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National Conferences
National Conference On Science Education
Philadelphia • March 26-29, 2025
Join us in the City of Brotherly Love to connect with like-minded professionals for an unforgettable experience! With content crafted by educators for educators, you’ll leave with an arsenal of engaging, practical strategies for your classroom, school or district that you can implement right away. Whether you're just looking for casual networking, peer-driven roundtable discussions, or new professional opportunities, we have it all!
Institutes
Leaders Institute
Leadership for the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials
Philadelphia • March 26, 2025
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 Unit Launch Workshops
Norwood and UMass, Massachusetts • February 2025 (various dates)
Join middle school science teachers from across Massachusetts for OpenSciEd Middle School Unit Launch professional learning workshops! You’ll leave with everything you need to confidently implement your chosen unit, including a deeper understanding of the OpenSciEd middle school curriculum and a familiarity with the wealth of resources available on the OpenSciEd website to support teaching and learning in your classroom.
Web Seminar Series
Web Seminar Series
WI25: Supporting Student Sensemaking with the Crosscutting Concepts: Topic Study for K-12 Educators
Join us on four consecutive Tuesdays, February 18, 25, March 4, and 11, 2025, to experience the crosscutting concepts (CCCs) as powerful lenses and tools for student sensemaking when partnered with the science and engineering practices (SEPs) and dis...
Web Seminar Series
This is Option 2. OpenSciEd HighSchool Chemistry Unit C.1 Curriculum Launch AND Facilitator Training Workshop...
Web Seminar Series
This is Option 2. OpenSciEd High School Biology Unit B.1 Curriculum Launch AND Facilitator Training Workshop...
Web Seminar Series
This is Option 1. OpenSciEd Middle School Unit 7.6 Curriculum Launch Workshop.NSTA is providing a virtual OpenSciEd (OSE) Curriculum Launch Workshop in the context of Middle School Unit 7.6 Earth’s Resources & Human Impact (climate science) to ...
Web Seminars
Web Seminar
Secondary Pre-service Teachers! Join us on Monday, March 10, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:15 PM ET to learn about safety considerations for the science laboratory. ...
Web Seminar
Are you a first-time NSTA conference attendee? Join us on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 7:00 PM ET to 8:00 PM ET, for a virtual orientation to help you navigate NSTA's Spring Conference. This seminar is a great opportunity for first-time att...
Web Seminar
Join us on Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about ocean acidification....
Web Seminar
NSTA/ASTE Web Seminar: Addressing Science Teacher Retention, April 7, 2025
Join us on Monday, April 7, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, at the intersection of research and practice as we engage in a conversation about science teacher retention. In this web seminar, a panel of science teacher educators/researchers identify...
"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
- National Conference in Minneapolis, November 12-15
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