The calendar below shows the professional learning events hosted by OpenSciEd and our Certified Professional Learning partners.
"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 […]
In this workshop, we will work through the "anchoring phenomenon" from the OpenSciEd Middle School space unit, which helps students see the relevance of astronomy by drawing on traditional indigenous […]
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 […]
Using OpenSciEd’s instructional materials (or considering it)? 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 […]
Like many states, Connecticut has adopted OpenSciEd for the middle level model science curriculum. The approach to teaching and learning through OpenSciEd presents a challenge for school and district leaders ~~ that is, what does it look like? Many leaders in districts responsible for supporting teachers do not have a science background or are simply […]
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 […]
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 […]
Learn what to expect in an OpenSciEd classroom and take away tools and resources to support your understanding and teacher implementation through formative feedback to enhance growth and collective efficacy.
