2012 Regional Director Elections

It is time for the full ISTA membership to voice its preferences for the 2012-14 regional directors for the ISTA Board. The newly elected (or re-elected) directors will begin service at the March 2012 board meeting.

All voting members of ISTA will be receiving an individualized e-ballot from Survey Monkey, on or about January 9. Voting is expected to require approximately 5-10 minutes. The election will be open until midnight, January 23.  Please note:  All voting members vote for all regions.

Click here for more information and candidate profiles.

NSTA INDY Conference - 3/29 - 4/1 ISTA Discount

All science educators are invited to make an academic getaway to the NSTA national conference in Indianapolis , March 29 - April 1, 2012. ISTA DISCOUNT: Even if you are not an NSTA member, ISTA members get a $90 break on registration fees, thanks to a neighboring states agreement between NSTA and ISTA .  REGISTER NOW TO SAVE MONEY: Save up to $45 by registering by Feb. 3. Click here for conference highlights . Visit www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind for many more conference details or to register.

2011 Conference Proceedings Online

Non-commercial, classroom-ready presentations and handouts from our 2011 Conference are available in the ISTA forum.  You can access directly by clicking on Online Conference Proceedings.
Also available is the indexed presentations website allowing you to search for presentations by name, number, subject, time, or room.  Try it, you will be pleased at how easy it is to find materials useful to you and for your teaching.

Excellence in Science Award Presented to
Niles North High School

Niles North High School Science team is the first-ever winner of its Excellence in Science School Award. The new award recognizes excellence in science teaching and learning at the school building level. It was designed to recognize schools whose Science teachers embody a special creativity and dedication in their work, developing a solid understanding of science for their students. (more...)

Outstanding Science Teachers Announced

ISTA Awards Chair Jill Bucher announced recently five winners of the ISTA/ExxonMobil Outstanding Science Teacher Award.Each will be presented with the award and a check for $1000.  They were recognized during the Illinois Science Education Conference in October 28, 2011. 

This award is intended to recognize “extraordinary accomplishment” in the field of science teaching. Applicants must provide evidence demonstrating achievement above-and-beyond normal classroom teaching, along with testimonials from fellow teachers, administrators and students.  This year’s awardees are:

• FRAN WACHTER, Creal Springs 6^th grade science teacher.

• CAROL URSO, 3rd grade science teacher at Juliette Low Elementary School in Arlington Heights. 

• AMY BREWER, 2^nd Grade Teacher at Lincoln School in Mendota.

• CHRISTINE ISERMANN, 5^th grade teacher at Kimes Elementary School, Streator.

• MISTY RICHMOND, 5^th and 6^th grade science teacher at Agustin Lara Academy in Chicago Public Schools.

 
For photos and complete details on these teachers’ outstanding activities, click here.

The 2011-12 Outstanding Teacher Awards Program will honor 7-12 grade teachers and will be announced this summer.