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Professional Learning Units

A New and Easy Way to Earn Professional Learning Credit Hours

NSTA Professional Learning Units are self-paced, flexible short courses designed around relevant science education topics. PLU’s support student-centered learning and can be used toward continuing education credits.

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Sponsored Web Seminar: Preparing Students for Engineering Careers, December 7, 2021

Join us on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET to learn from the team at Tektronix about preparing students for engineerin...

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Book Beat Live! Uncovering Student Ideas with Formative Assessment Probes, December 15, 2021

Join us on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another seminar in the Book Beat Live! series. Formative assessment is a sy...

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Science Update: Unfold the Universe with NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, January 20, 2022

Join us on Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET to learn about the latest on the NASA’s Webb Space Telescope from the Space Telesc...

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Teacher Tip Tuesday: Elevating Science Learning through Read Alouds! January 25, 2022

Join us on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another web seminar in the Teacher Tip Tuesday series....

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

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The Northrop Grumman Foundation was created to elevate STEM education in middle school grades (5–8) within school districts located in Northrop Grumman communities. The Academy provides effective, blended professional learning experiences to middle level teachers so that they can better foster their students’ interest in engineering, strengthen workforce skills, and expose students to STEM careers.

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