To supplement the summer reading of National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) members, the NSTA Committee on Research in Science Education suggested a list of science education research articles that were published in the journals of NSTA's affiliates in 2012. These articles covered a variety of topics that include learning about multicultural science education, learning progressions, students' use of argumentation, learner centered classrooms and school climate on student learning. The NSTA Committee provided abstracts of these articles to help identify which ones may be important to the membership's professional development and teaching context. The Committee hoped the member's would find the selection interesting and relevant and that they would be shared with colleagues and start dialogues about how research can inform their teaching and students' learning.