Click on dates listed under each heading to read full descriptions and register.
LEAs must attend at least one of these first.
In-person
Select only one set of dates
Audience: administrators, school science leaders, secondary science teachers
In-person
Choose consecutive two days or attend any Day #2 after attending Day #1
Audience: administrators, school science leaders, K-12 science teachers, special education teachers, ELL teachers
Virtual Webinar Series - 10 sessions, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
In-person, hybrid or asynchronous
Audience: administrators, K-12 teachers, special education and resource teachers, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers
For a list of topics, click here.
For more information contact Peney Wright pwright@tiu11.org
STEELS Experience for K-12 Teachers
Immersive and Foundational STEELS experience
Audience: administrators, K-12 teachers, special education and resource teachers, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers
LEAs must attend a Tier 1 session before registering for Tier 2 sessions
Topics to include: 3-Dimensional Assessments, Technology and Engineering Standards Integration, Integrating STEELS at the Elementary Level and Secondary Level, Shifting and/or Selecting High Quality Instructional Materials, STEM/STEAM and Computer Science with STEELS
STEELS Teams - Spring Meeting
(For any district which has completed Implementing the STEELS Standards: Developing Science Leadership Teams. All team members encouraged to attend; special topics will be featured.
Spring 2024 Virtual Check-ins
(Any district which has completed Implementing the STEELS Standards: Developing Science Leadership Teams)
(30 minutes per district team, all members not required to attend, team representatives are fine)
Choose one day and time and time (via Google Form)
Spring Sessions A
2/20/24
2/21/23
2/23/24
Spring Sessions B
M 3/11/24
T 3/12/24
TH 3/14/24
Prerequisite: one or more Tier 1 training
In-person Sessions Include:
AST Session #1: Introduction to Ambitious Science Teaching and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy
Tues. 8/6/24
AST Session #2: Practice 1 - Planning for Big Ideas
Wed. 8/7/24
AST Session #3: Practice 2 - Eliciting Students’ Ideas
Mon. 8/12/24
AST Session #4: Practice 3 - Supporting Ongoing Thinking
Thurs. 2/8/24
Tues. 8/13/24
AST Session #5: Practice 4 - Evidence-based Explanations
Wed. 8/14/2024
AST Session #6 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Thurs. 8/15/24
LEAs may choose from these "menu" options once they have completed at least one Tier 1 session and AST sessions #1 to #3.
Participant Teams may attend back to back days or any Day #2 as schedules allow.
Spring 2024 dates TBA
By appointment
Strong, integrated literacy components
Spring 2024 dates TBA
By appointment