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Professional Communities

Professional science education communities integrate learning with practice and provide opportunities for collaboration.   The Science Education Community will: 1) Address the isolation of classroom teachers and instill a strong sense of efficacy, which is important in raising student achievement; 2) Support a collaborative culture where reflective practice is an important element of improving science teaching and learning; 3) Promote the effective implementation of  science instructional materials in the classroom; 4) Focus on improvement of content and pedagogical knowledge in support of teaching and learning science; and 5) Provide support to implement a high quality science program in all classrooms.

Professional Societies

Science Education Professional Societies

As a new science teacher, you are among an elite family of individuals committed to improving students' critical thinking and problem solving through the process of scientific investigation and the language of science. Below, you will find links to outstanding resources to help you achieve this goal. Join a professional organization and stay in touch with your colleagues. It is a critical step to long term career satisfaction.

Learn more about science education professional societies that have been set up to support your efforts.

• California Science Teachers Association (CSTA) - CSTA represents science educators statewide - in every science discipline at every grade level, Kindergarten through University.
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) - The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
• Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)- ASTE promote excellence in science teacher education world-wide through scholarship and innovation.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - The American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Triple A-S" (AAAS), is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association.
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) - The purpose of NARST is to promote research in science education at all levels and to disseminate research findings in such ways as to improve science teaching
• National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA) - NMLSTA strives to stimulate, improve, and coordinate science teaching in the middle level grades and to engage in any and all activities in furtherance thereof.
• National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) - - The National Science Education Leadership Association provides members with benefits and opportunities to enhance their professional competence and status as leaders in science education. www.nsela.org Register for our Summer 2007 Leadership Institute by clicking here.

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