The calendar below shows the professional learning events hosted by OpenSciEd and our Certified Professional Learning partners.
When using OpenSciEd, it is a challenge to help students not only figure out science ideas, but how to work together and support each other. This panel of classroom teachers […]
The Framework requires that students engage in three-dimensional sensemaking around phenomena. In OpenSciEd units, this begins with the anchor lesson, in which students engage with a phenomenon in supported ways […]
Grading that supports student sensemaking doesn't have to keep you at school all night. Learn approaches to grading that prioritize 3-D sensemaking and utilize technology, collaboration, and existing resources so you can have your evenings back. TAKEAWAYS: The process of giving feedback and assigning grades is easier when there are strong materials and assessments to […]
The Framework calls for students to engage in argumentation from evidence in a way that considers relevant social, ethical, and environmental tradeoffs that cannot be resolved without considering the values […]
"Designing for justice means centering inquiry on phenomena that cross the artificial boundary between human and natural systems. The result is instruction that not only teaches students to understand the […]
The NGSS changed how we prepare and support preservice and novice teachers. Now, publicly available materials can make this real. This session will explore how High-Quality Instructional Materials can be […]
OpenSciEd Chemistry's 2nd unit explores why lightning strikes and how we can protect ourselves. Learn how students build understanding of atomic structure through modeling, investigations, and patterns of thinking. TAKEAWAYS: […]
Over the past decade, researchers and practitioners have been calling for more attention to coherence from the student perspective as a key part of curriculum design. This type of coherence […]
Many students experience high school science without considering the interconnectedness of different domains. By leveraging the Energy and Matter crosscutting concept and uniting this lens with a forces perspective, we […]
Unit author Whitney Mills from BSCS Science Learning will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and […]
Unit author Nicole Vick from Northwestern University will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on how to set up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15 pm Pacific Time.
Unit author Jamie Deutch Noll from BSCS Science Learning will share the unit storyline and features in this free webinar. During this webinar, participants will experience the anchoring phenomenon routine and get tips on setting up the unit investigations. The webinar will be from 2:00-3:15pm Pacific Time.
