NSTA Professional Learning

Page | May 2025

NSTA Professional Learning Science Education is Evolving — NSTA is With You Every Step of the Way.Through dynamic workshops, expert coaching, and flexible courses, we empower educators to transform instruction. Trusted by more than 35,000 educators and districts nationwide, our research-based…

Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge

Page | March 2020

 

Overview

Page | October 2019

Overview Transforming science education to benefit all through professional learning, partnerships and advocacy. The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) is a vibrant community of 40,000 science…

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020

Page | January 2020

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020 November/December 2020The Aurora BorealisStudent WorksheetSolar wind velocity data and answer keySolar storm answer keyConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsThe Lives of Staph (Idea Bank)Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix…

Alliance of Affiliates

Page | October 2019

NSTA works with other science teaching and educational groups around the country to further the goals of science education. (See also NSTA State Chapters and Associated Groups.)Association for Multicultural Science…

Fields of STEM

Page | April 2025

Fields of STEM Purpose StatementThe Fields of STEM program provides STEM educators from the Midwest an opportunity to leverage the collective expertise of the cohort and the latest relevant research to improve K-12 STEM education and workforce development in their local and global communities. A key…

NSTA Sensemaking Professional Learning Packages

Page | May 2025

NSTA Sensemaking Professional Learning Packages Empower educators. Transform instruction. Engage all learners.NSTA’s professional learning offerings support the shift from traditional, content-driven teaching to phenomenon-based, three-dimensional science instruction. Whether you're adopting high-…

Model, Assess, Repeat!

Journal Article | March 2020

Speleologist Bill Steele

Journal Article | March 2020

Daily Do Playlists

Page | April 2020

Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning.  Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design…

Lesson Plans

Page | March 2020

Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning.  Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design…