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Gain Practical Teaching Strategies That Enrich Your Students’ Learning

Eligible for PD Clock Hours/CEU’s in Most States

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Professional Learning Units

Bite-sized • Self-paced Asynchronous Learning

2-3 Hours of CE Credits Could Be Earned

  

  

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Broadening STEM to Include Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Contexts

Broadening STEM to include agriculture and natural resource management leverages students’ funds of knowledge and supports meaningful STEM learning....

Engineering STEM Teaching Strategies

Professional Learning Unit

Co-Constructing Classroom Agreements with Students

Science is social! Norms can support a classroom community in which students and teachers actively try to make sense of the natural and built worlds....

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Equity NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Scientist Circles: Fostering Student Participation and Collaboration in Class Discussions

Moving students into a circle so they can see and speak directly to each other can transform a quiet classroom into a collaborative discussion space!...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary NGSS Phenomena Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking Teacher Preparation

Professional Learning Unit

Supporting Student Development of Science and STEM Identity

What is a STEM identity, and why is it important for all students? Gain insight and strategies to help your students develop a STEM identity....

Informal Science Education Pre-K Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Careers Equity Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers STEM Teacher Preparation

  

“I recently completed a sensemaking PLU alongside the NSTA Scaling Up for STEM fellows program. Being able to analyze a grade-level appropriate sensemaking lesson helped me better understand the strategies.”

- Leila G, STEAM Mobile Lab Instructional Resource Teacher

"The NSTA professional learning content is engaging, relevant, and easy to apply right away. I especially appreciated the flexibility to learn at my own pace while still feeling connected to a larger professional community."

- Jasmine Lee, Middle School Science Teacher, Oakwood Public Schools

"NSTA’s Professional Learning Units have been a game changer for our district. The courses are thoughtfully designed, easy to implement, and align beautifully with our science curriculum goals. Our educators feel more confident, supported, and inspired in the classroom. It’s professional development that truly makes an impact."

- Dr. Maria Thompson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, River Valley School District

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