This award provides selected K-12 teachers in their first five years of teaching with $1,000, registration to the National Conference (held this year in Los Angeles), and an annual membership to the NSTA. Recipients will be invited to attend a variety of workshops and presentations that are of particular interest to new teachers at the annual National Conference, mentored, tracked and provided unique opportunities through the National Science Teachers Association, and honored at the Teacher Awards Banquet held during the Conference.