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SUMMARY:Kid Talk Teacher Talk: Elevating Student Discourse in Elementary STEM
DESCRIPTION:Learn and try this proven questioning strategy with tools to raise the level of discourse in your classroom! Some virtual\, some in-person.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: TBA\nDATE & TIME: Two weeks (weekdays only)\, Tuesday\, July 7 – Friday\, July 17\, 2026. Times vary\, see below for details. Must be able to make all dates.\nLED BY: Jason Sullivan\, Michelle Velho\, and Joan Christou (bios below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 42hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Elementary-age teachers and educators who want to help their students gain confidence and skills in asking questions.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nKid Talk Teacher Talk (KT3) assists elementary teachers in asking effective launch questions for hands-on STEM investigations. As teachers experience ways to engage students in talking about scientific phenomena in a summer lab-school setting\, they gain confidence and expertise to bring new strategies into their regular classroom setting. The powerful opportunity to listen closely to student conversations around science during a 2-week summer experience\, coupled with support from teacher mentors\, and program leaders has not only demonstrated changes and growth in student classroom discourse\, but created an active\, growing professional network and expanded STEMteachersNYC’s outreach to primary-grades. \nKey components of the KT3 approach\, which continues to be offered as part of the annual STEMteachersNYC Summer STEM Institute: \n\nAlignment with individual participants’ existing approaches and curriculum.\nA focus on facilitating the use of existing pedagogical expertise to transfer instructional strategies used to teach reading and writing to grade-appropriate science discussions.\nStrategies for teaching teachers to build increasingly student-led discourse.\nTwo-week summer Lab School Model + coaching and school year reunions.\n\nThe KT3 project also aims to extend discussion practices from YOUR high confidence subjects into all classroom subjects discussed & leveraging it as common thread/cross curricular glue in ELA & NGSS classrooms. \nThis summer\, the workshop will run over a two-week period\, some days virtual on Zoom\, some days in person at PS/MS 95 in the Bronx. Please plan to be available all 10 days of the workshop. The tentative daily schedule is: \nWEEK 1: \n\nTuesday – Thursday\, virtual on Zoom to learn techniques and collaborate on planning\, 1 – 4pm each day (with lunch and other breaks included)\nFriday\, in person at PS/MS 95X to finalize and set up for Week 2 classes\, 9am – 3pm\n\nWEEK 2: \n\nMonday – Thursday\, in person at PS/MS 95X\, working with students in the mornings\, with discussion/planning time in the afternoon\, 9am – 3pm daily.\nFriday\, virtual on Zoom a wrap up of the two weeks\, 9am – 12pm.\n\nScholarships are available that will cover the entire cost! Please see the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship for details and application. \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nJason Sullivan has been teaching for 30 years\, the past 23 at Montgomery HS in Skillman\, NJ\, where he is also science department supervisor. Jason has been involved with STEMteachersNYC since its inception\, leading the KT3 workshops since 2017\, and the collaborations with colleagues has been some of his most meaningful and enriching professional experiences. He is very excited to help lead this collaboration again this year! \nMichelle Velho is a STEAM educator and curriculum designer who believes that meaningful questions spark curiosity\, deepen understanding\, and empower young learners to think like scientists. \nJoan Cristou – a 2025 KT3 alum\, full bio coming soon! \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have 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. \nPricing: 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. \nCUNY & 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. \nWant 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. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease 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. \nIf 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. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/kid-talk-teacher-talk-elevating-student-discourse-in-elementary-stem/
LOCATION:TBA
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Important Events,Middle School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Google Sheets for Busy Educators
DESCRIPTION:Learn to design and organize your teaching data in spreadsheets for maximum efficiency in your classroom and school!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Marymount School of NY\, 115 E 97th St\, Manhattan (between Park Ave. and Lexington Ave.)\nDATE & TIME: Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026\, 9am – 1pm (lunch from 12 – 1pm)\nLED BY: Ethel Khanis (bio below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 3hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: teachers of any grade\, who would like to organize their spreadsheet use in order to make theirs and their school’s lives easier. All are welcome\, especially newer spreadsheet users.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nSo many spreadsheets and so little time! Is this you? If so\, come join this workshop to help organize and simplify your data management and use! \nAs teachers\, we are all tasked with using data and keeping track of oodles of spreadsheets! But how? In this workshop\, you will explore how to use Google Sheets. We’ll start with some basics to ground us all\, and move on to using functions and conditional formatting. You will learn how to bring multiple data sources together with practice and practical examples. You will leave this workshop with starter spreadsheets to utilize within your classroom\, within your grade/subject teams\, and across the school. \nData can be hard to organize\, keep track of\, and even utilize when we have to negotiate and navigate so many different platforms and information sources. One strategy that we will explore to streamline that data is the use of a central spreadsheet to organize and utilize the myriad of information we all need to navigate daily. \nAll participants will be asked to bring the following: \n\nA laptop or Chromebook to access the workshop examples and your own personal Google Sheets files.\nOne example spreadsheet (Google Sheets\, MS Excel\, Apple Numbers\, a .csv file\, etc.) from your teaching which you would like to expand and make more functional and/or control better.\n\nAll experience levels are welcome! We will be moving at a pace appropriate for users who are new to using Google Sheets\, and generally to using spreadsheets as organizational tools. Expect to work together to generate new organizational ideas\, and to try things out! \nA downloadable version of the agenda is available HERE. \n \nWORKSHOP LEADER(S)\nEthel Khanis (she/her) teaches Regents Chemistry virtually at Virtual Innovators Academy\, New York’s only fully virtual public high school. She is a Master Science Teacher Fellow at Math for America\, and a Demos Fellow. She also teaches a STEM socratic seminar course that focuses on critical thinking and leveraging data analysis utilizing Google Sheets. Outside of her zoom classroom\, she bakes sourdough bread\, hikes with her wife and dog\, gardens\, embroiders\, knits\, and enjoys being outside. \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have 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. \nPricing: 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. \nCUNY & 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. \nWant 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. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease 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. \nIf 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. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/google-sheets-for-busy-educators/
LOCATION:Marymount School of New York\, 115 East 97th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Space in Schools - Science and Dance in Your Classroom
DESCRIPTION:An active workshop to explore space science concepts through dance in upper elementary and middle school classrooms.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\nLOCATION: Marymount School of NY\, 115 E 97th St\, Manhattan (between Park Ave. and Lexington Ave.) \nDATE & TIME: Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026\, 9am – 1:30pm \n\nWorkshop runs 9am – 12pm\nLunch and film screening 12-1:30pm\n\nLED BY: Dr. Joanne Pledger (she/her) and Ruth Spencer (she/her)\, bios below \nCTLE AVAILABLE: 3THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: teachers/educators who work with upper elementary and middle school. \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nWhat if your students could become the solar system by modeling the motions of orbits\, or understand the motion of the Sun by exploring shadows? In this highly interactive workshop\, you will explore how to bring space science to life through dance and embodied learning. We are welcoming Joanne and Ruth (bios below) from the University of Lancashire in the UK who developed Into Our Skies: Space in Schools in a collaboration of astronomical research and dance. They will introduce you to the building blocks of dance and guide you through an engaging\, practical process that connects key scientific concepts (like motion\, gravity\, and celestial phenomena) to physical expression. You’ll be up and moving during the session\, experiencing the learning as your students would—while also having flexible ways to participate if movement is limited. \nDesigned for upper elementary and middle school classrooms\, this workshop requires no prior dance experience (for you or the students!)\, and models an inclusive\, cross-curricular approach that integrates science with the arts. You will develop strategies for implementing the Space in Schools curriculum\, and ideas for creating your own dance-based lessons and units about other subjects\, while considering how to make the movements and content accessible for all learners. By the end\, you’ll leave with practical tools\, resources and inspiration to help your students experience space science in dynamic\, memorable\, and meaningful ways. \nThis is a workshop that will involve movement. Plan to wear comfortable clothes\, sensible shoes and bring water. We welcome all who are interested in learning the curriculum\, and if you do have any restrictions or questions\, please feel free to email Brian Levine\, Program Director at STEMteachersNYC\, at Brian@stemteachersnyc.org. \nSpace in Schools is part of our Midsummer Marymount Minis day! This workshop will run from 9am – 12pm\, after which we will have a film screening and lunch. The afternoon will feature additional workshops to choose from. \nAnd a big thank you to the University of Lancashire for funding Joanne and Ruth to come visit and share. Due to the University’s generosity\, we can offer this workshop at a steep discount. \nA downloadable version of the agenda is available here. \nWORKSHOP LEADER(S)\nDr. Joanne Pledger (she/her) is a UK-based astrophysicist with significant professional ties to New York’s scientific landscape. I held a Hilary Lipsitz Research Fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) beginning in 2010\, where I conducted research on the progenitors of supernovae using the Hubble Space Telescope and contributed to the Museum’s after‑school education and public outreach programmes. This experience has shaped my long‑standing approach to engaging diverse audiences with cutting‑edge astronomy which I now continue at Alston Observatory in the UK. \nNow a Reader (Associate Professor) in Astrophysics at the University of Lancashire\, I combine internationally recognised research expertise in stellar explosions with over a decade of leadership in science communication. My astronomy research has spanned major international observatories and collaborations\, whilst the education project “Space in Schools” with Ruth has produced an award-winning (Times Higher Awards\, 2023) schools programme that adopts a cross-curricular approach to bring space science directly into the classroom and engage and inspire all pupils irrespective of ability or background. \nRuth Spencer (she/her) is a UK‑based dance artist\, educator\, and practitioner‑researcher with over 35 years of experience working across higher education\, elementary\, secondary\, and special education settings. I am a Senior Lecturer in Dance (equivalent to Associate Professor) at the University of Lancashire\, where my work focuses on creative pedagogy\, embodied learning\, and teacher professional development. \nI am a highly experienced and respected leader in UK dance education\, having designed and delivered creative arts programs\, teacher professional development (PD)\, and long‑term mentoring for educators across a wide range of school contexts. My work is grounded in a commitment to inclusive\, high‑quality arts education\, and I regularly advise national organisations\, such as English National Ballet\, on the design and delivery of impactful dance education initiatives. \nIn collaboration with Joanne\, I am co‑developer of the award‑winning Space in Schools program\, which integrates dance\, movement\, and space science to support meaningful cross‑curricular learning.  \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have 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. \nPricing: 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. \nCUNY & 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. \nWant 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. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease 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. \nIf 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. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/space-in-schools-science-and-dance-in-your-classroom/
LOCATION:Marymount School of New York\, 115 East 97th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Zines as Creative Tools in Your Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Employ zines (small paper booklets) in your classroom as assessment tools and shareable creative outlets! All are welcome!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Marymount School of NY\, 115 E 97th St\, Manhattan (between Park Ave. and Lexington Ave.)\nDATE & TIME: Tuesday\, July 14\, 2026\, 12pm – 4pm (lunch from 12 – 1pm)\nLED BY: Bridget Ierace (bio below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 3hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: teachers and educators of any subject\, any age – this is adaptable for just about any classroom!\n\n \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nDo you want your students to literally carry their science in their pocket? Zines\, which are small\, DIY booklets made from a single sheet of paper\, (and pronounced like that 3rd syllable in “magazines”) offer an easy and low-cost way to turn big ideas into creative\, student-centered learning. In this workshop\, you’ll learn how to make and use zines as an engaging tool for review\, formative assessment\, and concept building across a range of science topics. \nYou’ll explore a variety of classroom-ready examples and see how zines can function as both teaching materials and student products. This workshop will be hands-on – you will fold and design your own zines while experimenting with different formats and sizes\, prompts\, and levels of structure. We will discuss how to use them in class or zine clubs or other contexts\, zines as shareable content for school events\, and strategies for differentiation so that all students can access the content while still having space for their creativity and voice. \nBy the end of the workshop\, you will walk away with several zine project ideas to use in your classroom\, including a clear example rubric and adaptable instructional materials. More importantly\, you’ll leave with practical experience and confidence in using zines as a flexible and powerful tool that helps you see what your students really comprehend! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADER\nBridget Ierace is an astrophysicist and science educator. She teaches high school science in South Brooklyn and CUNY astronomy courses. Bridget is a host of Astronomy on Tap NYC\, which brings fun science talks to bars. During grad school\, Bridget studied quasars\, which are very active and bright supermassive black holes at the center of faraway galaxies. \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have 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. \nPricing: 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. \nCUNY & 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. \nWant 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. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease 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. \nIf 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. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/zines-as-creative-tools-in-your-classroom/
LOCATION:Marymount Upper Middle School\, 116 East 97th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Earth Science Regents Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:A 4-day workshop aiming to help NY City/State Earth Science Regents teachers work within the new lab and exam structures.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: CUNY City College of NY campus in the North Academic Center building\, located at 137th St. and Amsterdam Ave.\, Manhattan\nDATE & TIME: Tuesday\, July 21 – Friday\, July 24\, 2026\, 9am – 3pm daily.\nLED BY: Kristina Coker and Liza Blackman (bios below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 24\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: NY Earth Science Regents teachers\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nNow that the revised NY State Earth Science Regents labs and exam have been in place for two school years\, with three new labs and a new literacy component for the exam\, it’s time to assess and reflect on how you can best prepare your students and utilize existing and new resources. This bootcamp-style workshop is designed to help you improve your teaching and understanding of these changes. Building on strategies\, structures\, and lessons learned\, we will explore active learning strategies to deepen your students’ understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. \nLed by expert and experienced Earth Science teachers\, you’ll walk away with ideas\, overviews\, specific actionable strategies\, field trip ideas\, and more! We are revising our lab workshops with the following in mind over 4 days this summer: \n\nDay 1 will focus on the three science investigations. We will start with an overview of the labs and have stations set up with the materials for all 3. Then we look at how we can implement the labs to be most successful in our classroom spaces.\nDay 2 will focus on problems of practice\, or grievances. We will be focusing on identifying areas that need some troubleshooting for the investigations\, curriculum development and implementation\, new literacy demands\, and any other topics you would like to discuss.\nDay 3 will focus on building solutions to our grievances. We will use the time to discuss solutions and have time to plan for their implementation. We will discuss curriculum pacing\, utilizing tools to support us in generating cluster question and utilizing literacy strategies in our classrooms to prepare our students for the increased literacy demands of the exam.\nDay 4 will focus on taking ourselves on a field trip to have a learning experience outside the classroom environment. We will think about how this trip connects to our curriculum and can be used to enrich our students’ learning. Details to come.\n\nJoin us and help your students make the most of exciting opportunities to learn about the Earth\, Earth systems\, the Solar System\, and more! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nKristina Coker is going into her 10th year of teaching Earth Science at Midwood High School in Brooklyn. She is a Math for America Master Teacher and Mentor Teacher for the MAT program at the American Museum of Natural History. Kristina enjoys developing new dynamic elective classes\, like Space Engineers and advising the Dungeons and Dragons club at her school. \nLiza Backman is going into her 9th year of teaching high school science\, and her 5th year of teaching at the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (UAI). She earned her B.A. in Chemistry and Geology from the College of Wooster\, her M.A.T. in Earth Science Education from the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History\, an advanced certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities from Relay Graduate School of Education\, and holds additional NYS teaching certifications in Chemistry and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. As the current Science Instructional Lead at UAI\, Liza is passionate about the importance of building teacher collaboration to navigate ever-changing curricula\, student needs\, and pedagogy. \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have 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. \nPricing: 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. \nCUNY & 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. \nWant 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. \nAre 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 \nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease 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. \nIf 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. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/earth-science-regents-bootcamp/
LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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