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May 12, 2008 - Kate Meyer
Grant to Support Continued Growth of High-Quality, Content-Rich Professional Development Resources for Science Educators Nationwide
Apr 21, 2008 - Kate Meyer
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has posthumously awarded its Legacy Award to NSTA Past President Dr. Steven Rakow for his dedication and service to NSTA and for the significant contributions he made to science education.
Apr 21, 2008 - Kate Meyer
The National Science Teachers Association has announced the recipients of its 2008 Teacher Awards Program, which honors K-12 teachers, professors, principals, and others for their outstanding achievement and innovative programs in science education.
Apr 21, 2008 - Kate Meyer
Top Science Educators from around the Country Honored
Apr 21, 2008 - Kate Meyer
NSTA presented its most prestigious award, the Robert H. Carleton Award for National Leadership in the Field of Science Education, to Dr. Bonnie J. Brunkhorst
Apr 1, 2008 - Kate Meyer
Academy established to promote quality science teaching and reduce high attrition rate among new teachers in the science teaching profession
Mar 3, 2008 - Kate Meyer
Sessions to address issues including global climate change and NCLB-educator astronaut Barbara Morgan, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and evolution expert Dr. Eugenie Scott, scheduled to speak
Feb 26, 2008 - NSTA
New Initiative to Promote Science Literacy and Provide Leadership and Learning to the Nation's Science Teachers
Nov 28, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association, in partnership with the Amgen Foundation, today announced the 2007 Amgen–NSTA Fellows and Associate Fellows in the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. Selected from nearly a thousand applications from across the country, the 200 Amgen–NSTA Fellows and Associate Fellows will take part in a yearlong program in a host of science-related activities and professional development opportunities.
Nov 6, 2007 - Kate Meyer
The National Science Teachers Association announced that it will be in Birmingham, December 6-8, for its 2007 Southern Area Conference on Science Education. Held in conjunction with the Alabama Science Teachers Association, the three-day, professional development conference will be held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex and other local venues.
Oct 15, 2007 - Kate Meyer
NSTA announced that it will be in Denver, November 8-10, for its 2007 Western Area Conference on Science Education.
Sep 19, 2007 - Kate Meyer
NSTA issued a statement today in response to the new findings from Public Agenda’s latest report, “Important, But Not for Me: Kansas and Missouri Students and Parents Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education.”
Sep 17, 2007 - Kate Meyer
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning, announced that it will be in Detroit, October 18-20, for its 2007 Midwestern Area Conference on Science Education. Participants from across Michigan and neighboring states will meet to discuss the latest issues in science education, learn about new teaching tools and techniques, network with fellow science education professionals, and hear thought-provoking presentations from world-renowned scientists and educators.
Aug 13, 2007 - Kate Meyer
Edward Rock has been named as the National Science Teachers Association's new Associate Executive Director of Marketing and Sales.
Aug 6, 2007 - NSTA
NSTA salutes NSTA member Barbara Morgan, a former Idaho elementary science teacher, and her upcoming launch abroad the space shuttle Endeavor. Morgan is one of seven STS-118 crewmates selected for the 11-day construction mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled to launch Wednesday, August 8.
Jul 2, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced today that Dr. Gerald F. Wheeler, NSTA executive director since 1995, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the organization, effective August 2008, but will remain active in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education community.
Jun 27, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching, and VSP Vision Care, the nation’s largest provider of eyecare benefit plans, today announced that K–12 science educators will now be eligible to receive the VSP Vision Care “Vision of Science” Award, previously only available to K–8 science teachers.
Jun 13, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) expresses its sorrow over the passing of Don Herbert, 89, who explained the exciting world of science to millions of children on television as “Mr. Wizard.” Herbert died yesterday at his home in Bell Canyon, California, after a long battle with bone cancer.
Jun 6, 2007 - NSTA
On June 1, P. John Whitsett, a physics teacher at Fond du Lac High School, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, began his one-year term as president of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching.
Jun 6, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching, announced that Page D. Keeley, a senior science program director at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA), began her one-year term as president-elect of NSTA on June 1, 2007. She will assume the office of president on June 1, 2008.
May 23, 2007 - NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching, today unveiled a new program designed to encourage and support new middle and secondary school science educators in their first few years of teaching. The NSTA New Science Teacher Academy, co-founded by the Amgen Foundation with a three-year, $3 million grant, is a professional development initiative created to help strengthen quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge. The Academy will initially support up to 200 science teachers across the nation each year.