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Science Professional Development Opportunities
NGSS Overview: For New Teachers
NGSS Overview: For New Teachers
Teachers Grades K-12
Late July 2026
In person
Professional Development Workshop
Description: Designed for new K-12 teachers. Join us to learn more about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the 3 dimensions: Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs), Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs). Experience an NGSS model lesson as a learner and reflect on the instructional shifts involved in phenomenon and inquiry based science teaching and learning.
Memo Awareness
Science Fair Coordinator Meeting
Science Fair Coordinator Meeting
Teachers Grades 6-12
August 27, 2026 from 3:00 - 4:00pm
Online, Zoom
Meeting
Description: This meeting is for all school level science fair coordinators. Join us for an overview of Windward District Science and Engineering Fair deadlines, required forms and processes. School science fair coordinators & teachers are highly encouraged to attend.
Memo & Flyer Awareness, Transition, Implementation
The Science Fair Playbook
The Science Fair Playbook
Teachers Grades 6-12
Friday, August 28, 2026 from 8:30am - 3:00pm
In Person, WDO CR-4
Professional Development Workshop
Description: Designed for teachers in their first three years as a science fair coordinator. Participants will explore practical tools, timelines, and strategies to support student investigations and help lead a successful school science fair from start to finish.
Memo & Flyer Awareness, Transition, Implementation
Mastering the Tools (SEPs) and Lenses (CCCs) of Scientific Inquiry
Mastering the Tools (SEPs) and Lenses (CCCs) of Scientific Inquiry
Teachers Grades K-12
September 29, 2026
In Person
Professional Development Workshop
Description: Deepen your understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Learn how to integrate SEPs and CCCs seamlessly into daily instruction and leave equipped with strategies to foster critical thinking and scientific inquiry among students, regardless of grade level.
Memo Flyer Transition, Implementation
Utilizing the Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa Resource Books for NGSS
Utilizing the Pāhana ʻĀina Lupalupa Resource Books for NGSS
Teachers Grades K-5
October 23, 2026
In Person
Professional Development Workshop
Description: A partnership with Kamehameha Publishing to provide a free classroom set of resource books along with pedagogical ideas to connect with NGSS topics. These resources focus on integrating Hawaiian language, culture, and place-based content with literacy and science concepts.
Memo Flyer Transition, Implementation
Science As An Anchor
Science As An Anchor
Teachers Grades K-6
December 7, 2026
In Person
Professional Development Workshop
Description: Come explore the impact of shifting science from an isolated subject to the central driver of the elementary classroom. Discover how centering instruction around local science phenomena or problems provides an authentic purpose and bridge to ELA and mathematics.
Memo Flyer Transition, Implementation, Sustainability
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