May 15 is the deadline for nominations for the 2012 Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award and the Future Science Teacher Award. CSTA believes that the importance of science education cannot be overstated. Given the essential presence of the sciences in understanding the past and planning for the future, science education remains and will increasingly be one of the most important disciplines in education. CSTA is committed to recognizing and encouraging excellence in science teaching through the presentation of awards to science educators who have made outstanding contributions in science education in the state and who are poised to continue the momentum of providing high quality, relevant science education into the future. (more…)

The Nominations Committee of the California Science Teachers Association presents the following individuals for election to the CSTA Board of Directors for the 2012-2014 term.

The election is being conducted electronically and will open April 16, 2012. CSTA members eligible to vote will be sent links to the online ballot. Members for whom we do not have current email addresses or who requested a paper ballot were mailed a ballot and candidate statements.

The 2012-2014 elections will include voting for the following positions: treasurer, high school director, 4-year college director, region 2 director, and region 4 director. (more…)