NSTA Calendar

Dates, deadlines, and other free opportunities for science teachers

Welcome to the NSTA calendar

Below is a current listing of important dates and datelines for everything organized and offered by NSTA. Such as information on upcoming virtual events, conferences, web seminars, competition deadlines, and more.

January 2025

February 2025

Monday, Feb. 3, to Tuesday, Feb. 4

OpenSciEd Middle School Unit Launch Workshops in Norwood, Massachusetts

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Member Web Seminar • Book Beat Live! Next Time You See Book Series

Wednesday, Feb. 5 to Thursday, Feb. 6

OpenSciEd Middle School Unit Launch Workshops in Norwood, Massachusetts

Monday, Feb. 10 to Tuesday, Feb. 11

OpenSciEd Middle School Unit Launch Workshops in Amherst, Massachusetts

Tuesday, Feb. 11

Member Web Seminar • Teacher Tip Tuesday: AI in Action: Tools for the Science Classroom

Tuesday, Feb. 18–Tuesday, Mar. 11

Web Seminar Series • WI25: Supporting Student Sensemaking with the Crosscutting Concepts: Topic Study for K-12 Educators

Wednesday, Feb. 19

Member Web Seminar • Transforming Science Learning—WI25: Part 2: Building Student Curiosity and Interest to Support Science Learning for All

Thursday, Feb. 20

Web Seminar • Science Update: The Wonderful World of Plasma Physics: From the Birth of Stars to Building Cell Phones

Monday, Feb. 24

Web Seminar • WI25: Lab Safety Considerations for Preservice Elementary Science/STEM Teachers

Wednesday, Feb. 26

Registration Deadline • eCYBERMISSION Students, Teams, Team Advisors, and Mission Mentors

Thursday, Feb. 27

Member Web Seminar • Making the Most of Attending an NSTA Conference: Philadelphia 2025

March 2025

Monday, Mar. 3

Housing Registration Deadline • NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia

Wednesday, Mar. 5

Submission Deadline • eCYBERMISSION Mission Folders

Monday, Mar. 10

Web Seminar • WI25: Lab Safety Considerations for Preservice Secondary Science/STEM Teachers

Tuesday, Mar. 11

Registration Deadline • eCYBERMISSION Virtual Judges

Thursday, Mar. 13

Web Seminar • Science Update—Ocean and Coastal Acidification: Building Community Resilience to Our Changing Ocean

Wednesday, Mar. 26 to Saturday, Mar. 29

NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia

April 2025

Monday, Apr. 7

Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Regional Winners Announced

Wednesday, Apr. 9–Wednesday, Apr. 30

Web Seminar Series • SP25: Designing Equitable, 3D, Curriculum-Anchored Assessments: Topic Study for K–12 Educators

Friday, Apr. 11

Application/Nomination Deadline • Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge

Thursday, Apr. 24

Web Seminar • Science Update: Energy: The Push From Non-Renewable to Renewable Sources

May 2025

Friday, May 2

eCYBERMISSION State Winners, Regional Finalists, and National Finalists Announced

Monday, May 5

National Winners Announced • Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Competition

Thursday, May 8

Web Seminar • Science Update: Exploring the Applications of Low Earth Orbit Observations