Archive: Developing a Competitive Application for Shell Science Teaching Awards, September 22, 2025

Shell Science Teaching Award: This award recognizes one outstanding classroom science teacher (K-12) who has had a positive impact on his or her students, school, and community through exemplary classroom science teaching. K-12 classroom science teachers are eligible to apply. The award consists of $10,000 and an all-expense paid trip to attend NSTA's National Conference; two finalists will also receive all-expense-paid trips to the conference.

Shell Urban Science Educators Development Award: This award provides support to seven K–12 classroom science teachers in urban settings in pursuit of professional development and serves to increase the science educator talent pool in STEM to meet the education work force challenge of the future.

Classroom science teachers at the elementary, middle or high school level in STEM are eligible to apply. The award consists of $1,800 to be used to attend the annual NSTA National Conference on Science Education.

Recipients will be invited to attend a variety of workshops and presentations that are of particular interest to urban teachers at the NSTA National Conference.

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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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I appreciated the thorough presentation and feel that the webinar was extremely informative. I am happy that I had the ability to ask questions in the chat about the awards."
  • "I enjoyed hearing from experts on the format of the award process as well as tips on submitting a high-quality application. I feel the information shared will provide me with a deeper awareness of what would be a impressive application."
  • "Very well organized, participants were helpful as well!"

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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