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NSTA Press Books and Journal Win Prestigious Education Awards

Arlington, Va., June 11, 2008—The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning, announced today that four NSTA Press® books, as well as the NSTA journal Science Scope, won the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). The award recognizes the year’s most outstanding materials in the field of teaching and learning, and the winners were honored at a gala banquet on Friday, June 6, at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.

The NSTA Press winning books are

• A Head Start on Science: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder, a lively collection of science activities for the littlest scientists in grades PreK to 2;
• Chemistry Basics: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, a sometimes irreverent primer on chemistry concepts for teachers of grades 3 to 12;
• Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes, a collection of formative-assessment tools to help teachers use students’ sometimes mistaken ideas about science as springboards for improving student learning; and
• Using Forensics: Wildlife Crime Scene!, a guide to transforming the classroom into a wildlife-crime lab where students learn about animal species and the threats they face.

Science Scope’s winning column is “Issues In-Depth,” a presentation of content background on timely and core science topics.

Awards entries are rigorously judged by an expert panel of educators, editors, designers, and technology specialists. “We are very pleased that the education community has recognized our books with this honor,” said Claire Reinburg, Director of NSTA Press and Assistant Executive Director. “This is an exciting time in science education, and these new books support NSTA’s mission to provide science educators with classroom tools and publications that promote exemplary teaching.”

A complete list of DAA finalists is available on the web.

The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science also won the Bronze EXCEL Award for Technical Books from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at the annual awards dinner held in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 11th.

About NSTA

The Arlington, VA-based National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), www.nsta.org, is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more than 57,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education. NSTA Press® publishes twenty new books each year. Focused on the PreK–16 market and specifically aimed at teachers of science, NSTA Press books offer a unique blend of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies. Read more than 100 sample chapters from NSTA Press books at www.nsta.org/store.

Contact Information

Roberta Banning
National Science Teachers Association
rbanning@nsta.org
(703) 312-9285

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