NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS: NATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO SCIENCE EDUCATION:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) PROGRAMS - NSTA DEVELOPED AND/OR ADMINISTERED PD OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS. THE INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN INCLUDE AN INTENSE FIVE-DAY PROGRAM AND TWO-WEEK IMMERSIVE EXTERNSHIP FOR TEACHERS, AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND ONLINE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS, SCIENCE ADVISORY TO OBJECTIVELY ANALYZE THE QUALITY OF EXISTING SCIENCE PROGRAMS IDENTIFYING AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT FOR STEM AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL INSTRUCTION AS ESPOUSED BY THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMPETITIONS - HOSTED AND ADMINISTERED 5 LARGE-SCALE, NATIONALLY-KNOWN COMPETITIONS AND GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENT TEAMS THAT DESIGNED AND COMMUNICATED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD EXIST IN 20 YEARS, OUTSTANDING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR EXEMPLARY APPROACHES TO SCIENCE LAB INSTRUCTION UTILIZING LIMITED SCHOOL AND LABORATORY RESOURCES, STUDENT SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AT ARMY RESEARCH LAB SITES, INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND TEAM PROJECTS THAT RECOGNIZE REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS OF STEM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.9MProgram 2 [2018]
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS OPEN TO MEMBER AND NONMEMBER SCIENCE EDUCATORS, NSTA CONFERENCES OFFER THE LATEST IN SCIENCE CONTENT, TEACHING STRATEGY, AND RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE INDIVIDUAL'S PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. EACH YEAR NSTA HOSTS A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION AND THREE AREA CONFERENCES ON SCIENCE EDUCATION. NSTA CONFERENCES ARE DESIGNED WITH INNOVATIVE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKERS, EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS, SHORT COURSES, NSTA SYMPOSIA (WHICH PROVIDE ONLINE FOLLOW-UP AFTER THE CONFERENCE ONLINE), AND THE EXHIBITION OF SCIENCE EDUCATION MATERIALS IS THE LARGEST EXHIBITION OF ITS KIND AND IS AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF CURRICULUM AND OTHER PRODUCTS. AS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDA (AND SELECTED AREA CONFERENCES), NSTA PRESENTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES-FOCUSED, CONTENT-BASED, PARTNERED PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE KEY TOPICS IN SIGNIFICANT DEPTH. THESE DAY-LONG PROGRAMS OFFER PARTICIPANTS A UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THAT INCLUDES A PERSONALIZED PATHWAY THROUGH THE FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.2MProgram 3 [2018]
PUBLISHING AND SALES: THE NSTA PUBLICATIONS GROUP (PUBLICATIONS) PRODUCES FOUR PEER-REVIEWED MEMBER JOURNALS - ONE FOR EACH MAJOR GRADE BAND FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE - BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. IT HAS BUILT AN ONLINE JOURNAL ARCHIVE THAT INCLUDES ALL PUBLISHED CONTENT FROM 2000 TO THE PRESENT. EACH YEAR, THAT ARCHIVE IS ACCESSED BY NSTA MEMBERS, AS WELL AS BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATORS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND, INCREASINGLY, WORLDWIDE. PUBLICATIONS ENCOMPASSES NSTA PRESS, WHICH PRODUCES MORE THAN 20 NEW BOOKS ANNUALLY, IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORM PROVIDING RESOURCES USED BY THE SCIENCE EDUCATION COMMUNITY. THE PRESS DEVELOPS AWARD-WINNING CONTENT ACROSS ALL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES, FOR EVERY GRADE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJun 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.9M
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