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NMLSTA Board of Directors ELECTIONS

Nominations for 2026-2027 Board Positions

Are Now Open

NMLSTA currently is accepting nominations for the positions of President-Elect and two(2) members of the Board of Directors, whose term will begin in April 2026.

  • All candidates must be a current NMLSTA member in good standing. For more information about positions please click this LINK.
  • Complete nominations are due by February 15, 2026, and electronic voting will occur in early March 2026.
  • Newly elected Board Members will be formally announced at the Annual Board and Membership meeting tentatively to be scheduled in April, 2026.

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The National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering educators and inspiring the next generation of scientists. Your generous donation helps us provide resources, professional development, and innovative opportunities for middle level science teachers nationwide.

Our new donation page makes it easier than ever to support our mission. Every contribution-big or small-fuels science education and shapes the future.

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Recent forum updates

Webinar Series

       Brought to you by NMLSTA and the NSTA Middle Level Teaching Committee

Join Us for Our Next Webinar Featuring Jon Griffith and Bridget Walsh, both from the Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Integrating Real-World Data & Data Sensemaking Strategies with Data Puzzles

We will collaboratively explore three data sense-making strategies in the context of real-word climate data and freely available Data Puzzle lesson plans and resources, to broaden participants' toolkits for integrating data into their own curricula.


Wednesday, February 25, 2026

7:00 p.m. ET, 6:00 p.m. CT, 5:00 p.m. MT, 4:00 p.m. PT

Click HERE for more information and register for this webinar.

Click on "MEMBERS ONLY" IN THE HEADER FOR THE LINK TO WATCH PREVIOUS WEBINARS


“Sea to Sky: Free Online Educational Resources from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)”

Learn about NOAA’s wealth of FREE educational resources, including lesson plans, demonstrations, videos, data resources, printable activities, and much more on topics like ocean exploration, coral reef ecosystems, climate change, hurricanes, and watersheds.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

 7:00 p.m. ET,  7:00 p.m. CT, 6:00 p.m. MT,  5:00 p.m. PT

 Click HERE for more information and register for this webinar.

NSTA National Conference: Anaheim 2026

NMLSTA will host the Meet Me in the Middle  Middle Level Share-a-Thon and several other presentations during the NSTA Anaheim26 Conference

During the NSTA National Conference in Anaheim, Ca, April 15-18, 2026, NMLSTA will be coordinating the Meet Me in the Middle Share-a-Thon to be held on Thursday, April 16. The participants and their presentation titles will be found on this website in a few weeks. Other presentations by NMLSTA members  and other Middle Level educators will also be available and listed on this website.

If you are doing a middle level presentation at the NSTA Ana26 conference and would like your presentation to be listed, please send your full name, title, date, time and location of your presentation to  

lipscombml@nmlsta.org  

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Interested in sponsoring NMLSTA? Email Mary Lou Lipscomb

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