Badges and Activity Points

Below is a list of activities you can do to earn badges as recognition for your efforts as you aggregate, review, and share your personal and NSTA e-PD resources. You also earn badges for making posts in the community forums, for diagnosing your needs in science content, and by attending web seminars, and successfully completing Interactive E-books.

Badges

10 Activity Points (AP)

Add an NSTA resource to your Library How to add a resource to your library

NSTA Resource Activator
Add 5 NSTA resources to your library

NSTA Resource Optimizer
Add 10 NSTA resources to your library

NSTA Resource Accelerator
Add 20 NSTA resources to your library

10 Activity Points (AP)

Aggregator: Add a personal resource to your library Upload a personal resource

Onyx Aggregator Add 5 personal resources to your library	Pearl Aggregator Add 10 personal resources to your library	Ruby Aggregator Add 15 personal resources to your library	Emerald Aggregator Add 20 personal resources to your library
Sapphire Aggregator Add 30 personal resources to your library	Diamond Aggregator Add 40 personal resources to your library	Platinum Aggregator Add 50 personal resources to your library

10 Activity Points (AP)

Disseminator: Share a collection Select a collection to share

Onyx Disseminator Share a collection with 1 person	Pearl Disseminator Share a collection with 5 people	Ruby Disseminator Share a collection with 10 people	Emerald Disseminator Share a collection with 25 people
Sapphire Disseminator Share a collection with 50 people	Diamond Disseminator Share a collection with 100 people	Platinum Disseminator Share a collection with 150 people

20 Activity Points (AP)

Advocator: Write a review and rate NSTA resources, public collections, or conference session proposals Select a resource or collection from My Library to review

Onyx Advocator Write 5 reviews	Pearl Advocator Write 10 reviews	Ruby Advocator Write 20 reviews	Emerald Advocator Write 30 reviews
Sapphire Advocator Write 40 reviews	Diamond Advocator Write 50 reviews	Platinum Advocator Write 100 reviews

10 Activity Points (AP)

Commenter: Post a comment/question on the NSTA Discussion Forum View the discussion forums

Onyx Commenter Make 5 posts	Pearl Commenter Make 10 posts	Ruby Commenter Make 25 posts	Emerald Commenter Make 50 posts
Sapphire Commenter Make 75 posts	Diamond Commenter Make 100 posts	Platinum Commenter Make 150 posts

100 Activity Points (AP)

Attend a live web seminar Choose a live web seminar

Web Seminar Activator
Attend 1 live web seminar

Web Seminar Optimizer
Attend 5 live web seminars

Web Seminar Accelerator
Attend 10 live web seminars

25 Activity Points (AP)

Indexer: Complete content area indexer Select an indexer

Silver Indexer
Complete 2 content area indexers

Gold Indexer
Complete 4 content area indexers

Platinum Indexer
Complete 8 content area indexers

250 Activity Points (AP)

Complete discipline indexer (Physical Science) Select an indexer

PS Indexer Ultimator
Complete Physical Science indexer

250 Activity Points (AP)

Complete discipline indexer (Life Science) Select an indexer

LS Indexer Ultimator
Complete Life Science indexer

250 Activity Points (AP)

Complete discipline indexer (Earth and Space) Select an indexer

ES Indexer Ultimator
Complete Earth and Space Science indexer

100 Activity Points (AP)

Complete and pass an Interactive E-book final assessment View the Interactive E-books

Interactive E-book Activator
Complete 1 Interactive E-book and pass the Final Assessment

Interactive E-book Optimizer
Complete 3 Interactive E-books and pass the Final Assessment

Interactive E-book Accelerator
Complete 6 Interactive E-books and pass the Final Assessment

To earn your Activity Points after completing the Interactive E-book final assessment, visit the My PD Record and Certificates page. While there you may view, save, and print your certificate.

1000 Activity Points (AP)

Complete all Interactive E-books within Physical Science View the Interactive E-books

PS Interactive E-book Ultimator
Complete all Interactive E-books within Physical Science

1000 Activity Points (AP)

Complete all Interactive E-books within Life Science View the Interactive E-books

LS Interactive E-book Ultimator
Complete all Interactive E-books within Life Science

1000 Activity Points (AP)

Complete all Interactive E-books within Earth and Space View the Interactive E-books

ES Interactive E-book Ultimator
Complete all Interactive E-books within Earth and Space Science

NSTA 75th Anniversary Badges

Onyx NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 75 activity points	Pearl NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 225 activity points	Ruby NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 525 activity points	Emerald NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 1050 activity points
Sapphire NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 2100 activity points	Diamond NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 4200 activity points	Platinum NSTA 75th Anniversary Earn 7500 activity points

Activity Points
Create a collection for personal use

25 Activity Points (AP)

Create a collection

Share a resource with a friend

20 Activity Points (AP)

Select a resource from My Library to email

Complete Profile

15 Activity Points (AP)

Complete Your Profile

Create a Learning Plan To Do

35 Activity Points (AP)

Create a Learning Plan To Do

Upload Evidence to your Learning Plan

50 Activity Points (AP)

Upload Evidence

Complete a Learning Plan Reflection

100 Activity Points (AP)

Complete a Reflection

Generate a Learning Plan Report

10 Activity Points (AP)

Generate Report
Leadership Badges

Council NSTA District I Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District II Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District III Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District IV Director, 3-year term
Council NSTA District V Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District VI Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District VII Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District VIII Director, 3-year term
Council NSTA District IX Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District X Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XI Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XII Director, 3-year term
Council NSTA District XIII Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XIV Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XV Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XVI Director, 3-year term
Council NSTA District XVII Director, 3-year term	Council NSTA District XVIII Director, 3-year term

Committee on Preschool-Elementary Science Teaching Level Committee, 3-year term		Committee on Middle Level Science Teaching Level Committee, 3-year term
Committee on High School Science Teaching Level Committee, 3-year term		Committee on College Science Teaching Level Committee, 3-year term
Committee on Coordination and Supervision of Science Teaching Function Committee, 3-year term		Committee on Informal Science Function Committee, 3-year term
Committee on Multicultural/Equity in Science Education Function Committee, 3-year term		Committee on Preservice Teacher Preparation Function Committee, 3-year term
Committee on Professional Development in Science Education Function Committee, 3-year term		Committee on Research in Science Teaching Function Committee, 3-year term
Committee on Awards and Recognition Task Committee, 3-year term		Committee on Budget and Finance Task Committee, 3-year term
Committee on Nominations Task Committee, 3-year term		Audit Committee Task Committee, 3-year term

Aerospace Programs Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		Conference Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Development Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		International Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Investment Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		John Glenn Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Retired Members Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		Science Safety Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Special Needs Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		Urban Science Education Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Science and Children Advisory Board Publication Advisory Board, 3-year term		The Science Teacher Advisory Board Publication Advisory Board, 3-year term
Journal of College Science Teaching Advisory Board Publication Advisory Board, 3-year term		NSTA Reports Advisory Board Publication Advisory Board, 3-year term
Technology Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		Science Scope Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term
Past Presidents Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term		Science Matters Advisory Board Leadership and Governance Advisory Board, 3-year term

Badges and Activity Points

Add an NSTA resource to your Library How to add a resource to your library

Aggregator: Add a personal resource to your library Upload a personal resource

Disseminator: Share a collection Select a collection to share

Advocator: Write a review and rate NSTA resources, public collections, or conference session proposals Select a resource or collection from My Library to review

Commenter: Post a comment/question on the NSTA Discussion Forum View the discussion forums

Attend a live web seminar Choose a live web seminar

Indexer: Complete content area indexer Select an indexer

Complete discipline indexer (Physical Science) Select an indexer

Complete discipline indexer (Life Science) Select an indexer

Complete discipline indexer (Earth and Space) Select an indexer

Complete and pass an Interactive E-book final assessment View the Interactive E-books

Complete all Interactive E-books within Physical Science View the Interactive E-books

Complete all Interactive E-books within Life Science View the Interactive E-books

Complete all Interactive E-books within Earth and Space View the Interactive E-books

NSTA 75th Anniversary Badges

NSTA President and Board

NSTA Council

NSTA Standing Committees

NSTA Advisory Boards