Member Services

Membership dues are $25.00 a year. As a member, you will receive:

  • Newsletters (sent out four times a year-hard copies and some electronic)

    • Each edition is full of information on such things as:

      • National science education news

      • State Department of Education happenings

      • News from VAST affiliated organizations

      • Innovative science teaching strategies

      • Grant information

      • Summer workshops and course opportunities

      • Award information and applications

  • Access to the Virginia Journal of Science Teaching

    • Teachers, teachers-to-be, school administrators, college science educators, informal science educators, and any others with experience in science education are invited to submit papers to be considered for publication in JVSE. The principal criterion for the acceptance of a manuscript will be that, in the opinion of the editors, it contributes to strengthening the teaching and learning of science. First published in November 2006, JVSE will become a permanent record of the growth of science teaching and learning in the Commonwealth. JVSE is available on the VAST.org website.

  • Electronic news blasts with current information and alerts on important events/grants/competitions around the state and nation.

By joining VAST, you become part of an exciting comprehensive professional organization, dedicated to the support and advancement of science education for all Virginians.

To join, fill out online application here or you can download the application.