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Support Science Education! 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. Join us in making a difference - Donation Page JOIN NMLSTAAlready a member?
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Brought to you by NMLSTA and the NSTA Middle Level Teaching Committee Join Us for Our Next Webinar Featuring Suzanne Zilvetti, Doctoral Student at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Show What You Know: Empowering Students with Science Portfolios Looking for a meaningful way to showcase your students’ growth, deepen engagement, and celebrate learning? Join me for a hands-on webinar where we’ll explore how digital portfolios can transform the science classroom. Tuesday, October 21, 2025 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
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. If you are looking for an informal opportunity to share your great ideas with other middle level science educators, this is the perfect opportunity! Our Share-a-Thon will be set up in a flea market style format where guests will circulate the area to meet with individual presenters who showcase their innovative and exciting ideas. As a presenter, you do not have to make a formal presentation. Simply prepare a short talk for the attendees as they make their way from table to table. You may also have activities for them to try. If you are interested in participating, please fill out and submit the form found HERE I
will send you more specific information, as well as how to register your presentation with NSTA, after you fill out and submit the form.
Classroom Teacher Awards 
NMLSTA Paul deHart Hurd Award
Kenneth L. Huff has been a public-school science teacher for over 33 years and is currently teaching in the Williamsville Central School District in New York. He is also a Teacher in Residence with Harvard University-LabXchange. Kenneth served two terms on the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Board of Directors and as president of the Science Teachers Association of New York State and of the Association of Presidential Awardees in Science Teaching. He was a member of the writing team for the Next Generation Science Standards. He was awarded the NSTA Distinguished Teaching Award, National Science Education Leadership Association Outstanding Leadership in Science Education Award, State University of New York Buffalo State Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Kenneth is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kenneth has served the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) in multiple capacities including as Co-chair of the Teacher Advisory Council, on the Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6-12 and he presently serves the NASEM on the Collaborative on Advancing Science Teaching and Learning in K-12. Kenneth earned his BS and MS degrees in education at the State University of New York-Buffalo State. He is a National Board-Certified Teacher in Science/Early Adolescence. |
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Sponsors & Partners
Cudfrrent Sponsors for the Paul de Hart Hurd Award and Meet Me in the Middle activities
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Interested in sponsoring NMLSTA? Email Mary Lou Lipscomb