All Blog Posts

Blog Post

Science Scope: Don't Teach Tweens Science Without It!

...

By Guest Blogger

Blog Post

As a K-12 science department chair, I’m looking for professional development (PD) opportunities for our teachers. It’s hard to find speakers and programs for a small group. We have a very small budget, so traveling for conferences is not ...

By Mary Bigelow

Blog Post

Attend a conference, virtually

I remember the first time I attended a professional association conference when I was a child care provider beginning my career and was thrilled to be among so many educators who were passionate about improving themselves professionally. If you can�...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Blog Post

"Science 101"

Each month in NSTA’s Science and Children journal, Bill Robertson* writes an informational article on a science concept. These “background boosters” present content information in an easy-to-read format with many illustrations and a...

By Mary Bigelow

Blog Post

Senate Passes Bill to Fund FY2017 ED Programs

Senate Passes Bill to Fund FY2017 ED Programs...

By Jodi Peterson

Blog Post

Welcome to the NSTA Safety Blog

As NSTA’s chief science safety compliance adviser, I look forward to sharing the latest safety compliance information, while helping teachers solve safety-related problems and issues in the classroom, lab, and maker space. I’m also looking forwar...

By Kenneth Roy

Safety

Blog Post

The Feedback Loop

There’s a lot of talk about using data to drive teaching and learning, but what data and how should these numbers be used?...

By Carole Hayward

Blog Post

Student reflections

I recently read an article about having students “reflect” on their work. I’m not sure what the value would be. What would this look like in a science class? –G., Ohio...

By Mary Bigelow

Blog Post

Beginning-of-the-year explorations: get them ready for fall

If you have not yet packed up for the summer break, consider picking out two or three lessons to begin the next school year. Choose the resources that will guide you, scan or read them, and pack them up along with the materials students will need so ...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Blog Post

10 Sessions a High School Educator Needs to Attend at the STEM Forum & Expo

...

By Korei Martin

Blog Post

10 Great Sessions for Administrators at the STEM Forum & Expo

...

By Korei Martin

Blog Post

10 Sessions at the STEM Forum & Expo for Every Middle School Teacher

...