May 17–19, 2012
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Registration and Evening Exhibits Preview—May 16
Forum & Expo: Tools for STEM Education … Preparations and Applications for Elementary and Middle School Educators
Elementary and middle school educators face unique challenges and extraordinary opportunities to build foundational skills and inspire interest in STEM. How can you do this more successfully? What role do informal groups play in STEM development?
The main focus of the STEM Forum & Expo is geared toward the elementary and middle school levels, where it all begins! However, input and considerations from high school, preservice, college, and university educators, and administrators are essential. After all, we need your feedback to best identify the STEM skill sets that students are lacking when they reach the high school and college levels and to pinpoint ways in which administrators can cultivate the development of successful STEM programs in elementary and middle schools.
The successful implementation of STEM education is "partnership dependent." If you are a stakeholder, you will want to submit a proposal for consideration and/or plan to register for this unique opportunity, which is scheduled at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Session proposals are no longer being accepted for the STEM Forum & Expo. We are currently in the process of e-mailing confirmations for accepted sessions.
New Jersey educators—click here to see a letter from the Acting Commissioner, New Jersey Dept. of Education, regarding the waiver of the prohibition for reimbursement for overnight lodging. In this letter, the Acting Commissioner speaks very highly of the Forum's objectives and supports and encourages school districts to send New Jersey educators who would benefit from the Forum.
Twitter hashtags: #nsta12 (2012 conferences), #nsta (all-purpose).
Click here to register.
Click here to browse a preliminary schedule of events.
Click here to make your housing reservation and get special discounted room rates.
Special Membership Offer
Attending the STEM Forum & Expo? Take advantage of an exclusive offer on NSTA membership. Save $15 on an individual NSTA membership (regularly $75) when you join or renew during the forum. Membership in NSTA carries countless benefits, including:
- Up to 44% savings on NSTA conference registration and 20% on more than 200 books in the NSTA Science Bookstore; and
- Journal Article Downloads—Members have unlimited access to and may download any journal article from the archives of their chosen grade band–specific journal, and members save on downloads from other NSTA journals as well.
So join or renew your NSTA Membership at the STEM Forum & Expo and your name will be entered in one of our daily drawings for cool prizes!
For more information, visit the Membership Booth (located in the NSTA Science Bookstore) in the registration area.
Conference Program
Click on the link below to view/download the the conference program in PDF format.
Conference Program Changes (PDF)
In this section:
Take advantage of the NSTA Mobile Web, http://m.nsta.org, the best way to keep track of what's happening at the STEM Forum & Expo from your phone. Our mobile website features a slimmed-down version of our popular session browser tool, allowing you to view sessions by Date/Time, Session Format, Subject, and Keyword. The site also includes a link to the #nsta Twitter feed, NSTA news, and other important info. Please note that the site has been optimized for use with iPhone and Android devices.
If you have a barcode reader installed, point your phone's camera at the image below to go directly to the NSTA mobile site.
We welcome your feedback about this new feature of the NSTA website. (Please note: this is not an app; it is a website optimized for viewing on phones.)
STEM Forum & Expo Program
Attendee Resources