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Upcoming Programs


Find upcoming programs in the following areas:

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Teacher Professional Learning

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Leadership Development

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Field-Test Opportunities

Teacher Professional Learning

Are you a teacher who is looking to enhance your science content knowledge or instructional practices? Would you like a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Have you heard about our signature STeLLA approach and want to learn how to use high-leverage science teaching strategies through video-based lesson analysis?

BSCS Science Learning offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities for teachers. See what’s currently available below. If we do not presently offer a relevant opportunity for you, please feel free to reach out about how you can hire us in the future.

There are no upcoming teacher professional learning programs at this time.
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Professional Development to Support a More Humane Genetics Education

We are recruiting middle and high school biology teachers for a genetics education study.

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STeLLA Online Program

We invite elementary teachers to apply for an exciting professional development (PD) opportunity based on our nationally-recognized program, STeLLA (Science Teachers Learning from Lesson Analysis).

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Professional Learning to Support A Medical Mystery

BSCS will be offering a fully-online PL institute developed to guide teachers through our new body systems curriculum unit: A Medical Mystery.

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Five Tools Institutes for Educators

As a teacher, how can you plan for instruction and classroom assessment based on the new science standards and Framework for K-12 Science Education? As a leader, how can you support teachers as they navigate this process?

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Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope: Free Professional Learning

BSCS is offering free professional learning (PL) opportunities with our new "Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope" lesson materials, which get students working with real-world data from citizen science projects using FieldScope.

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Leadership Development

Are you a science education leader or provider of professional learning services who is looking to support teachers’ professional growth? Would you like a deeper understanding of how to help teachers enact the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? Could you benefit from tools and processes that prepare teams of educators to evaluate, select, and implement instructional materials designed for next generation science?

BSCS Science Learning offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities for science education leaders and professional learning providers. See what’s currently available below. If we do not presently offer a relevant opportunity for you, please feel free to reach out about how you can hire us in the future.

There are no upcoming leadership development programs at this time.
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NextGen TIME Leadership Institutes

NextGen TIME is a suite of tools and processes for curriculum-based professional learning that supports educators to evaluate, select, and implement instructional materials designed for next generation science.

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Five Tools Institutes for Leaders

As a teacher, how can you plan for instruction and classroom assessment based on the new science standards and Framework for K-12 Science Education? As a leader, how can you support teachers as they navigate this process?

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Professional Development Provider Institutes

Each Professional Development (PD) Provider Institute is a 4-day experience designed to support you as a PD provider by deepening your knowledge, increasing your confidence, and enhancing your…

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Field-Test Opportunities

Are you looking for new K-12 science curriculum materials? Are you interested in newly-developed teacher professional learning programs? Would your school or district be willing to test these materials and approaches in classroom settings?

BSCS Science Learning offers a wide range of field-test opportunities for teachers, principals, and district leaders to consider. An important part of our process is to elicit teacher and student feedback on the usability and feasibility of our materials and programs. See what’s currently available below. If we do not presently offer a relevant opportunity for you, please feel free to reach out about how you can hire us in the future.

There are no upcoming field-test opportunities at this time.
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Climate Education Pathways

BSCS is excited to announce a national field-test opportunity for high school biology, earth science, and environmental science teachers.

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