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The Learning Center is NSTA's e-professional development portal to help you address your classroom needs and busy schedule. You can gain access to more than 3,300 different resources that cater to your preference for learning. Over 925 resources, such as journal articles, science objects and web seminars are available for free. A suite of practical tools such as My Library, My Transcript, and My Professional Development Plan and Portfolio tool help you organize, personalize, and document your growth over time. If desired, you may review an archived Web Seminar overview of the NSTA Learning Center, or download the "How to Guide" PDF (2.7 MB).

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Learn at your own pace online with these 1-2 or 6-10 hour interactive activities.

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Learn online from certified instructors with your colleagues. 1-2 hour seminars, week and month long courses are available. Earn state and university credit.

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Attend an NSTA workshop in person to learn hands-on techniques with other teachers. Earn state and university credit.

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Oceans Effect on Weather and Climate: Global Precipitation and Energy

Oceans Effect on Weather and Climate: Global Precipitat...

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Coral Reef Ecosystems: The Abiotic Setting

Coral Reef Ecosystems: The Abiotic Setting

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The Learning Center's suite of tools, such as the electronic Professional Development Plan and Portfolio tool, also assists educators to create a long-term comprehensive plan over 1-3 years where they can efficiently electronically manage, track, and document growth over time, in addition to the final assessment opportunity certifying teachers’ gains in knowledge. The PD Plan and Portfolio tool lets teachers write reflections’ submit evidences for their growth and document that growth with samples of student work. By using this web-based delivery model, NSTA encourages all teachers to broaden the use of 21st Century Skills as they increase their science content knowledge.

Jeffrey Piontek
Science Educational Specialist
Hawaii Department of Education

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