The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) was formed in 1944 and held its first annual national conference in Pittsburgh in 1953. The theme for NSTA's 2008 area conference in Charlotte is “Charlotte's Science Web.” Three strands will be highlighted:

• Biotechnology as an Economic Engine
• Fearlessly Teaching Physical Science in the Elementary Classroom
• Assessment for Understanding

Framingham State College is pleased to offer one (1) graduate credit to conference attendees who complete the following requirements:

• Must be an officially registered conference attendee
• Must attend conference sessions totaling at least 12 documented hours
• Must submit the following documents to Framingham State College no later than December 19, 2008:
  
  
1. Framingham State College registration form with payment of $79 (payment may be made by Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, or check payable to Framingham State College).
2. NSTA Conference transcript (available at no charge from the NSTA web site)*
3. Five-hundred-word reflection that describes your professional growth and the impact it will have on your professional work as result of your attendance at the conference.

Mail or fax the documents to:
Nancy Proulx
Framingham State College
100 State St., PO Box 9101
Framingham, MA 01701-9101
Fax: 508-626-4030

Grades will be available about January 15, 2009, and can be accessed online. Instructions on how to access grades online will be sent to all participants seeking credit. The grading will be Pass/Fail. E-mail any questions regarding Framingham State College graduate credit to Nancy Proulx at nsta@frc.mass.edu or call 508-626-4034.

*Each conference attendee has the option to attend a variety of presentations. At the conclusion of each presentation, attendees complete an evaluation form and deposit it in an evaluation box located in the meeting facility. Approximately five weeks after the last day of the conference, attendees are able to access their conference transcripts, which document their session attendance, by visiting the NSTA website.

An official Framingham State College transcript may also be ordered for $3 through the Framingham State College Registrar’s Office at: http://www.framingham.edu/registrar/transcripts.htm.

Framingham State College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a nongovernmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering post-graduate instruction.

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