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2008-09 New Science Teacher Academy

The National Science Teachers Association (http://www.nsta.org/) has announced a call for entries for the 2008-09 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. The academy is now embarking on its second year of supporting science teachers new to the profession.

Co-founded by the Amgen Foundation (http://www.amgen.com/citizenship/overview.html), the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy is a fellowship program created to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge.

NSTA Fellows selected for the program will receive a comprehensive membership package, online mentoring with trained mentors who teach in the same discipline, and the opportunity to participate in a variety of Web-based professional development activities, including Web seminars. In addition, each NSTA Fellow will receive financial support to attend and participate in NSTA's 2009 National Conference on Science Education in New Orleans. This year, a hundred and fifty new science teachers supported by the Amgen Foundation will be named Amgen-NSTA Fellows.

Science teachers located throughout the United States who will be entering their second or third year of teaching and whose schedule is a minimum of 51 percent middle or high school sci- ence can apply to the become an NSTA Fellow.

For more information about the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy and application guidelines, visit the NSTA Web site.

More info:
http://www.nsta.org/academy/