Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service and In-Service Elementary Science/STEM Teachers, September 28, 2026

Elementary Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers! Join us to learn about safety considerations for the elementary classroom.

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM classroom/laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and, Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Glastonbury Public Schools (CT). In addition, Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris Hills Regional School District will also be presenting.

Critical related topics for science/STEM pre-service elementary teachers addressed include legal safety standards and better professional safety practices, engineering controls, standard operating procedures, personal protective equipment, duty or standard of care and more.  Time permitting, individual questions will be answered by the presenters near the end of the program.

This web seminar is hosted by the National Chapter for Preservice Teachers at NSTA. We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars and encourage you to invite your colleagues to do the same.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

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To view the presentation slides from the web seminar and related resources, visit the resource collection. Continue discussing this topic in the community forums.

Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I enjoyed this web seminar and thought the information was presented in an engaging way. The speakers knew what they were talking about and were professional on how they delivered information."
  • "I loved the in depth explanations and learning new things about safety in field trips and creating equitable safety."
  • "I really enjoyed the practical, classroom-applicable strategies shared throughout the seminar. The most interesting aspect was seeing how the content connected directly to real teaching situations, making it easy to envision implementation with students."

A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.

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