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Frequently Asked Questions
Does NSTA have a job bank?
Yes. Employers can post job openings in the online Career Center (careers.nsta.org). There is a fee for this service. Job seekers (NSTA members and nonmembers alike) can browse the listings for free.
How do I post an announcement?
It depends on the type of announcement. If you are advertising an event (including competitions, grants, and other programs with deadlines), go to our online Calendar (www.nsta.org/main/calendar/events.php). At the bottom of the right column you’ll find the link “Submit an event.” Click on the link, fill out the form, and submit it. Your submission will be reviewed by NSTA staff and posted. NSTA reserves the right to edit the submission for length or clarity, and to reject inappropriate submissions.
If you would like to make a general announcement to the science education community, you can post a message to the Public Announcements forum in the online Discussion Board. To do this you must be registered. Registration is free - just click on the purple "register" button near the top of the Discussion Board home page and follow the online instructions. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration at the address you provided. Your registration is not complete until you click on the link in the confirmation e-mail.
I've created (or I’ve found) a very good science website. How can I make it known to your users?
NSTA maintains an annotated list of science websites that have been recommended by visitors to the NSTA site. This page (www.nsta.org/sciencesites) has a link near the top labeled "add a website." Click on the link, fill out the form, and submit it. NSTA staff will review the submission and add the link if it is found to be appropriate. NSTA reserves the right to edit the description. Commercial sites generally must have a significant amount of free content to qualify for a listing (i.e., the site should be more than just an online store).
Please note: the websites on this page are not "recommended by NSTA"; they are recommended by you (and others like you). NSTA makes no claims as to their accuracy, superiority to other sites, etc.; we provide the links merely as a convenience to our visitors. If you promote your site as being recommended by NSTA, we will remove the link to your site and will not reinstate it even if you remove the offending language.
Do you accept advertising on your website?
No, we do not. However, companies and organizations can place a listing in our online Suppliers Guide (suppliers.nsta.org) at no charge. Several options are available to enhance your listing for a modest fee.
How do I get permission to link to a page on the NSTA website?
You may create links to any page on this website without receiving prior permission. You may not, however, use the link to place an NSTA page within a page on your website that uses "frames."
I've forgotten my member ID number. Can you send it to me?
Go to ecommerce.nsta.org/emailmyid (this link is also available on pages where a login is required). Naturally, this method works only if we have your e-mail address on file.
You can also get your NSTA member ID from your journal mailing label, but you'll have to do some surgery:
Some of our members have IDs that are not six digits long. If there are more (or less) than seven nonzero digits in the number on your mailing label, ignore the leading zeroes and the final digit.
Finally, you can call us at (800) 722-NSTA / (703) 243-7100; or e-mail us at membership@nsta.org.
Can institutional members of NSTA view pages that are restricted to "members only"?
Currently, NSTA institutional membership is structured such that only one person per membership has access to members-only content on our website and receives the 20% discount in our online store. That person is the individual whose name appears as the institution’s contact in the member record. Call or e-mail NSTA Member Services to determine who this is or to designate a contact person - phone: (800) 722-NSTA / (703) 243-7100; e-mail: membership@nsta.org.
We are currently evaluating new membership models and benefits that would permit access by several individuals (up to five) at a discounted rate.
Where can I find information about NSTA's conferences (or meetings)?
NSTA holds four large professional gatherings per year: one national conference in the spring and three regional conferences in the fall. There is a link on the NSTA home page, "NSTA Conferences," that will take you to the conferences area. (NSTA generally does not use the term "meeting" to refer to its conferences. However, conferences held prior to spring 2006 were called "conventions.")
I've bookmarked a members-only journal article; when I click on it I get the login page, but the login doesn't work. Am I doing something wrong?
No, this is a "feature" of the login process, which presupposes you've clicked on a link in an NSTA web page. If you try to visit a protected page "cold" (i.e., without visiting another NSTA page first), the login goes into an endless loop. Your bookmark of a protected journal article will work if you first go to the NSTA home page (www.nsta.org), then click on your bookmark.
The same holds true if you send the link in an e-mail message; if you type in the URL in the browser's address box; etc. For the URL to work, the user must first visit the NSTA website.
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