The calendar below shows the professional learning events hosted by OpenSciEd and our Certified Professional Learning partners.
This two-day professional learning session focuses on the key instructional elements of OpenSciEd in addition to the focal units. It assumes the prerequisite completion of OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch professional learning and previous experience teaching an OpenSciEd unit. Included in this session are opportunities for teachers to: Reflect on successes and challenges of implementation of OpenSciEd […]
The Institute for Quality Science Teaching at the Museum of Science and Industry has been providing Professional Learning courses for science teachers for many years. For this special event, we are excited to partner with OpenSciEd to help teachers and schools that want to launch the OpenSciEd curriculum. Come spend four summer days at MSI […]
Units: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Are you ready to dive-in to the OpenSciEd high school materials? Join us for the first virtual OpenSciEd High School Curriculum Launch! You’ll leave with everything you need to get started, including a comprehensive understanding of the OpenSciEd high school curriculum, how to implement it in your classroom, and how […]
This is your chance to get professional learning to help you make OpenSciEd come alive in your classroom! The OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch immerses you in teaching and learning driven by students making sense of phenomena and developing solutions to problems. You will walk away from these four days prepared to confidently facilitate learning in your […]
This two-day, virtual professional learning session focuses on the overarching question – How do we support equitable sensemaking? It explicitly focuses on equity, classroom culture, and classroom sensemaking discussions while digging deeper into the unit of your choice (6.3 Weather & Climate, 7.3 Metabolic Reactions, or 8.3 Forces at a Distance). This event assumes the […]
Are you interested in learning how to implement high-quality NGSS materials in your high school classroom? Nationally certified facilitators from the University of Illinois Extension STEM Team are excited to bring high school OpenSciEd professional learning to Cook County! The OpenSciEd High School Curriculum Launch immerses you in teaching and learning that is driven by […]
Are you ready to take your knowledge of OpenSciEd to the next level? Join us for the OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch! You'll leave with everything you need to get started, including a comprehensive understanding of the curriculum, how to implement it in your classroom, and how to facilitate professional learning for other educators. The creators of […]
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines are a tool that can be used to design learning experiences that meet the needs of all learners (CAST, 2018). The UDL guidelines […]
This virtual two-day professional development session focuses on the overarching question – How do we support and assess students’ growth in 3 dimensional learning? It assumes the prerequisite completion of […]
This two-day professional development session focuses on the overarching question – How do we support all students in writing and drawing for sensemaking? It assumes the prerequisite completion of the […]
Are you ready to take your knowledge of OpenSciEd to the next level? Join us for the OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch! You'll leave with everything you need to get started, including […]
The OpenSciEd Taster introduces educators to the OpenSciEd curriculum, a set of freely available, high-quality science instructional materials that engage all students in meaningful and equitable science learning. Included in […]
