Science teachers have both technical and staff support in order to be available for interaction with students and other stakeholders. Science teachers' professional growth continues throughout their careers. They select learning opportunities that meet their needs. They are reflective and share research findings from both their own and their students' experiences. Science teachers use society's symbols such as business cards, displaying diplomas, certificates, and awards to reflect professional images.
Science teachers assume responsibility for enabling learners to reach their potential.
Science teachers collectively establish and continually revise standards of practice, model ethical behavior, and account for their actions. Adopted by the NSTA Board of Directors in January 1992. Teacher assistants perform classroom clerical tasks, acquire teacher selected materials, and follow up on contacts within the community to set up field trips, guest speakers, funding, etc. Secretaries do paperwork that includes attendance reports, book inventories, copying, running computer searches, and making transparencies. Functions such as monitoring a hall, bus, or cafeterias are also assumed by others.