How NSTA Expanded My Small Town World

Blog Post | June 2019

Guest blog post by Pam Devers I grew up as the typical “small town girl living in a small town world” (Journey).  In the eighth grade my mind was set that I was going to be a science teacher and teach in my…

Handouts available, NSTA19 was great—thanks Missouri!

Blog Post | April 2019

Where but at an NSTA national conference can you: See a possible future for your students in the keynote speech by retired astronaut and U.S. Navy captain Scott Kelly who saw the Earth from space 520 days in his…

NSTA Conferences: Professional Learning and So Much More

Blog Post | April 2019

Editor’s Note:  In this blog series commemorating NSTA’s 75th Anniversary we take a look to the past with an eye to the future. Can you imagine attending an NSTA convention over Thanksgiving weekend…

NSTA’s 75th: Celebrating the Past, Educating for the Future

Blog Post | March 2019

Editors Note: Today in this blog series commemorating NSTA’s 75th Anniversary we celebrate the many stakeholders who work hard every day so that ALL students are engaged in science learning and who have helped NSTA to…

Missouri Science Teachers: NSTA Is Coming to You This April

Blog Post | March 2019

If you’re a Missouri science teacher, you’ve probably been to the Missouri Botanical Garden, most likely as a chaperone. But when you join NSTA for our 2019 National Conference in St. Louis this April, you’ll get a…

Meet the 2018 NSTA/ NCTM STEM Teacher Ambassadors!

Blog Post | June 2018

We are proud to be working with 2018 NSTA/NCTM STEM Teacher Ambassadors, who are here at NSTA’s headquarters this week participating in an intensive communications, media, and policy training designed to expand the…

NSTA Student Chapters Cultivate Professional, Community Ties

Blog Post | March 2018

Coryn Cange, a member of the NSTA Student Chapter at Stony Brook University, guides high school students as they study water filtration in a chemistry teaching lab. Photo courtesy of Judy Nimmo Whether they’re helping…

New NSTA Book Shines Light on Solar Eclipses

Blog Post | July 2017

A solar eclipse is coming on Monday, August 21, 2017! What a rare and exciting treat for your students who will get to experience this magical phenomenon. Of course after this amazing event, they will have plenty of…

California Dreaming… #NSTA17 Is Finally Here!

Blog Post | March 2017

I arrived in the City of Angels Wednesday afternoon to find a whole lot of equally enthusiastic #NSTA17 conference attendees. This is a HUGE deal, and we have a huge number of choices. I’m focusing on the…

Help Us Name NSTA’s New NGSS Newsletter

Blog Post | December 2016

Science teachers, you’ve spoken up about your Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation needs, and NSTA has listened. Thanks to the input of many of you, NSTA is moving forward on a new resource to help…

NSTA Back-to-School Science Resources For Parents

Blog Post | August 2016

Keshia Gardner via Today.com One of my favorite things about back-to-school time is to see my social media accounts blow up with pictures of kids’ first day back at school.  Even more entertaining is when the…

8 Sessions at #NSTA16 Nashville That a Maker Can’t Miss

Blog Post | March 2016

The maker movement will be strong at #NSTA16 this spring. At NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education, taking place in Nashville, March 31–April 3, DIY science teachers will be showing off their best strategies…

New NSTA Infographic on NGSS Now Available for Download

Blog Post | March 2016

Did you know that from 2014 to 2024 employment in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expected to grow faster than overall employment? In fact, STEM jobs now comprise 20% of all U.S…

Middle School Science Teachers Making a Difference at NSTA

Blog Post | November 2015

As head of the middle level division at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), one of my goals is to communicate more with middle level science teachers. So, we’re launching a blog, which I hope will enable…

NSTA Needs You To Be One of Our Next Leaders

Blog Post | September 2015

Reflecting on the Uncle Sam poster used in recruiting individuals to serve in the United States Armed Services, I’m putting out a call on behalf of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Board and…