NSTA Professional DevelopmentNSTA 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 log in to the right 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.

NEW: Earn as you learn! Collect points and badges as you aggregate, comment, and complete PD! Create collections with your own resources and share with others!
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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 & Websites 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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Our Content Collaborators

NSF NASA NOAA FDA National Institutes of Health
Sally Ride Science Department of Education Montana State University S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
NHTSA NSTA press Agilent Technologies Foundation NSDL

NSTA Learning Center Underwriters

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation GE Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation

The Learning Center is NSTA's e-professional development portal to help you address your classroom needs and busy schedule. You can gain access to more than 8,900 different resources that cater to your preference for learning. Over 3,000 resources, such as journal articles, science objects, podcasts and web seminars are available for free. Other resources include SciPacks, SciGuides, and Short Courses. A suite of practical tools including My Library, My PD Record, My Professional Development Plan and Portfolio, My Calendar, My Notepad, and My PD Indexer are available to help you organize, personalize, and document your growth over time. If desired, you may review an archived Web Seminar overview of the NSTA Learning Center, or download the "How to Guide" PDF (2.7 MB).

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Free Learning Resources

Resources and Human Impact: Earth as a System

Resources and Human Impact: Earth as a System

2 hr Do-It-Yourself Science Object

Force and Motion: Newton's First Law

Force and Motion: Newton's First Law

2 hr Do-It-Yourself Science Object

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Testimonials & Awards

As a science teacher educator, I have benefited greatly from using the Learning Center in my classes and look forward to extending the experiences this year by having my students set professional development learning goals and provide evidences and reflections to include in their PD Plan and Portfolio. I encourage other university science educators to get their students involved in Learning Center activities.

Susan M. Blunck, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor Science Education
Director UMBC Center for Excellence in STEM Education

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