Time is running out to register for NSTA's National Conference on Science Education

NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education is just around the corner. For science educators who want and need professional development, this premier event offers thousands of workshops, symposia, seminars, institutes and hands-on sessions to choose from. Science content, pedagogy, classroom techniques, performance-based strategies and leadership are just a few topics covered from March 18-21 in Philadelphia. Presenters like Bill Nye, author John Mooey, and NASA administrator and former astronaut Charlie Bolden will be there to inspire.

For teachers in every grade band and discipline, from the preservice novice to the well-experienced veteran, the sessions will provide unmatched PD. Check out just a few of our session titles:

• Nourishing the Planet in the 21st Century, Elem-High School
• Cultivating Literacy: Linking Children's Literature and Plant Science, Elem
• Redesigning the Laboratory Investigation: Integrating Inquiry into Chemistry, High
• Miniaturized Assays: Paper Diagnostics for Grades 7–12, Use of lesson plans that use paper-based diagnostics to engage students in scientific inquiry, engineering design, or discussions of the impact of science and engineering on society.
• An Inquiry Approach to Teaching About the Force of Gravity, Middle-High
• Playing with Ecosystem Science: Informal Modeling Games to Explore the Delicate Balance, Middle-Informal
• Biotechnology and Environmental Risk: Project Learning Tree's New Secondary Program, Informal
• Seven Inquiry-based Labs That Integrate the Physical Sciences and Algebra, High
• Climate Change Here and Now: Coastal, Ocean, and Atmospheric Impacts, Grades 5-12 ticketed
• Keeping Elementary Primary: Current Research and Best Practices for Quality Instruction, Full day program (ticketed)

Registration is available for just one day or for all three days. For more information, visit www.nsta.org/philadelphia or consider onsite registration.