NSTA Voices

NSTA Voices is the official podcast of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), designed to empower, celebrate, and connect one of the largest community of science educators in the world. From elementary school to the university level, the podcast brings members of the NSTA community together to share stories of innovation, advocacy, and the best of modern science instruction. No matter the conversation, NSTA Voices is a friendly space where no educator feels like they are on an island.

NSTA Voices is a education podcast hosted by The National Science Teaching Association, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The National Science Teaching Association hosts NSTA Voices, a education show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  Weathering the Storm: Science, Service, and the Shell Award

  May 21, 202623 minS1

  <p> In this episode, recorded live at the NSTA conference in Anaheim, hosts Andrew Kuhn and Patrice Semicek sit down with Erica Carter, a middle school science teacher from Louisiana whose path to the classroom was anything but traditional. From 11 years in a hospital microbiology lab to an alt-cert entry into teaching — right in the wake of COVID — Erica shares how life experience shaped her into a uniquely compelling educator. She opens up about living through Hurricane Ida, the disruption it caused for her school and community, and how her story ultimately became part of a winning application for the Shell...

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  Episode #10

  I Didn't Know My Students Could Do That: The Power of Performance Tasks in Science

  May 11, 202629 minS1

  <p> What if your science assessment could also be your most powerful teaching tool — and it was completely free? In this episode, recorded on the final day of the NSTA Anaheim conference, hosts Andrew Kuhn and Patrice Semicek sit down with Deborah Atwell of the Los Angeles County Office of Education and Aneesha Badrinaryan, founder of ABG Learning and Assessment, to explore the ATLAS Task Bank — California's open, free repository of over 1,350 K-12 science performance tasks built around real-world phenomena and three-dimensional learning. From a fifth-grade task about a Native Alaskan community watching its homes erode into the sea, to a stu...

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  Episode #8

  From 55-Gallon Drums to Bedazzled Goggles: How Flinn Scientific Is Redefining Hands-On Science

  Apr 19, 202619 minS1

  <p>What does a company approaching its 50th anniversary look like when it refuses to stay stuck in the past? In this episode, recorded live on the exhibit floor at the NSTA Anaheim conference, hosts Andrew Kuhn and Patrice Semicek sit down with Mason Schoolcraft, head of product and sourcing at Flinn Scientific, to explore how a company that started by making chemistry classrooms safer has grown into a full-service hands-on learning partner for educators at every level. From a disposal guide for chemicals that have been sitting in a closet since 1942, to ready-to-go lab kits for elementary teachers with...

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  Episode #7

  The Urgent Truth About Science Education Advocacy — And Why We Can't Wait

  Apr 17, 202628 minS1

  <p> Science teacher vacancies are approaching 17% nationwide — and almost nobody is talking about it. In this episode, recorded live on the exhibit floor at the NSTA Anaheim conference, hosts Andrew Kuhn and Patrice Semicek sit down with James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition and NSTA policy advisor, and Juan Carlos Agular, Director of Innovative Programs and Research for the Georgia Department of Education, to dig into one of the most underreported crises in American education. From the ripple effects of COVID wiping out advocacy momentum, to the stark reality that some districts are staffing science classrooms with who...

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  Episode #6

  Data Overload to Data Literacy- Navigating the Zetabyte Era

  Apr 17, 202625 minS1

  <p> Recorded live from the NSTA conference in Anaheim, this episode features Zarek Drozda and Hannah Kurzwell from Data Science for Everyone — a national initiative working to bring data literacy into K–12 classrooms across every subject area. We dig into what "data science" actually means for students (hint: it's not about becoming a data scientist), why the ability to think critically about data matters more than ever in an AI-saturated world, and how science educators can start building these skills without a data science degree. From the Zettabyte Era to garbage-in-garbage-out, this conversation is equal parts eye-opening and empowering — and a must...

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