Science PD Workshops
MosesSTEMinc L3C offers professional development for K–12 science teachers, instructional coaches, and school and district teams. In our workshops, educators experience a science task as learners, talk through the instructional decisions behind it, and apply what they learned to a lesson they already teach.
Explore the Workshops
Introduction to Phenomenon-Based Science Instruction
For teachers and teams getting started with phenomena
What makes a phenomenon worth investigating? Teachers use Notice and Wonder to generate questions about an observable event and consider which questions students can investigate. Then they choose a phenomenon connected to an upcoming lesson and plan how to introduce it, gather students’ initial ideas, and use those ideas to guide the next step in the investigation.
Investigating Swamp Fires Through Science Phenomena
Signature half-day workshop for middle and high school science teachers and coaches
How can a fire keep burning in a wetland? Teachers investigate Louisiana swamp fires, build an initial model, and revise it as they examine new evidence. Along the way, they try supports such as a choice board, partner discussion, and a partial model. Teachers leave with a plan for helping students use evidence to revise a model in an upcoming lesson.
Making Student Thinking Visible
For science teams working on modeling and student reasoning
Teachers examine student models to see which ideas students can explain and where they need support. They try scaffolds that help students get started and explain their reasoning. Each teacher leaves with a scaffold for an upcoming lesson and a plan for what to look for in students’ initial and revised models.
Planning and Assessing with Your Science Curriculum
For science teams implementing high-quality instructional materials
Teachers bring an upcoming lesson and identify what students need to understand and what their work should show. They revise a task, discussion prompt, or exit ticket to make student thinking visible while keeping the curriculum’s learning goal and expectations. Each teacher leaves with a revised task and a plan for how to respond to what students show.
Request a Workshop
Tell us which grade levels you support, what your science team is working on, and when you’d like to schedule PD. We’ll help you choose a workshop and adapt it to your science standards and instructional materials.
