Archive: WI25: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Secondary Science/STEM Teachers, March 10, 2025

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing secondary-level safer science/STEM laboratory activities. The presenters will be Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/Specialist and Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Glastonbury (CT) Public Schools, and NSTA Safety Advisory Board Chairperson Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris Hills Regional School District in Rockaway, New Jersey.

Critical related topics for science/STEM preservice secondary teachers to be addressed include legal safety standards and better professional practices, engineering controls, standard operating procedures, personal protective equipment, and duty of care. If time permits, the presenters will answer individual questions near the end of the program.

Early career secondary school teachers looking for a review on safety considerations are also invited to attend.

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. 

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

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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I liked the scenarios presented, the clear knowledge base of the presenters, and the banter they had between them was wonderful!"
  • "This web seminar was very informative and valuable in preparing to lead science labs in the secondary school setting."
  • "Very good presentation. I am inspired to clean some things up in my lab. I especially will be focusing on the three major lab standards. I really appreciated the presenters' honesty about teachers' responsibility in the lab."

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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