The calendar below shows the professional learning events hosted by OpenSciEd and our Certified Professional Learning partners.
Support students in making sense of complex biological phenomena by beginning with the most observable level to motivate figuring out smaller-scale components, relationships, and mechanisms. Participants will explore examples of […]
OpenSciEd Facilitator Next Level is designed for facilitators who have already attended the OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch for Facilitators and are ready to take their facilitation to the next level. We’ll […]
OEI has planned an engaging 4-day Curriculum Launch PD : Light & Matter, Contact Forces, Chem Reactions & Matter (Cohort 2) August 8-11, 2022 at Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place, Springfield, MA. Please note this is a 4 day event! August 8th 8 am - 4 pm, with reception and dinner following August 9th 8 am-4 […]
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 […]
If you are new to the OpenSciEd materials, this webinar will help you get off on the right foot. We will talk through the website, the many ways to download […]
OpenSciEd materials rely on students collectively figuring out science ideas together through productive discourse and classroom talk. This requires a classroom culture where all students feel like they belong and […]
Science notebooks are a key component of the OpenSciEd middle school science program. Notebooks provide a space for students to record investigations and communicate their ideas about phenomena. They are also a record of how students’ ideas evolve over time. Developing a science notebook can create a sense of ownership from students with respect to […]
In the OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch - Facilitators Edition you will experience the entire OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch in a virtual format in much the same way that your future participants will, […]
Want to learn more about OpenSciEd Curricula and Certified Professional Learning? Join us for our FREE informational webinar! Extension STEM Educators in Cook County will provide an overview of OpenSciEd for Middle School and an outline of the curriculum-based professional learning associated with these Open Educational Resources. There will be time for Q&A, and the […]
Struggling with figuring out how to meet your grading needs while supporting sensemaking? This webinar will provide approaches to grading with the OpenSciEd materials that support sensemaking, utilize the embedded assessments, and meet a variety of school expectations. Participants will hear from three veteran OpenSciEd teachers and will walk away with a set of grading […]
Join Michigan Math and Science Leadership Network and other Middle School OpenSciEd teachers to learn more about implementation, adaptation, and assessment. Each meeting will include whole group time focused on […]
As teachers launch the school year, they establish relationships with new students and the families and communities that support those students. The OpenSciEd units are designed to help build connections between school and home including letters meant for families that are associated with each unit and home learning activities that encourage students to interview family […]
