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National Science Teachers Association- New Science Teacher Academy

by
Julie Walker
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) New Science Teacher Academy is a yearlong program focused on encouraging and supporting early-career science educators. Two leading U.S.-based organizations committed to strengthening the quality of science education in the U.S.—Lockheed Martin and the Bayer USA Foundation—are supporting the new science teachers selected as fellows for the 2014–2015 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy.
Selected fellows will participate in a host of science-related activities and professional learning opportunities, including:
  • A yearlong, discipline-specific mentor
  • Access to facilitated, web-based curriculum devoted to content and classroom pedagogy
  • Membership with full benefits in NSTA
  • Opportunity to participate in a variety of web-based professional learning activities, including web seminars
  • Attendance to the 2015 National Conference on Science Education in Chicago, including paid expenses for air travel, lodging, meals, and registration
  • Attendance at a Professional Development Institute
Fellows will be selected on the basis of several criteria, including showing evidence of a solid science background and displaying a strong interest in growing as a professional science educator. According to a 2003 study by Richard Ingersoll, nearly 50% of beginning teachers leave their jobs in the first five years. The NSTA New Science Teacher Academy endeavors to use mentoring and other professional development resources to support science teachers during the often challenging, initial teaching years and to help them stay in the profession. Since its inception in 2007 the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy has provided high-quality professional learning opportunities to nearly 1000 science teachers nationwide.

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