Science Essentials Series

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Birch Room

Designing learning that sticks—from launch to explanation. Come explore how to put the big science ideas at the center of your instruction. Learn to select anchoring phenomena, craft essential questions, develop exemplars, and sequence learning to keep students focused and engaged. Walk away with a ready-to-use storyline for the 26–27 school year.

Register for Workshop #412933

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Birch Room

Part 2 & 3 of Science Essentials Combined. In this session, we bring together two powerful practices—Talk Nerdy to Me and Show What You Know—to help students turn ideas into evidence. Teachers will explore strategies that get students talking like scientists, using academic language to make sense of phenomena, and then capturing that thinking through models, explanations, and products that make learning visible. By the end, you’ll have practical tools to move beyond surface-level answers and support students in communicating their understanding with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Register for Workshop #412934

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Sycamore Room

Designing learning that sticks—from launch to explanation. Learn how to guide students in making and justifying claims with evidence. Experience a mini-storyline from start to finish and practice strategies that help students build explanations, support arguments, and connect ideas—all while engaging deeply with science concepts.

Register for Workshop #412938