Partner Profile

National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)

Transforming science education through professional learning to benefit all.
nsta.org
(703) 312-9264
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)

was approved for the PLPG in

July 2023

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The “Types of support we offer” and “Our curriculum expertise” are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.

How are partners selected for the PL Partner Guide?
Who we are
As the largest science teaching association in the United States, NSTA currently reaches as many as 300,000 educators from around the world each month. NSTA works with states, districts, schools, and teachers nationwide to bring Framework-based three-dimensional teaching and learning into science classrooms. Using HQIM as context for PL, we offer workshops, online courses, instructional coaching, and curated collections of NSTA resources to provide ongoing support to teachers and leaders for professional growth.
Types of support we offer
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Adopting an ELA curriculum
Adopting a math curriculum
Adopting a science curriculum
Initial implementation
Ongoing implementation support for teachers
Ongoing implementation support for leaders
What are these phases?
Our curriculum expertise
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Rivet Education evaluates this information

Science
OpenSciEd (2017)
What is a high quality curriculum?
Our curriculum expertise

As a partner who exclusively supports the adoption phase of curriculum, Rivet does not evaluate their expertise in any particular high-quality instructional materials.

Certifications we've received
What does this certification mean?
OpenSciEd
Our Team
21–50

facilitators/coaches

11-25%

are non-white

Where we work
We have worked here
We are also willing to work here
Types of districts that we have experience working with
Traditional District
Charter
Private
Parochial
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Fewer than 2,500 students
2,500 to 10,000 students
10,000 to 50,000 students
50,000 to 100,000 students
More than 100,000 students
Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
Greater than 20% of English language learners
Greater than 20% of students with disability
Greater than 80% students of color
Why is this important?
Transforming science education through professional learning to benefit all.
nsta.org
(703) 312-9264
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)

was approved for the PLPG in

July 2023

.

The “Types of support we offer” and “Our curriculum expertise” are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.

How are partners selected for the PL Partner Guide?
Our Team
21–50

facilitators/coaches

11-25%

are non-white

Where we work
We have worked here
We are also willing to work here
Who we are
As the largest science teaching association in the United States, NSTA currently reaches as many as 300,000 educators from around the world each month. NSTA works with states, districts, schools, and teachers nationwide to bring Framework-based three-dimensional teaching and learning into science classrooms. Using HQIM as context for PL, we offer workshops, online courses, instructional coaching, and curated collections of NSTA resources to provide ongoing support to teachers and leaders for professional growth.
Types of support we offer
PLPG Icon Blue
plpg icon color

Rivet Education evaluates this information

Adopting an ELA curriculum
Adopting a math curriculum
Adopting a science curriculum
Initial implementation
Ongoing implementation support for teachers
Ongoing implementation support for leaders
What are these phases?
Types of districts that we have experience working with
Traditional District
Charter
Private
Parochial
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Fewer than 2,500 students
2,500 to 10,000 students
10,000 to 50,000 students
50,000 to 100,000 students
More than 100,000 students
Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
Greater than 20% of English language learners
Greater than 20% of students with disability
Greater than 80% students of color
Why is this important?
Our curriculum expertise
plpg icon color
PLPG Icon Blue

Rivet Education evaluates this information

Science
OpenSciEd (2017)
What is a high quality curriculum?
Our curriculum expertise

As a partner who exclusively supports the adoption phase of curriculum, Rivet does not evaluate their expertise in any particular high-quality instructional materials.

Certifications we've received
What does this certification mean?
OpenSciEd

This partner's approach and services

Sample scopes of work
What are these scopes?
How we address equity
Our professional learning is grounded in the critical attributes of equitable student sensemaking: Students experience a phenomenon/problem, engage in science/engineering practices, and share ideas to develop or apply science ideas and crosscutting concepts needed to explain how the phenomenon occurs. HQIM are a lever for equity because these sensemaking attributes are at their core. Thinking about science instruction as a continuum from the traditional (teacher disseminates knowledge) to the contemporary (sensemaking) provides teachers a lens to view and reflect on classroom instruction and serves as a means to track their progress in shifting instruction along the continuum over time.
Why is this important?
How we build district capacity
NSTA supports all phases of HQIM implementation (laying the foundation, early use, ongoing support, sustainability), and is known nationally for our ability to personalize CBPL according to local needs. We do this through development of CBPL models that support teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators in HQIM implementation through professional learning workshops, web seminars and series, instructional coaching, asynchronous courses and mini-courses (professional learning units/PLUs), assessment system implementation, PLC support, and mentoring for teacher leaders and administrators. Our goal in providing CBPL is to build our state, district, and school clients’ capacity to confidently continue HQIM implementation work without us.
Why is this important?
How we provide curriculum-aligned PL

Workshops

NSTA offers personalized packages of synchronous in-person, synchronous virtual, and/or asynchronous online CBPL workshops to support teachers and administrative teams. We work with clients to customize workshops based on their selected HQIM, time constraints, grade-level(s), and discipline(s) to best support their professional learning goals.

Coaching

NSTA offers in-person and virtual instructional coaching services that support classroom implementation of contemporary research and three-dimensional (3D) standards. Through the use of our externally evaluated, 3D-specific protocols, teachers receive personalized support in contemporary pedagogy to successfully lead 3D teaching and learning and/or implement HQIM in their classroom.

PLCs

Our PLC approach supports professional knowledge (e.g., deepening understanding of sensemaking routines, surfacing student ideas) and improves classroom practice. PLCs include reflection tasks connected to classroom teaching and learning submitted to NSTA. PLC groups receive a certificate of completion that can be submitted as evidence of their collaborative learning.

Consultations

Mentoring sessions provide sustained professional learning over time using a customizable suite of tools to support all phases of HQIM implementation. These mentoring sessions can be used to directly support teachers or provide guidance to the school leadership team in supporting their classroom teachers.
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