Archive: NSTA/ASTE Archive: Starting and Sustaining an NSTA Student Chapter, November 15, 2023

This web seminar, delivered in collaboration between the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), will provide information on the benefits of starting and sustaining a student chapter for NSTA. 

The presenter(s) will cover issues of how to recruit new members, chapter governance, meeting ideas, possible fundraisers, and the benefits of attendance at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education.  The role of advisor will be addressed as well as the student perspective of why belonging to a chapter is important for your science teacher journey.  The Central Michigan University NSTA Preservice Teacher chapter engages in community service by providing Community Science Events in local elementary and middle schools that we will also share.

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.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

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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 hearing from the Teacher and Student Teacher because I can relate to them more and their insight of the program carried the most weight for me."
  • "The presenters provided lots of information about NSTA chapters, and activities to include at events that are held."
  • "What I enjoyed most was the new ideas on how to approach financial problems such as beginning a fundraiser."

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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