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Making Sense of Sensemaking: Designing Authentic K–12 STEM Learning Experiences

Dive into the transformative world of science education with this groundbreaking guide (K–12).

In Making Sense of Sensemaking, readers will learn how to navigate the journey from traditional teaching to a dynamic, student-centered approach that emphasizes understanding over rote learning.
Dive into the transformative world of science education with this groundbreaking guide (K–12).

In Making Sense of Sensemaking, readers will learn how to navigate the journey from traditional teaching to a dynamic, student-centered approach that emphasizes understanding over rote learning.

Productive Uncertainty in Science Education: Engaging Students in Meaningful Science Practice

Productive Uncertainty in Science Education provides the support that teachers and students need for more complex science investigations.
Productive Uncertainty in Science Education provides the support that teachers and students need for more complex science investigations.

How Can I Pay for That? Finding Grants to Support Learning, October 14, 2025

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoHave a great idea for your classroom, school, or district but you are not sure how to fund it? You are not alone. Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for How Can I Pay for That?, a practical and empowering web seminar designed to help educators and education leaders find and secure grant funding to support innovative learning opportunities.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoHave a great idea for your classroom, school, or district but you are not sure how to fund it? You are not alone. Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for How Can I Pay for That?, a practical and empowering web seminar designed to help educators and education leaders find and secure grant funding to support innovative learning opportunities.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoHave a great idea for your classroom, school, or district but you are not sure how to fund it? You are not alone. Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for How Can I Pay for That?, a practical and empowering web seminar designed to help educators and education leaders find and secure grant funding to support innovative learning opportunities.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoHave a great idea for your classroom, school, or district but you are not sure how to fund it? You are not alone. Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for How Can I Pay for That?, a practical and empowering web seminar designed to help educators and education leaders find and secure grant funding to support innovative learning opportunities.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoHave a great idea for your classroom, school, or district but you are not sure how to fund it? You are not alone. Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for How Can I Pay for That?, a practical and empowering web seminar designed to help educators and education leaders find and secure grant funding to support innovative learning opportunities.

State Policy Landscape in 2025 and its Implications for Science Education, June 18, 2025

Stay informed on the key policy issues that could impact your classroom and your profession. Learn how to advocate for science education and ensure your voice is heard by policymakers.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

Stay informed on the key policy issues that could impact your classroom and your profession. Learn how to advocate for science education and ensure your voice is heard by policymakers.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

Stay informed on the key policy issues that could impact your classroom and your profession. Learn how to advocate for science education and ensure your voice is heard by policymakers.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

Stay informed on the key policy issues that could impact your classroom and your profession. Learn how to advocate for science education and ensure your voice is heard by policymakers.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

Archive: 2025 STEM Policy Landscape, June 11, 2025

Join us for the second installment of the Advocacy in Action webinar series, featuring NSTA Policy Advisor James Brown, as he provides an insightful overview of key national policy trends shaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in 2025.

Brown will discuss what we can expect from the Trump Administration and the implications for the science classroom. Learn what is brewing at the national level in STEM education and what trends you can expect in federal education policy in 2025.

Join us for the second installment of the Advocacy in Action webinar series, featuring NSTA Policy Advisor James Brown, as he provides an insightful overview of key national policy trends shaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in 2025.

Brown will discuss what we can expect from the Trump Administration and the implications for the science classroom. Learn what is brewing at the national level in STEM education and what trends you can expect in federal education policy in 2025.

Join us for the second installment of the Advocacy in Action webinar series, featuring NSTA Policy Advisor James Brown, as he provides an insightful overview of key national policy trends shaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in 2025.

Brown will discuss what we can expect from the Trump Administration and the implications for the science classroom. Learn what is brewing at the national level in STEM education and what trends you can expect in federal education policy in 2025.

Join us for the second installment of the Advocacy in Action webinar series, featuring NSTA Policy Advisor James Brown, as he provides an insightful overview of key national policy trends shaping science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in 2025.

Brown will discuss what we can expect from the Trump Administration and the implications for the science classroom. Learn what is brewing at the national level in STEM education and what trends you can expect in federal education policy in 2025.

Archive: Science Teacher Compensation in a Competitive Landscape, June 4, 2025

This webinar will explore the critical policy issues it raises for state, local, and federal government policymakers. With its new statement, NSTA speaks to the issue of how our nation's schools should pay science teachers in a competitive economic environment. Hear from the chair of the position statement writing team about the development process and the research that informed the recommendations.

Register to attend the other programs in the series:

This webinar will explore the critical policy issues it raises for state, local, and federal government policymakers. With its new statement, NSTA speaks to the issue of how our nation's schools should pay science teachers in a competitive economic environment. Hear from the chair of the position statement writing team about the development process and the research that informed the recommendations.

Register to attend the other programs in the series:

This webinar will explore the critical policy issues it raises for state, local, and federal government policymakers. With its new statement, NSTA speaks to the issue of how our nation's schools should pay science teachers in a competitive economic environment. Hear from the chair of the position statement writing team about the development process and the research that informed the recommendations.

Register to attend the other programs in the series:

This webinar will explore the critical policy issues it raises for state, local, and federal government policymakers. With its new statement, NSTA speaks to the issue of how our nation's schools should pay science teachers in a competitive economic environment. Hear from the chair of the position statement writing team about the development process and the research that informed the recommendations.

Register to attend the other programs in the series:

Data-Driven Instruction with OpenSciEd: Using Student Insights to Improve Learning, January 22, 2026

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar designed to empower education leaders and data professionals with practical strategies for leveraging student assessment data to improve teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar designed to empower education leaders and data professionals with practical strategies for leveraging student assessment data to improve teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar designed to empower education leaders and data professionals with practical strategies for leveraging student assessment data to improve teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar designed to empower education leaders and data professionals with practical strategies for leveraging student assessment data to improve teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoJoin us on Thursday, January 22, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic web seminar designed to empower education leaders and data professionals with practical strategies for leveraging student assessment data to improve teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.

Teacher Leadership and OpenSciEd: How to Build a Community of Science Educators, December 3, 2025

Transforming Science Learning logoGreat science teaching grows stronger through collaboration, leadership, and shared vision. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic, stakeholder-led web seminar designed for science educators, leaders and professional learning coordinators who want to cultivate thriving professional communities around OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoGreat science teaching grows stronger through collaboration, leadership, and shared vision. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic, stakeholder-led web seminar designed for science educators, leaders and professional learning coordinators who want to cultivate thriving professional communities around OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoGreat science teaching grows stronger through collaboration, leadership, and shared vision. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic, stakeholder-led web seminar designed for science educators, leaders and professional learning coordinators who want to cultivate thriving professional communities around OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoGreat science teaching grows stronger through collaboration, leadership, and shared vision. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic, stakeholder-led web seminar designed for science educators, leaders and professional learning coordinators who want to cultivate thriving professional communities around OpenSciEd.

Transforming Science Learning logoGreat science teaching grows stronger through collaboration, leadership, and shared vision. Join us on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for a dynamic, stakeholder-led web seminar designed for science educators, leaders and professional learning coordinators who want to cultivate thriving professional communities around OpenSciEd.

Engaging Parents & Communities in OpenSciEd Science Learning, November 18, 2025

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoStrong science instruction does not stop at the classroom door but it thrives when families and communities are engaged in the learning journey.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoStrong science instruction does not stop at the classroom door but it thrives when families and communities are engaged in the learning journey.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoStrong science instruction does not stop at the classroom door but it thrives when families and communities are engaged in the learning journey.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoStrong science instruction does not stop at the classroom door but it thrives when families and communities are engaged in the learning journey.

Teacher Tip Tuesday logoStrong science instruction does not stop at the classroom door but it thrives when families and communities are engaged in the learning journey.

Learn and Lead: Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom – Tools, Strategies, and Solutions, September 16, 2025

Implementing OpenSciEd transforms science teaching but it also comes with a learning curve for educators. Join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom, a practical web seminar focused on equipping teachers with the tools and confidence they need to succeed.

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the teacher support materials in OpenSciEd
  • Common challenges in classroom implementation—and how to address them

Who Should Attend:

Implementing OpenSciEd transforms science teaching but it also comes with a learning curve for educators. Join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom, a practical web seminar focused on equipping teachers with the tools and confidence they need to succeed.

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the teacher support materials in OpenSciEd
  • Common challenges in classroom implementation—and how to address them

Who Should Attend:

Implementing OpenSciEd transforms science teaching but it also comes with a learning curve for educators. Join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom, a practical web seminar focused on equipping teachers with the tools and confidence they need to succeed.

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the teacher support materials in OpenSciEd
  • Common challenges in classroom implementation—and how to address them

Who Should Attend:

Implementing OpenSciEd transforms science teaching but it also comes with a learning curve for educators. Join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom, a practical web seminar focused on equipping teachers with the tools and confidence they need to succeed.

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the teacher support materials in OpenSciEd
  • Common challenges in classroom implementation—and how to address them

Who Should Attend:

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