The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education. 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 current membership of 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.
NSTA’s Guiding Principles -
1. Model excellence, 2. Champion science literacy, 3. Value scientific excellence, 4. Embrace diversity, equity, and respect, 5. Enhance teaching and learning through research, 6. Collaborate with partners, and 7. Exemplify a dynamic professional organization.
Strategic Plan In the fall of 2014, NSTA unveiled its new strategic plan, NSTA Strategic Goals 2015. The plan identifies six overarching goals that will provide a road map to guide and prioritize the work of the association over the next five years.
Goals include -
1. Advocacy – Raise the status of science education and science teaching as a profession by advocating for high-quality science education within national, state, and local contexts.
2. Professional Learning – Enhance the professional learning of science educators by providing a suite of tools, resources, and opportunities that support long-term growth within a collaborative learning environment.
3. Next Generation Science Standards and STEM – Revitalize science education to boost student achievement and science literacy, and bolster U.S. economic standing.
4. Elementary Education – Nurture scientific curiosity among children in the earliest grades.
5. Membership – Enrich the NSTA membership experience through enhanced peer-to-peer engagement and differentiated benefits.
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