NARST: National Association for Research in Science Teaching

2023 Annual International Conference

Reflecting on Reform
April 18 - 21, 2023
Chicago, Illinois

Registration will open soon!

2023 Annual International Conference

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

The Journal of Research in Science Teaching began publication in 1963, and is now in its 6th decade!

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

JRST Research Briefs

Research Briefs are one page overviews of an article published in JRST. Each Research Brief includes an introduction, a summary of the essential findings of the original article, and a takeaway message.

JRST Research Briefs

Tuesday

Nov 22

2022

Grant Writing Webinar

The NARST Graduate Student Committee is hosting a webinar on “Grant Writing”, on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 11 - 12:30 pm EST. Please register in advance! This is an opportunity to discuss grant writing with Drs. Brooke Whitworth, Sara Wilmes, Jonathan Grooms, and Sibel Erduran.

Wednesday

Oct 26

2022

Sandra K. Abell Summer Research Institute for Doctoral Students: Call for Hosts

Extended Deadline: December 1 2022. Sandra (Sandi) K. Abell, in whose memory the institute is named, was a University of Missouri professor of science education and was instrumental in conceptualizing, planning, and hosting the first Summer Research Institute. We are accepting proposals for in-person, virtual, or hybrid institutes to be held in 2023.

Wednesday

Oct 19

2022

NARST Graduate Students attend 2022 ESERA Summer Course

Two NARST graduate students were selected to participate in the 2022 ESERA doctoral summer school in Utrecht, NL. The 2022 NARST graduate student scholars were Gozde Tosun [Penn State University] and Nadia Qureshi [University of Toronto]. Listen to their testimonials about their summer school experience.

Wednesday

Jul 27

2022

Annual Conference Teacher/Informal Educator Scholarships

The Publication Advisory Committee (PAC) offers a total of nine scholarships to support attendance of classroom teachers or informal science educators at the NARST 2023 Annual Conference. The scholarships will financially support K-12 science teachers and informal science educators, who collaborate with NARST members on research projects, to participate in and present research papers at the NARST annual conference.

Sunday

Jun 12

2022

NARST Virtual Event: Writing a Successful NARST Conference Proposal

A webinar was held on Monday, June 27th to support NARST members in writing their conference proposals. The webinar was recorded, and the recording is available on NARST.org.

Monday

Dec 20

2021

Two new Research Interest Groups: RAISE and APISER

NARST is pleased to announced the creation of two new Research Interest Groups: Research in Artificial Intelligence-Involved Science Education (RAISE), and Asian and Pacific Islander Science Education Research (APISER). For more information, please refer to the full announcement.

Thursday

Aug 19

2021

NARST on Social Media

Do you like to keep up with regular happenings with NARST on social media? Are you connected? See the list of accounts and hashtags that you can follow to stay "in the know" regarding webinars, workshops, announcements, JRST updates, and conference information.