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Fellowship Program • Scaling Up for STEM Initiative

A fellowship program that provides middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) teachers with a yearlong immersive professional learning experience designed to enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence.

Professional Learning Units & Courses

Earn a NSTA certificate—that could be used towards credit hours of professional learning—when it’s convenient for you!

Upcoming Web Seminars

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Science Update: Making Climate Science Matter: Expanding the Use and Reach of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, May 2, 2024

Join us on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) report....

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

Web Seminar

Science Update: Get Ready for International Observe the Moon Night! July 11, 2024

Join us on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the Moon and the International Observe the Moon Night. During thi...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Physics STEM Robotics

Member Web Seminar

Transforming Science Learning: Making Sense of Data Through the Crosscutting Concepts, May 7, 2024

Join us on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for the third web seminar in this series about the Crosscutting Concepts....

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Sponsored Web Seminar: NSTA/ECA Science Kit Services - Partnering Together to Help You Manage Your Classroom Materials, May 9, 2024

Struggling with materials management in your district?  Want to learn tips and tricks from the experts at ECA Science Kit Services? Join us on Th...

Preschool Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary General Science

NSTA Press books

The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the NGSS, K-12

Edited by: Ted Willard

Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices

By: Christina V. Schwarz, Cynthia Passmore, and Brian J. Reiser

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning

By: Ravit Golan Duncan, Joseph Krajcik, and Ann E. Rivet

Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning

Edited by: Jeffrey Nordine and Okhee Lee

The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions

By: Ted Willard

Schools & Districts

Let us support your school or district efforts to implement three-dimensional standards and transform classroom instruction.

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