A great national-level organization specifically for biology teachers is the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT). The mission of NABT is to "empower educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students." The website provides information on the organizations conferences and workshops as well as a free resource page for teachers. However, most of the benefits and resources are only available to members.
Membership includes access to all of their resources and programs, as well as either a print or digital copy of their journal The American Biology Teacher.
NABT offers a variety of memberships depending on the location and stage of the teacher's career.
Full Membership is available to teachers in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico and includes both print and digital subscriptions to The American Biology Teacher for $79/yr.
As a new teacher, I will qualify for the Early Career Membership, also available to residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and who are within 3 years or less of full time employment. Name and email of department chairperson is required, and membership includes only the digital subscription to The American Biology Teacher for $35/yr.
NABT also offers a professional development conference each year that includes four days of "renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, informative sessions and special events that you can't get anywhere else!"
The next NABT Professional Development Conference for 2016 will be held November 3-6, 2016 at the Denver Sheraton-Downtown hotel in Denver, CO.
The cost to attend varies from $100 to $300 depending on career and membership status as well as time of registration. The earlier the better! The cost is much less for members and full-time students.
For current news updates, you can follow NABT on twitter. @NABT_News
A great state-level organization for science teachers is the Michigan Science Teacher Association (MSTA). The mission of MSTA is to "stimulate, support, and provide leadership for the improvement of science education throughout Michigan." Their website provides information about the organization, membership benefits, ways to support, conferences, grants and applications, publications, and links to the current issues and archives of the "Science Matters" Network in Michigan.
Members of MSTA have access to all of the ideas, support tools, and programs offered and produced by the organization. Other benefits include regular newsletters, journal issues of MSTA Journal, reduced rates at their annual conferences, and reduced rates or free admission to most Michigan museums.
There are several types of memberships at different rates, but most are $35 and under annually.
"Regular" membership is an individual membership with a base fee of $35/yr.
"Family" membership is for you and up to two other family members that are in the same household for a base fee of $40/yr. For each membership, members receive an email notification when the Newsletters and Journals are available for viewing on the MSTA website. If members want to receive a printed version of the Journal, they may add $10 to the base membership fee.
MSTA holds an annual conference in the spring. This year will be their 63rd Annual Conference held on March 4 - 5, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel and Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. Pre-conference sessions will also be held on March 3.The cost to attend one day of the conference is $75 for members, and $140 for non-members. To attend two days, the cost is $100 for members, and $160 for non-members. There are also reduced rates for full-time undergrad students (member and non-member).
To stay current on MSTA news and events, you can like them on facebook, or follow them on twitter @MSTAMich.
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