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 2009 area conference in New Orleans is Celebrating the Year of Science. Four strands will be highlighted:

• Science and the Human Spirit
• Research to Practice: The Science Teacher Professional Continuum
• Energy and the Environment: The Natural and Human-Designed World
• ISTE: Meeting the Needs of the Digital Student

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 May 29:
  
  
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. 500 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

Once all the Framingham State College documents are evaluated, participants registered for graduate credit may access payment and grade information online through the secure Framingham State College portal, myFramingham. Click here for instructions and login information for accessing myFramingham. Instructions will also be forwarded to each participant via e-mail. The grading will be Pass/Fail. Any questions regarding Framingham State College graduate credit please e-mail Nancy Proulx at: nsta@framingham.edu or call 508.626.4034.

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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