This session is part of the STEMteachersEXPO 2020 virtual conference. For more information and to register, visit https://stemteachersnyc.org/expo/ Session Description: The shifts called for by the Next Generation Science Standards require that students have opportunities to authentically engage in science and engineering practices. Science and engineering practices require complex use of language. In order for […]

This session is part of the STEMteachersEXPO 2020 virtual conference. For more information and to register, visit https://stemteachersnyc.org/expo/ Session Description: What does a classroom look and sound like when all students are engaged in science sense-making? And what structures and supports can teachers implement to make this a reality for their classrooms? In this session, […]

Come learn about, and practice using, ten research-based instructional routines and strategies shown to help multilingual students meaningfully engage in rich scientific sense-making with their peers. These strategies, as seen in OpenSciEd curriculum, leverage multilingual students’ linguistic resources, address language needs they might have and can be immediately incorporated into your classroom! For more information […]

The Colorado Science Conference for Professional Development is a one-day conference that provides professional development regarding science content, education strategy, and research. The conference is geared towards anyone interested in science education, including K-12 teachers, college instructors, informal educators, administrators, pre-service teachers, and retired teachers. OpenSciEd will be presenting a session about their materials at this […]

A framework with a research-based vision for science teaching and learning has led to new science standards across three-fourths of the U.S. Focus on the key instructional shifts targeted by these standards, including the central role of using students’ own questions to drive their learning and connecting students’ science learning to their own lives. Discover […]

In 2020, Carnegie Corporation of New York released a challenge paper calling on school and system leaders, teachers and coaches, and all specialists in professional learning to transform teaching and learning through the elements and essentials of curriculum-based professional learning. Join us for an engaging panel discussion with OpenSciEd professional learning designers and facilitators around […]