The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) offers Web-based seminars throughout the year that highlight different areas of science. NSTA describes the seminars as “free, 90-minute, live professional development experiences that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with nationally acclaimed experts, NSTA Press authors, and scientists, engineers, and educaiton specialists from NSTA partner organizations.” In the past, both the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) as well as the American Chemical Society (ACS) have offered seminars through a partnership with NSTA. A schedule of seminars for 2010-2011 are listed at http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/webseminars.aspx, along with many archived seminars which are available for viewing after the live event has occurred.

ACS has a green chemistry-themed Web seminar on the schedule for November 9, 2010 at 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern time. The seminar “Green Chemistry—Is There a Place for it in High School Chemistry?” will “explain the basic principles of green chemistry and explore how they can be applied to typical high school courses” and will discuss ways teachers can integrate this additional topic into an already-packed curriculum. Registration and more information about the seminar is available at http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/ACS/webseminar2.aspx.