Building Capacity in State Science Education (BCSSE)

Leveraging Freely Available Open Education Resources

2022 Conference

June 29 to July 1, 2022

Leveraging Freely Available Open Education Resources

This two-day conference is designed to help state science leaders leverage free, high-quality instructional materials and related resources to advance science education. Attendees will experience contemporary science instruction, hear from experts in the field, share learning sessions with teams across multiple states, and collaborate within state teams to reflect and strategize on the use of high-quality Open Education Resources (OER) to improve science learning.


On behalf of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS), welcome to the Building Capacity for State Science Education (BCSSE) convening. This event brings together state science supervisors, their partners, and national experts to learn together, learn from each other, and ultimately to inspire co-designed collaborative efforts that drive focused, coordinated action to improve science education in our states. We are grateful that you are able to be with us for the next day and a half. Welcome to Minneapolis!

-Michael Heinz

President, Council for State Science Supervisors

Attendee Pre-Work [Action Needed]

Conference events include general sessions, breakouts for foundational and focused learning time, and time for state teams to plan together. Ahead of the conference, each attendee should plan their individual agenda by reviewing session descriptions and making selections using the BCSSE Learning Session Sign Up Sheet.

Session Folders

Session handouts and presentations will be available to participants. They are organized by session title in this Participant Folder.

Conference Agenda

BCSSE Conference Agenda 2022_rvd6.29.pdf

Building Capacity in State Science Education is supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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