If  you wish to pay for membership and conference registration separately (e.g. you pay membership and your institution pays for conference registration), you must go through the online form twice.
First go through the online form and complete only the membership portion of the order form.  After payment is received you will receive an email with your PIN (This is immediate when paying online through PayPal, two weeks through postal mail).
Next, log back into the online form with your PIN and complete the conference registration portion of the order form.  The system will know that you have already paid to be a 2011 ASTE member and will have you register for the conference at the discounted membership rate.

Click on a hyperlink below to learn more about the given item.  You may find it helpful to print this page and have it available while you proceed through the online registration & membership form. Anyone who plans on attending the annual conference may use the online registration form, regardless of whether you are or wish to be an ASTE member.
Questions? email Eugene Wagner, ASTE Executive Director, at executivedirector@theaste.org

Membership Types
Journal Subscriptions
ASTE Regions

Conference Registration - Pre-registration Deadline Extended until December 31st.
ASTE Mentoring Program
Conference Workshops
Conference Events
WISE Reception at Conference

Refund Policy

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Types of ASTE Membership

U.S. Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any U.S. Resident
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan.-Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the Journal of Elementary Science Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Canadian Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any Canadian Resident
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the Journal of Elementary Science Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

International Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any Resident outside of the United States or Canada
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the Journal of Elementary Science Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Student Membership
Price: $55.00
Qualifications:  In order to qualify to be an ASTE member at the student level, the following must apply:  1) You are full-time student at an accredited University/College,  2) You do not already hold a terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.),   3) You can provide contact information for a faculty member at you institution that is willing to verify your status as a student and be your faculty sponsor.
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the Journal of Elementary Science Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Retired Membership
Price:  $55.00
Qualification:  Must be 65 years or older OR hold Emeritus faculty status at an accredited academic institution.
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription to the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources (icluding the JSTE and JESE journals), access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

 

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Journal Subscriptions

Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE) - The flagship journal for ASTE. 
One year's subscription is included with all ASTE membership levels except for "Retired Membership". 
Journal of Science Teacher Education serves as a forum for disseminating research and theoretical position statements concerning the preparation and inservice education of science teachers. The journal features pragmatic articles which suggest immediate ways to improve conditions in classroom methods, inservice workshops, and teacher recruitment and retention. In addition, there are data-driven research articles that show evidence of the effectiveness of teaching strategies and interventions, as well as articles describing model science teacher education programs. Journal of Science Teacher Education is a publication that adds to what we know about science teaching and learning but, most importantly, serves as a catalyst for thoughtful discussion concerning the improvement of the education of teachers in science.   This journal publishes 6 issues per year.
Click here to go to the JSTE website

Journal of Elementary Science Education (JESE)
One year's subscription is included with all ASTE membership levels except for "Retired Membership". 
The Journal of Elementary Science Education is an international refereed journal devoted to the issues of elementary science education. The purpose of JESE is to communicate ideas, theories, research, and field-oriented information related to supervision, curriculum, and instruction. The audience of JESE includes universities with teacher education programs, elementary schools, and state and local education agencies. JESE is published to provide discussion of a broad range of concepts, theories, and issues and to provide dissemination of the knowledge base to professionals. Subscriptions run on the calendar year and the price of subscription depends on the type of copy you wish to receive.  This journal publishes 2 issues per year in rotation with JSTE.
Click here to go to the JESE website

Science Education (SE) -  Science Education publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practice. Subscriptions run on the calendar year and the price of subscription depends on your country of residence. This journal publishes 6 issues per year.
U.S. Subscription $70.00
Canadian Subscription $75.00
International Subscription $100.00
Click here to go to the SE website


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ASTE Regions

You are free to join any ASTE region.  Typically, these are the states associated with each U.S. region.

North-East: CT, MA, ME, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, Eastern Canadian Provinces
South-East: AL, FL, GA, LA, southern parts of MO, SC
Mid-Atlantic: DC, DE, KY, MD, NC, southern parts of OH, TN, VA, WV
North-Central: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, northern parts of MO, ND, northern parts of OH, SD, WI
North-West: ID, MT, OR, WA, WY, Western Canadian Provinces
South-West: AR, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX, UT
Far West:  AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV
International:  Any Resident outside of the United States or Canada

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Conference Registration  

Member Registration  - Available to all who are currently an ASTE 2011 member or choose to join ASTE for the 2011 calendar year at the same time as registering for the 2011 International Conference.
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $200
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $215
On-site registration:  $285

Student Member Registration  - Available to all who are currently an ASTE 2011 student member or choose to join ASTE  at the student membership level for the 2011 calendar year at the same time as registering for the 2011 International Conference.  Please note: you must qualify as a student member in order to register for the 2011 International Conference at the student price.  Please see qualification details under the "types of membership" heading on this page.
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $95
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $120
On-site registration:  $165

Thursday only Registration  - Available to all who are currently an ASTE 2011 member or choose to join ASTE for the 2011 calendar year at the same time as registering for the 2011 International Conference.  Registration price does not include the "Thursday Happy Hour Poster Session".
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $160
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $160
On-site registration:  $160

Friday only Registration  - Available to all who are currently an ASTE 2011 member or choose to join ASTE for the 2011 calendar year at the same time as registering for the 2011 International Conference. Registration price does not include the "Lunch Buffet".
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $160
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $160
On-site registration:  $160

Saturday only Registration  - Available to all who are currently an ASTE 2011 member or choose to join ASTE for the 2011 calendar year at the same time as registering for the 2011 International Conference.  Registration price does not include the "Saturday Business Luncheon".
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $160
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $160
On-site registration:  $160

Spouse/Partner Registration  - Available to a spouse/partner of an ASTE member who will be attending the conference. Spouse/Partner Registration can not be completed online.  After completing the online registration form for yourself, email Eugene Wagner at executivedirector@theaste.org to obtain a spouse/partner paper registration form.
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $200
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $215
On-site registration:  $285

Non-ASTE Member Registration - Available to anyone wishing to attend the conference but is not an ASTE member.
Pricing: 
Early bird registration through Dec. 12th:  $340
Regular registration Dec. 13th - Dec. 26th:  $355
On-site registration:  $410


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ASTE Mentoring Program 
If this is your first year attending the ASTE conference, we invite you to participate in the Mentor Program.  The program is designed to provide you access to a mentor who can answer your questions, help orient you to the conference and organization, and assist you in meeting other scholars who have similar interests.  As a mentee, you are invited to attend a special meet-and-greet session on the first day of the conference.  

To participate in the mentor program, please check the appropriate box on the registration form. Contact Dr. Deborah Tippins at dtippins@uga.edu with questions.
 

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Conference Workshops
Pre-conference workshops, on the Wednesday before the start of the conference, as well embedded workshops (Thursday-Saturday) are offered.  All workshops are approximately 2 hours long.  You should sign up for only one workshops within a given time slot. Exact time of workshops will be announced when the final conference schedule is complete.

NASA Preconference Workshop - Tuesday & Wednesday
Faculty Institute for NASA Earth and Space Science Education (FINESSE)
Discover, develop, and share inquiry-based tools using Earth and space science data to engage future teachers in science NASA scientists share current research about climate change and more. Additional Information and Registration available online at  www.lpi.usra.edu/education/facultyInstitutes

Preconference Workshop - Wednesday 12:30-2:30pm

WS21015:	Equity in K-16 STEM Education: Transforming Ideology and Practice
Authors:	Wren Walker Robbins, Erin Villegas Strauss, Liesl Chatman Science Museum of Minnesota
Abstract:	Participants will be introduced to professional development tools and processes for examining cultural models underlying STEM educational inequities in their own institutional settings.
Cost:	$0.00

Preconference Workshops - Wednesday 3:00-5:00pm

WS21017:	Knowing the NOS is One Thing, Actually Teaching it is Another: Preparing Teachers Who Actually Do Effectively Teach the NOS
Authors:	Michael Clough (Iowa State University), Benjamin Herman (University of South Florida), Joanne Olson (Iowa State University)
Abstract:	This workshop addresses how to successfully promote teachers’ understanding of the NOS and effective NOS pedagogy, and factors that promote actual classroom implementation.
Cost:	$5.00

Commercial Preconference Workshops - Wednesday 5:15-7:15pm

Thursday Morning Workshop  8:00-10:00am

WS21011:	The NSTA Learning Center – Online Content Building Resources for Teachers of Science
Author:	Deborah Tucker, Science Education Consultant
Abstract:	NSTA’s Learning Center (http://learningcenter.nsta.org) provides thousands of standards-aligned science resources and tools 24/7 for teachers. Accountability tools assist instructors track teacher progress. Laptops optional.
Cost:	$0.00

Thursday Afternoon Workshop 1:30-3:30pm

WS21007:	Inquiry Instruction that Facilitates Improved Student Achievement
Authors:	Jeff Marshall, Clemson University
Abstract:	Learn to use a valid, highly-reliable inquiry protocol that is highly correlated with student achievement. Audience: researchers, PD leaders, and instructional leaders.
Cost:	$0.00

Friday Morning 8:15-10:15am

WS21008:	Doing a Mini-Lesson Study
Authors:	Mickey Kolis (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire), Todd Lenz (Altoona High School)
Abstract:	Lesson Study is becoming a popular professional development tool in many public schools. University faculty can build relationships with public school teachers by their participation.
Cost:	$5.00

Friday Afternoon 1:30-3:30pm

WS21009:	Inquiry-based approach to understand the spherical earth model using Global Positioning System (GPS)
Authors:	Richard Schwenz, Youngjin Song University of Northern Colorado
Abstract:	This workshop focuses on how Global Positioning System can be used for inquiry-based approach to deepen pre-service teachers’ understanding of the spherical earth model.
Cost:	$0.00

Saturday Morning 9:15am -11:15pm

WS21013:	The Role of Neuroscience in Inservice and Preservice Teacher Professional Development.
Authors:	Janet Dubinsky, Gillian Roehrig, Ken Jeddeloh University of Minnesota
Abstract:	Participants will learn about inquiry-based neuroscience activities as a context for teachers to both understand and teach about the biological basis for learning
Cost:	$0.00

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Conference Events

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Women In Science Education (WISE) Friday Night Dinner
Price: $35.00
At each ASTE annual conference the WISE Forum holds a “Greet, Meet, Eat, Share” Reception. While each reception has a unique flavor, advancing the purpose of WISE is the reason for meeting. The variety of events that occur have included opportunities for finding out about WISE, networking and mentoring, discussion, and celebration of professional accomplishments and achievements.   Click here to learn more about WISE

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Refund Policy: 
Refund for conference registration and conference registration for spouse/partner are subject to a 6% service charge. Request for conference registration refund should be addressed to the ASTE Executive Director, and must be received three weeks prior to the start of the conference. Sales on all other items, such as membership dues, journal subscriptions, conference workshops, and conference tours, are final.  A $50.00 fee will be charged on all "NSF" and "Closed Account" checks returned from the bank.