move In, and more

“Emily Starr’s explanation of the importance of picture books in science education is eye-opening. Science and reading teachers will see how working hand in hand boosts children’s competence in both areas. Children’s writers will see how their work fits into the big picture. A gift for teachers, writers and children they serve!”

~Kirsten Larson, author of The Fire of Stars, This is How You Know, and more

“Attending the K-5 Science Standards Master Webinar was an amazing experience! The environment was question-friendly and encouraged participation. The information and resources shared clearly explained elementary science standards, how they’re used in the classroom, and how we can incorporate them as picture book writers. If you write anything science related, this is a must take class!

~Cheri Thriver, author

“I just wanted to say how very, very much I loved your class. It was the best class and most helpful class I have taken in a very long while, and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge—and the places where books are needed.”

~ Susan Wroble, author of the forthcoming Dawn Chorus and many books for the education market

“Emily Starr is a gifted speaker who provides concrete examples and content that is well-researched, applicable, and easy to understand! I’ve been encouraged to way I teach and write about science thanks to her insights!”

~Alexandra Millarhouse, author

“I’ve looked at the NGSS standards many, many times, both as a homeschooling parent and as a writer trying to connect my work to teachers. I understood just enough about the NGSS to get by, but it still felt like a foreign language where I had only learned to order certain foods and ask where the nearest bathroom was. 😉 Emily explained it concisely in such a way that a dense page of information from the NGSS standards suddenly made a lot more sense, both in the details and in how it all connects to the big picture of K-8 science education. Plus lots of concrete takeaways on how kids learn science best, and how that should inform our curriculum guides and author visits!”

~Amy Wung Tsao, author