KEY INFORMATION

• LOCATION: Virtual on Zoom
• DATE & TIME: Thursday, May 14th, 5 – 6:30pm
• LED BY: Chris Link
• CTLE AVAILABLE: 1.5hrs
• THIS WORKSHOP IS RECOMMENDED FOR: 3rd – 6th grade teachers who are looking for ready-to-use, standards-aligned instructional resources.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Students spend 90% of their time indoors, yet indoor environments are rarely the focus of elementary environmental education.

Join us for a virtual workshop exploring The Great Indoors, a free, ready-to-go unit that uses the 5E model and place-based learning to help grades 3–5 students investigate the air quality of their own indoor environments. During the workshop, you will experience a model lesson from the student perspective, dig into the unit’s ready-to-use materials, and discuss strategies for integrating indoor environmental health into existing elementary science instruction. The unit culminates in a design thinking challenge where students apply what they have learned to improve their own indoor environments.

By the end of the session, you will leave with a clear picture of how to implement the unit within limited instructional time, confidence in teaching indoor environmental health concepts, and strategies for building student action competence so young learners feel empowered to make real changes at home. You will also leave with immediate access to a complete Google Drive-based resource aligned to NGSS.

No prior experience with environmental health content is needed.

The session is virtual – please plan to join on a laptop or tablet (strongly preferred over joining on your phone) to easily access the session and materials.

This workshop is geared towards upper elementary students. We are also offering a similar workshop on air quality geared towards middle & high school teachers on May 21st – A “Turn-Key” Unit that Connects Climate Data to Daily Life.

WORKSHOP LEADER

Chris Link is a learning design specialist and education consultant with 16 years of experience leading curriculum design, professional development, and instructional systems across public school districts, national nonprofits, and edtech organizations. He holds a PhD in Education and an MS in Biology, and has presented at national conferences including NSTA and NAAEE. Chris currently leads Link Consulting Services, LLC, where he partners with organizations to translate research into practical, implementable educational tools. This workshop features instructional resources developed on behalf of Hayward Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness around the relationship between homes, home habits, and health.

ABOUT STEMteachersNYC

Since 2011, STEMteachersNYC has delivered professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies.

Pricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation, please keep reading for several options.

CUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify.

Want to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators.

Are there discounts available? Often, yes! In the summers, we offer Early Bird and Teacher discounts alongside a Full Price ticket meant for those whose school or organization is funding their ticket. In the summer, we also have full scholarships, and a Fellowship available. All year, we announce specials and discounts on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Facebook), and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. Additionally, we partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved, and if at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org

Refunds, cancellations, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies.

Please note: We take screenshots, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings.

If you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop, and we will do our best to avoid you.

Have more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies, or contact us directly:

• Registration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org
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