Conferences & Events
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Learn and connect with your peers throughout the year at our in-person and virtual events.
National Conferences
National Conference On Science Education
Denver • March 20-23
Join us for four days of unparalleled inspiration, learning, and connection at the nation’s best and most engaging professional learning event for science educators! Whether you’re a preservice teacher, veteran educator, administrator, curriculum specialist, or anything in between, NSTA Denver24 promises to be the best place for you to learn, connect, and recharge.
National Conference On Science Education
New Orleans • November 6-9
NSTA is headed to New Orleans, infusing its fall national conference with the city's unique energy and culture. Join us for an unforgettable experience where professional growth meets the soulfulness of the Big Easy.
Institutes
Leaders Institute
Leveraging the Power and Potential of High-Quality Instructional Materials
New Orleans • November 6
Join fellow administrators for a day of empowering strategies, connection, and inspiration through focused leader-centric professional learning. National Conference registration is NOT required to attend the Leaders Institute. Participants registering for the Leaders Institute are invited to purchase conference registration at a discounted cost.
OpenSciEd Middle School Curriculum Launch and Unit Launch Workshops
Norwood and UMass, Massachusetts • July - September 2024 (various dates)
Join NSTA and Massachusetts middle school science teachers from across the state for OpenSciEd Middle School Curriculum Launch and Unit Launch workshops! You’ll leave with everything you need to get started, including a comprehensive understanding of the OpenSciEd middle school curriculum and how to implement it in your classroom.
Web Seminar Series
Professional Book Study
What is an approach that science educators can use to create assessment tasks that support instructional practice and students’ three-dimensional le...
Web Seminars
Member Web Seminar
Transforming Science Learning: Making Sense of Data Through the Crosscutting Concepts, May 7, 2024
Join us on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for the third web seminar in this series about the Crosscutting Concepts....
Web Seminar
Struggling with materials management in your district? Want to learn tips and tricks from the experts at ECA Science Kit Services? Join us on Thursday...
Member Web Seminar
Join us on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, for the fourth (and last) web seminar in this series about the Crosscutting Concepts....
Member Web Seminar
Join us on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET and meet Joe Krajcik and Christopher Harris authors of the new NSTA Press Book, Creating ...
"I go to NSTA conferences because I get to have a lot of fun with other educators who are there for the same reason I am. To learn more. To be better. And to make an impact."
-Elizabeth Allan
Conference Schedule
2024
2025
- National Conference in Philadelphia, March 26-29
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