Past Events

Don't miss these great free-of-charge learning opportunities brought to you by NSTA!

NSTA Web Seminars are free, live professional learning experiences that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with nationally acclaimed experts, NSTA Press authors, and scientists, engineers, and education specialists from NSTA partner organizations.

To see the schedule of webinars, go to: https://my.nsta.org/webseminars

Register for one or all of the sessions; each will be recorded for on-demand viewing. 

Higher education institutions around the world are being asked to make student learning more active and relevant. What does that mean for instruction? How can instructors transform their teaching? How can research inform new practices in ways that are practicable in your own setting?

This program introduces participants to innovations in teaching, and builds their capacity to rethink and revise their curricular and instructional practices. It offers an opportunity for teams of colleagues to explore and apply new methods of pedagogy and assessment in their institutions.

On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways received the 2021 Publication of the Year award from the American Educational Research Association’s Postsecondary Education Division. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from Dr. Wang as she discusses her research focused on community colleges and STEM education, aiming to identify practices, structures, and policies toward transformative change for equitable student outcomes.

Join the CMP team on August 5, August 19 & October 27, 2021, for three days of professional learning that will focus on teaching and learning using CMP. 

Sessions will include discussions around:

The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite you to join Climate Conversations: Extreme Weather, a conversation about how to prepare for and face increasingly extreme events in a changing climate.

Don't miss this free webinar featuring MSU's Roberta Howard Hunter as moderator and Gail Richmond as a panel expert!

In recent years there has been increased attention paid to the importance of both culturally responsive teaching and place-based learning (PBE). In this “Theme of the Month”, the panelists will use a small set of videos from the Multiplex to illustrate some recent efforts in these areas. The group of panelists will use these artifacts and their own expertise to highlight the power generated at the intersection of culturally responsive teaching and PBE.

The MSU Department of Mathematics (Applied) has virtual seminars lined up for the next several weeks.

Go to the home page to see the schedule, and to learn about exciting things happening in Mathematics at Michigan State University, including six Natural Science faculty members and graduate students recognized in 2021 with All-University Awards. 

The Michigan Science Teachers Association announces a $1,000 mini-grant for four current MSTA members: