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Science teachers! Join MnSTA for a deep-dive into the Cross-Cutting Concept of SYSTEMS. FREE for Members.
🗓️ Date: Nov 5, 2026
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM (CST)
✅ Clock Hours & Door Prizes available!
Register: mnsta.org (Click "Virtual PD")
#MnSTA #mnsciencteachers

October 27, 2026 at 10:33 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Happy Halloween from MnSTA! 🎃👻 Leaf chemistry, glowing auroras, and glacial secrets: Minnesota science is spookier than any haunted house. Join us for no tricks, just treats at the MnCOSE Conference! Register at mnsta.org 🧪 #MnSTA #MnCOSE #SpookyScience #MnScienceTeachers

October 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Think MN winters are extreme? 🥶 PolarPASS lets students explore glaciers through 360° virtual environments and real GIS data from NSF polar research. Great for HS Earth science! 🧊
ceee.colorado.edu/programs/pol...
#MNSTA #EarthScience #ScienceEd

October 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Tomorrow at 4 PM CT: "Two Years of MCA-IV Data: A Science Educator's Playbook" 📊 A MnSTA webinar on turning assessment data into stronger teaching. Clock hours + door prizes! Free for members. Log in at MNSTA.org > Virtual PD. #MnSTA #ScienceEd #MNScienceTeachers

September 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Join MnSTA's virtual webinar on September 29, 2026 @ 4:00 PM. Get deep-dive insights into statewide science assessments & refine your teaching strategies.
Clock hours + Door prizes! Free for Members.
Register: mnsta.org (click Virtual PD) 💻
#MnSTA #ScienceEd #MNScienceTeachers

September 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Kicking off our Virtual PD Series: Crosscutting Concepts 101, Thurs Sept 17, 4-5pm. Elizabeth Cakebread & Dana Smith unpack the mysterious 3rd dimension, plus tips for lessons you already teach. FREE for MnSTA members. Register at MnSTA.org #mnscienceteachers #mnstawebinar

September 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Are you looking for some inspiration this fall? Check out our fall webinars! These are FREE for MnSTA members. To learn more, go to mnsta.org and click on Virtual PD! #mnscienceteachers #fallPDmnsta #letslearntogether

September 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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2025 MnSTA award winners Shawn Jansen (left) and Deanne Trottier were honored at STEM Day at the Fair!
💵💵💵Want $1000 for your classroom? 💵💵💵 Apply by Oct. 12th (or nominate a colleague)!
www.mnsta.org/awards.html

September 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Prep week is here, MN science teachers! From kindergarten sensory bins to AP chemistry labs, MnSTA is cheering you on all year long. We have your back with PD, the MNCOSE Conference, and more! Welcome back! #MnSTA #MNScienceEd #BackToSchool2026 #mnscienceteachers #STEM #scienceteachersrock

August 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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MnSTA is starting strategic planning. Please help us out with this short survey AND get a shot at an Amazon gift card!
bit.ly/3QMzu0t

June 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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MnSTA teachers are everywhere at NSTA #Minn25! We have our own pathway and networking events like a big Thursday reception and annual meeting!

Interested in all sessions by Minnesota teachers? Search "Minnesota" in the NSTA session browser!

www.mnsta.org/cgi/page.cgi...

November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

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Last chance for MnSTA Awards! 🤑$1000 for your classroom and be honored at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Minneapolis in November! 🏆 www.mnsta.org/awards.html