National Science Teachers Association

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The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of more than 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

The Association publishes a professional journal for each level of science teaching; a newspaper, NSTA Reports; and many other educational books and professional publications. Each year NSTA conducts a national conference and a series of area conferences. These events attract over 30,000 attendees annually. The Association serves as an advocate for science educators by keeping its members and the general public informed about national issues and trends in science education.

1 Mission
2 Building a presence for science
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission

The NSTA mission: "... to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all."

[edit] Building a presence for science

The NSTA runs a number of professional development programs. The program, "Building a presence for science", operates state by state and is intended to create a national network of science teachers, one point of contact in each school, and give them professional support and resource materials so they can be a visible representative for science by helping their colleagues.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

The film, An Inconvenient Truth, which was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment on November 21, 2006, offered 50,000 free copies to the National Science Teachers Association for educators to use in their classrooms. However NSTA refused to accept them due to fear of "special interests".^[2]