Science Essentials Series

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Location: Collaborate Room

What Every Science Leader Should Know! This cohort is designed for instructional coaches, curriculum directors, and campus administrators who support science instruction. The goal is to build a shared understanding of what high-quality science instruction looks like in today’s classrooms. Participants will observe a model science lesson, unpack what makes science instruction uniquely different from other content areas, and explore key shifts in the new science standards. Together, we will identify practical ways leaders can support teachers with planning, instruction, and implementation.

Register for Workshop #405134

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 #394752

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

Designing learning that sticks—from launch to explanation. Students talk all the time—let’s make it meaningful. Learn how to teach productive discourse, structure student conversations, ask questions that spark higher-order thinking, and set classroom norms and scaffolds that support talk as a tool for learning.

Register for Workshop #398001

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

Designing learning that sticks—from launch to explanation. Join us as we learn how to integrate modeling into the science classroom. We’ll explore what models are, how to guide students in using them to unlock prior knowledge, refine their ideas, and track their understanding across a unit. Modeling puts learning—and progress—squarely in students’ hands.

Register for Workshop #398003

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Location: Sycamore 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 #398005

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 #398004

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Location: Innovate Room

In this interactive session, participants will explore key tools from the Science Essentials Series, including storylines, summary charts, and question boards. Through classroom modeling and examples, teachers will see how these structures support student-centered instruction, strengthen sensemaking, and promote the depth and complexity essential for G/T learners. Participants will leave with practical ideas to immediately implement in their classrooms.

Register for Workshop #413005