Professional Development
Conferences & Workshops
Professional Journals
Biology
Chemistry
ACS - American Chemical Society. Journal of Chemical Education.
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
Physics
AAPT - American Association of Physics Teachers
PhysTEC - Southern California Physics Teachers
SCAAPT - Southern California - American Association of Physics Teachers (Facebook)
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
PTEC / ComPADRE - Physics Teacher Education Coalition
Geoscience
NAGT - National association of Geology Teachers
NESTA - National Earth Science Teachers Association.
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
Health
AAHE- American Association for Health Education
General Science
AETS- Association for the Education of Teachers in Science
ASTC- Association of Science-Technology Centers
SACNAS - Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
NARST - National Association for Research in Science Teaching
ASTE - The Association for Science Teacher Education
SSMA - School Science and Mathematics Association
IASTS - The International Association for Science, Technology and Society
Science Service - science fairs and scholarship competitions.
National Academy of Sciences - Federal advisory board for issues pertaining to science.
International Societies for Science Education
APASE -Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science Education (Canada)
ASE - Association for Science Education (United Kingdom)
ICASE -International Council of Associations for Science Education (Australia)
Science Research Organizations
Certification and Standards
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing - Credentials in California
Teacher Certification in the 50 States - Find out about the teacher certification standards in all 50 states.
National Board Certification - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
NSES - National Science Education Standards.
CSUN Michael D. Eisner College of Education Conceptual Framework