NSTA Professional DevelopmentWelcome New Science Teacher Academy Fellows!

NSTA is excited to welcome you to our online science content professional development community. Through our NSTA Learning Center, you will have access to a rich library of science content resources developed and delivered to meet the needs of busy science teachers.

If you already have a login id on NSTA's Learning Center, you can click the link to the right to login using the email and password you submitted when you created your account. Otherwise, Register Now to get started. If desired, you may review an archived Web Seminar overview of the NSTA Learning Center.

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Do-It-Yourself Learning Live Online Seminars & Classes

Learn at your own pace online with these 1-2 or 6-10 hour interactive activities.

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Learn online from certified instructors with your colleagues. 1-2 hour seminars, week and month long courses are available. Earn state and university credit.

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Books & Articles In Person Experiences

Attend an NSTA workshop in person to learn hands-on techniques with other teachers. Earn state and university credit.

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Cell Structure and Function: The Molecular Machinery of Life

Cell Structure and Function: The Molecular Machinery of...

2 hr Do-It-Yourself Science Object

Universe: The Sun as a Star

Universe: The Sun as a Star

2 hr Do-It-Yourself Science Object

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Testimonials & Awards

The Learning Center's suite of tools, such as the electronic Professional Development Plan and Portfolio tool, also assists educators to create a long-term comprehensive plan over 1-3 years where they can efficiently electronically manage, track, and document growth over time, in addition to the final assessment opportunity certifying teachers’ gains in knowledge. The PD Plan and Portfolio tool lets teachers write reflections’ submit evidences for their growth and document that growth with samples of student work. By using this web-based delivery model, NSTA encourages all teachers to broaden the use of 21st Century Skills as they increase their science content knowledge.

Jeffrey Piontek
Science Educational Specialist
Hawaii Department of Education

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