Professional Development Provider Institutes
BSCS Science Learning · Colorado Springs, CO · 6 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
Institute Details
- Dates: September 22–25, 2026
- Time: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. MT
- Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Cost:
- Early bird pricing: $1,600/person or $1,500/person for district teams of two or more by August 31, 2026.
- Regular price: $1,800/person or $1,700/person for district teams of two or more.
- Registration Deadline: September 10, 2026
Goals
- Enhance knowledge of research and literature underpinning the NGSS and increase ability to support teachers as they translate research into the classroom;
- Increase capacity to support teachers in using routines, strategies, tools, and processes for enacting teaching and learning for next generation science;
- Strengthen ability to design and lead professional learning programs that support teachers in taking on the instructional shifts called for in NRC’s Framework and the NGSS.
Who Should Participate
- Science coaches
- Science curriculum specialists
- District and science teacher leaders
- Professional learning leaders
- Science consultants and university faculty
Benefits
- Plan, lead, and evaluate workshops that help teachers enact three-dimensional teaching and learning in their classrooms;
- Use a variety of “close-to-the-classroom” routines and strategies to support teachers in strengthening their classroom practice;
- Monitor and adjust plans based on data and understandings about leading change;
- Increase intentionality in leadership practices.