BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//STEMteachersNYC - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:STEMteachersNYC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for STEMteachersNYC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T113000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260309T125129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T125135Z UID:10000668-1774171800-1774179000@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Scientific Communication: Helping Students Tell the Story of Their Research DESCRIPTION:Strategies\, scaffolds\, and sample student work to explore how we help students communicate and tell the story of their research!\n\n\nScientific Communication – Helping Students Tell the Story of Their Research! \nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, March 22\, 2026 from 9:30 – 11:30am\nLocation: Zoom\nWorkshop Leader: Jason Sullivan\nAppropriate for: All STEM teachers.\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nAre you tired of cookbook-style science labs? Would you like to engage your students in real\, student-driven independent research projects? Engaging high school and middle school students in the authentic research process stirs their curiosity and promotes creativity\, while introducing them to how science is done. \nHow do we convince others of the significance of our research? There are many sciences\, many ways to communicate\, and many audiences to communicate to! With the understanding that participating teachers may also be at different points in their respective students’ research or project timelines\, and have different target communication products\, we will be inviting you to share a bit of detail about your project or research\, your target audience and ideal product\, in order to better tailor the workshop experience to your needs. \nDuring the workshop we will look at various rubrics and toolkits for translating student research and projects into clear and captivating stories in various formats\, including oral presentations\, written scientific papers\, magazine-style writing\, expo tri-folds or posters\, podcasts\, and more. \n  \nWorkshops in this series: \n\nSocratic Dialogue – February 28\, 10:00-1:00pm ET via Zoom\nScientific Communication – March 22\, 9:30-11:30am ET via Zoom\nDeconstructed Journal Clubs – April 18\, 10:00-1:00pm in-person\nProtocols for Student Peer Review – April 26\, 10:00-12:00pm ET via Zoom\n\n  \nPlease consider joining us for other workshops in this series: \nApril 26th 2026 \nProtocols for Student Peer Review \nContinuing our deep dive into phenomenon/experimental models\, participants will look at strategies\, scaffolds\, and sample student work to explore how we have students write proposals and drafts\, and engage in peer review\, as well as how students generate a quad chart/mini-poster to report what they did and how and why they did it\, showing they understand not only their experiment\, but also the rationale behind their experiment and where it fits into the bigger picture. \nContent will be adapted to the needs and experience of participants. Participants are welcome to attend one or both. \n  \nCost: $25. Limited # of tickets! \n  \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/scientific-communication-helping-students-tell-the-story-of-their-research-3/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5f4517500cb9c6f1e4542b1235658c54.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251203T125856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T233900Z UID:10000654-1773475200-1773507600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:RSVP for STEMteachersNYC 2026 Celebration of STEM Teaching & Community DESCRIPTION:Join us in 2026 as we uplift the pathways that support our new teachers and the potentials for the profession that we see on the horizon!\n\n\nSTEMteachersNYC\, Science Council of NYC\, and the Lehman College School of Education invite you to join in a celebration of STEM teaching\, learning\, and community. Join us March 14th 2026 for a celebration of those who contribute to and strengthen the professional learning landscape of experiences we value. \nWhen did you realize you wanted to teach? What lit that spark and what has kept you going? The New York City STEM teaching community grows by inviting and welcoming in new teachers\, and by supporting existing teachers in growing and uplifting their expertise. At our celebration in 2026 we will uplift the pathways that support our new teachers and the potentials for the profession that we see on the horizon. We will hear from teachers\, mentors\, programs and partnerships that have nurtured the early years and supported ongoing learning across the professional continuum. We will share the best in career-long professional learning and mentorship that have supported our growth as STEM teachers. Come share your vision\, your experience\, and your expertise! NEW TEACHERS and TEACHING CURIOUS are very welcome! \nThe morning will begin with coffee\, pastries\, and an inspiring group of STEM providers showcasing their interactive work in the main exhibit hall. We will then kick off a selection of hands-on workshops from SCONYC\, led by amazing K-12 STEM teachers in our community. After a catered lunch and more time with our exhibitors we will begin our keynote speakers sharing stories of individual\, community\, and partnership support they have experienced and created for teachers over the years. The afternoon will expand into smaller breakout rooms and collaborative panel discussions focused on community bridge building\, pathways for new teachers and career changers\, transformative peer mentorship\, growth as teacher leaders\, successful partnerships\, and much more. We will close the event with an awards ceremony\, coffee and dessert. \nThe future of the profession belongs to teachers\, faculty and cultural institutions that nurture and support the next generation… and each other! Join us in celebrating – and innovating – together! \nSpots are very limited! Please keep an eye on our event home page for workshop submission\, exhibitor\, and sponsor forms! \n\nFREE!\nDate: March 14\, 2026\nTime: 8:45am-5:00pm (8:00-8:30am check-in & breakfast; 8:45am workshop start; lunch\, coffee\, and dessert will also be served)\nLocation: CUNY Lehman College\nMorning\, Afternoon\, and whole day options.\nSpace is very limited!\n\nSpecial thanks to Lehman College School of Education and the Siegel Family Endowment for hosting and sponsoring this important event!Please reach out with any inquiries to info@stemteachersnyc.orgBest\,Yadana Nath Desmond\, Executive Director\, STEMteachersNYCBrian Levine\, Program Director\, STEMteachersNYCDaniel Levitt\, Campus and Career Partnerships Manager\, STEMteachersNYC URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/rsvp-for-stemteachersnyc-2026-celebration-of-stem-teaching-community/ LOCATION:Lehman College\, CUNY\, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West\, The Bronx\, NY\, 10468\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Important Events,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5f1750df2385f55f3d093a247bcb3423.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251220T221208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T153151Z UID:10000657-1772874000-1772895600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Regents Chemistry Labs: Just a Drop DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Chemistry teachers!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, March 7\, 2026 from 9am – 3pm\nLocation: CUNY City College of NY\, North Academic Center (exact room will be emailed to participants)\nWorkshop Leader: Sabrina Alkayfee & Jessica Kim (bios below)\nAppropriate for: NYS Regents chemistry teachers\, and those who support them.\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Chemistry labs have just been introduced\, and we want to help you learn them. This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, you will engage with the required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nOn January 25th\, 2026\, we will run the third in the series\, the Chemical Reactions: Just a Drop – Properties of Acids and Bases (PE: HS-PS1-11) lab. \nYou will work in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so you can experience the lab through both lenses\, and add practical tools to your teacher toolbox. We will include structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and more. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nSabrina Alkayfee has been teaching high school chemistry since 2019 at the Bronx River High School\, a Title I school in District 8. She has also taught Living Environment\, Forensics and Biology\, and is teaching in the district she grew up in (and can’t image herself anywhere else!). She considers herself a non-traditional teacher\, meaning that teaching chose her\, having majored in Chemistry at SUNY College at Old Westbury\, and receiving her Master’s in Education (Chemistry 7-12) from St. John’s University. She is of Jamaican descent\, the biological mom of one\, and has fostered many children over the years (including one presently). Sabrina enjoys volunteering\, weight lifting\, and learning more about others\, and is the LGBTQ+ liaison and club advisor at her school. \nJessica Kim (bio coming soon) \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/new-regents-chemistry-labs-just-a-drop/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Important Events,STEM Essentials,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2f4f9e44f9e3f83745eaae1fd367b532.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251219T000557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T234545Z UID:10000661-1772874000-1772895600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Earth Science Regents Labs: Unearthing Mars DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Earth Science teachers. Concentrating on the Unearthing Mars lab.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, March 7\, 2026\, from 9am – 3pm\nLocation: City College of NY\, NAC Building\nWorkshop Leader: Kristina Coker and Liza Blackman (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: NYS Regents Earth Science teachers\, and those who support them.\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Earth Science labs were introduced in 2024\, and we want to help you learn them! This workshop builds on strategies and structures we have been using with all four of the Regents Science\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening 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. To do this\, you will engage with the state-required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nIn this workshop\, we will run the Space Systems: Unearthing Mars – A Historical Perspective (PE: HS-ESS1-4). You will work in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so you can experience the lab through both lenses\, and add practical tools to your teacher toolbox. We will include structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, what changes you can (and cannot!) make to the lab\, and more. We welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nThis is part of a series in which we are running each of the 3 labs during the school year: \n\nEarlier in the fall\, we ran the Sky’s the Limit lab.\nOn Jan 31\, we are running the Ripple Effect lab – information here.\nOn March 7\, we are running the Unearthing Mars lab (this ticket)\n\nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nKristina Coker is in her 9th 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 in her 8th 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\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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-labs-unearthing-mars/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1173215149_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251219T001453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T234306Z UID:10000660-1772355600-1772377200@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Regents Physics Labs: Wheels to Watts DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience for teachers with the new NYS Regents Physics Labs!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: CUNY City College of NY\, North Academic Center (exact room will be emailed to participants)\nDATE & TIME: Sunday\, March 1\, 2026\, from 9am – 3pm\nLED BY: Asya Shpiro & Oghaghare “Ghare” Okobiah\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 6\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: NYS Regents physics teachers\, and those who support them.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Physics labs have just been introduced\, and we want to help you learn and prepare. This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for our Life Science series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, you will engage with the required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nIn this workshop\, the third in a series for all 3 labs\, we will run the Energy: Wheels to Watts – Converting Energy and Maximizing Efficiency (PE: HS-PS3-3) lab. \nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nInterested in the other labs as well? \n\nFor Thermal Tales\, running Jan 17\, tickets are available here.\nFor Induction Junction\, running Jan 31\, tickets are available here.\n\nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nOghaghare (Ghare) Okobiah is currently working at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School\, teaching Mathematics and Science. He has been a part of STEMTEACHERSNYC where he is constantly learning and implementing instruction that helps students flourish as lifelong learners. \nAsya Shpiro is a New York City Public School Physics and Mathematics teacher\, conducting Regents and AP Physics classes to a diverse urban student population. Her strength is design and implementation of rigorous and coherent curricula\, and development of hands-on laboratory exercises. She received her PhD degree in Physics from New York University and MA degree in Mathematics Education from Brooklyn College\, CUNY.ABOUT STEMteachersNYC \nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/new-regents-physics-labs-wheels-to-watts/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1173165805_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260204T174105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T143944Z UID:10000667-1772272800-1772283600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Socratic Dialogue DESCRIPTION:Teachers ask 400 questions daily (70\,000 annually). Ask questions that cultivate curiosity\, foster dialogue\, and build science identity!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Trinity School\, W91 and Columbus\, Manhattan\nDATE & TIME: Saturday\, February 28\, 2026\, 10am – 1pm\nLED BY: Chris Resch\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 3\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Teachers\, grades 2 – 12+\, who want to better their own question-asking skills\, especially for those leading student investigations!\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nOn average\, teachers ask 400 questions per day\, or roughly 70\,000 questions per year. What are all these questions for? How do teachers come up with all these questions in the first place? What strategies are used for coming up with questions in the moment that are responsive to student thinking? In what ways do these questions cultivate curiosity\, foster dialogue\, and build your students’ science identities? \nAt its heart\, crafting high-quality questions and knowing when to use them is a difficult skill to master. In this workshop\, we will begin to explore the tip of this skill iceberg by examining the various questioning models\, tactics\, and mindsets that exist. We will explore the anatomy of a question\, how the anatomy of a question can promote different thought actions in students\, and explore different frameworks with which to analyze questions. We will then conclude with time to practice questions on the fly! Join us for a workshop that will help you refine your Socratic questioning skills to inspire and co-generate thinking with your students! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nChris Resch (bio coming soon!) \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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/socratic-dialogue/ LOCATION:Trinity School\, 139 W 91st Street\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1176687584_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260225T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260225T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260120T151138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T202725Z UID:10000665-1772038800-1772042400@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Materials\, Molecules & Magnets: A Magnetic Resonance Story DESCRIPTION:Materials\, Molecules & Magnets – Seminar Event\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, February 25\, 2026 • 5:00 PM\n \n \n Materials\, Molecules & Magnets: A Magnetic Resonance Story\n \n \n Join us for an exploration of magnetic fields\, resources at the National Magnet Lab\, and how we understand the materials around us.\n \n \n \n Register for Zoom\n \n \n Meet the Speaker\n \n \n \n\n \n \n About the Talk\n \n \n In this talk\, Dr. Avalos will discuss what magnetic fields are\, how we build strong magnetic fields\, and how we use these magnetic fields to understand materials that are used in a variety of applications.\n \n \n She will provide an overview of resources available at the National Magnet Lab and share insights on how she has utilized facilities there to better understand paramagnetic materials.\n \n \n This session serves as an overview of what magnetic fields are\, resources available at the National Magnet Lab\, and how they are used to help us better understand the materials around us!\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Key Topics\n \n \n \n \n Understanding structural motifs and spin in photoactive materials.\n \n \n \n How strong magnetic fields are constructed and utilized.\n \n \n \n Resources and research opportunities at the National Magnet Lab.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Related Resources\n \n \n National Magnet Lab \n Explore the largest and highest-powered magnet lab in the world. \n \n \n Avalos Lab Group \n Learn more about the research being done at NYU. \n \n \n Meet the Magnets \n Specifics on the HiPER 9 Tesla Magnet. \n \n \n NYU NMR \n Arts & Science Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at NYU. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Claudia E. Avalos\, PhD\n Assistant Professor \n Chemistry DepartmentNew York University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Biography\n \n Claudia E. Avalos is an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department and affiliate of the Molecular Design Institute at NYU. Her research focuses on characterizing relationships between structural motifs\, spin and optical response of photoactive materials.\n \n \n \n She has authored more than thirty peer reviewed articles in the fields of electron and nuclear magnetic resonance as well as optically detected magnetic resonance.\n \n \n She has been the recipient of several awards for her work\, including the NSF CAREER award and is also a recipient of the ACS petroleum research fund for new investigators.\n \n \n She is currently serving on several national and international magnetic resonance committees including the European Magnetic Resonance Consortium as well as on the user committee of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.\n \n \n \n Read Full Bio\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Don’t miss out!\n Register now to receive the Zoom link and reminders for the event. \n \n Register Here\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n STEMteachersNYC\n Connecting educators\, inspiring students. \n \n \n © 2026 STEMteachersNYC. All rights reserved. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/materials-molecules-magnets-a-magnetic-resonance-story/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-02-25-Claudia.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260212T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260121T173410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T200019Z UID:10000666-1770912000-1770915600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Consultants and CoachesInformational Zoom Session DESCRIPTION:STEMteachersNYC\n Register\n \n\n \n \n Info Session\n Consultants and CoachesInformational Zoom Session\n \n \n \n 📅 Feb 12th\, 2026\n ⏰ 4:00 PM EST\n 📍 Online (Zoom)\n \n\n Discover how our customized coaching and curriculum support can elevate STEM education in your classroom or school. \n Reserve Your Spot\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Who Should Join?\n This session is perfect for: \n \n Individual Teachers looking for mentorship and pedagogical support.\n School Administrators seeking professional development solutions for their staff.\n Department Heads wanting to align their team’s curriculum with NGSS standards.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet Our Coaches\n Explore the diverse expertise of our team members who will be leading the session. \n \n\n \n \n All\n Mathematics\n Physics & Physical Science\n Computer Science & CT\n Biology & Life Science\n Chemistry\n Earth & Environmental Science\n Engineering & Design\n Middle School Science\n Elementary Science\n \n\n \n \n Juliette Guarino BergElementary General Science\n Sharona KahnMathematics\n Paul FefferPhysics\, Computer Science\n Tracy LaGrassaHigh School Biology\, Science Research\n Eric WaltersHigh School Physical Science\n Zhanna GlazenburgGeneral Science\, Physics\, Engineering\, Mathematics…\n Leton HallMiddle School Science\, Biology\, Physics\n Evonnia SmithMiddle School Science\, High School Biology\n Manjula NairHigh School Mathematics\n Daniel Leo BuckleyDesign Thinking\, Innovation\, Entrepreneurship\n Carolina Castro-SkehanHigh School Earth Science\n Keeshia LambertMiddle School Science\n Kate MacaulayElementary General Science\n Glen StuartEnvironmental Science\, Climate Change\, Evolution…\n Tchnavia MerrickUpper Elementary and Middle School General Science…\n Michelle VelhoElementary General Science\, Computational Thinking…\n Carlos HualpaGeneral Science and Mathematics\n Kimesha Reid-GrantMiddle School Science\n Jason SullivanElementary General Science\, Secondary Physical Science\n Kara LuceHigh School Chemistry\n \n \n \n Load More Coaches\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Juliette Guarino Berg\n Grades K-5th\n Expertise: Elementary General Science \n Juliette is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Science Education at Teachers College\, Columbia University. She has served as a STEM educator\, curriculum developer\, coach\, and professional development leader in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area for almost two decades. Juliette received her B.A. in Biological Sciences and Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in 2008 and her M.S. in Childhood Education from Hunter College in 2012. She holds New York State Professional Certificates in both Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Adolescent Biology Education (Grades 7-12). Juliette is an active member of the nonprofit organization STEMteachersNYC and is currently serving as the chair of its Board of Directors. Her research interests include teacher professional development in the STEM subjects as well as the implementation of computational thinking curriculum in the elementary science classroom. \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Sharona Kahn\n Grades 4th-12th\n Expertise: Mathematics \n Mathematics Department Chair at Berkeley Carroll School. Over 15 years designing equitable\, hands-on learning experiences; focused on deep mathematical understanding. Involved with STEMteachersNYC since 2017\, leading workshops on standards-based feedback and assessment. Siegel STEM Fellow recipient; member of Academy for Teachers; finalist for Rosenthal Prize. Holds BA in Mathematics & Dance (Barnard) and MA in Mathematics Teaching (Marygrove). \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Paul Feffer\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: Physics\, Computer Science \n Chair of Science Department at Storm King School since 2013\, teaching physics and computer science. Leads robotics team\, manages observatory\, and coaches tennis. Led Modeling-based physics and programming workshops with STEMteachersNYC; AP reader for physics and computer science. \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Tracy LaGrassa\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: High School Biology\, Science Research \n Biology and science research teacher since 2014. Focuses on authentic student research\, student agency\, and equitable classroom communities. Formerly worked in patent law and cell biology. \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Eric Walters\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: High School Physical Science \n Eric currently serves as the Director of Creative Technology at Marymount School of New York and Coordinator of the RSHM Global Campus. As an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Educator\, Eric believes that transformative teaching and learning occur when students (and teachers) construct their own knowledge\, collaborate with peers\, and represent that knowledge and understanding in ways that are meaningful to the learner\, all of which requires receiving authentic\, relevant\, robust\, and holistic feedback. Eric is the faculty moderator for the Tech + Social Media Club\, which plans the annual STEMxYouth Summit\, coordinates research in girls and teens in social media\, and provides resources and webinars for faculty\, administrators\, parents\, and students on teen social media use from the user perspective. He also has a B.S. in Meteorology from UMassLowell; an MS in Atmospheric Science from SUNY-Albany\, a professional certificate in online education from UCSD\, and a certificate in television writing from UCLA. \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Zhanna Glazenburg\n Grades 8th-12th\n Expertise: General Science\, Physics\, Engineering\, Mathematics\, Integrated/Interdisciplinary Course Design \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Leton Hall\n Grades 6th-8th\n Expertise: Middle School Science\, Biology\, Physics \n Leton is a NYS Master Teacher and also a Math for America Master Teacher. In his classroom\, he engages in teaching practices that reflect culturally responsive pedagogy\, using relevant labs that stretch students critical thinking in science\, and designs the curriculum each year directly for the students he teaches that year. He came to teaching through the NYC Teaching Fellows and currently still teaches in the Bronx. He currently teaches Biology at Pelham Gardens Middle School and serves as an adjunct professor at Lehman College\, where he supports early-career teachers in developing NGSS-aligned curriculum and effective lab practices within the physics classroom. He is an avid pursuer of educational opportunities such as speaking at events\, facilitating professional developments\, mentoring teachers\, advocating for policy changes that affect teacher diversity in STEM and how to engage multilingual learners and students with disabilities better. \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Evonnia Smith\n Grades 6th-9th\n Expertise: Middle School Science\, High School Biology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Manjula Nair\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: High School Mathematics \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Daniel Leo Buckley\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: Design Thinking\, Innovation\, Entrepreneurship \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Carolina Castro-Skehan\n Grades 9th-10th\n Expertise: High School Earth Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Keeshia Lambert\n Grades 6th-8th\n Expertise: Middle School Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Kate Macaulay\n Grades K-5th\n Expertise: Elementary General Science \n Now in her 23rd year as an elementary science specialist at Hunter College Elementary School in NYC\, she is continually working to develop a science program that nurtures students’ natural curiosity and sense of wonder\, while building specific knowledge and skills they can apply to real-world phenomena. Grounded in the principles of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)\, her teaching emphasizes hands-on investigation\, inquiry\, and creative and critical thinking. The Engineering Design Process is an essential part of her program. Students love design challenges that invite them to problem-solve\, test ideas\, and iterate like real engineers. In addition to her work at Hunter\, she has taught computational thinking for teachers as an adjunct at Brooklyn College and collaborated with educators from Cornell Tech and the American Museum of Natural History. Most recently\, she has been working with teachers\, locally and abroad\, to strengthen inquiry-based learning and computational thinking in STEM. For the last eight years\, she has been a leader in the STEMteachersNYC Elementary Initiative\, leading workshops focused on elementary STEM teaching\, building community\, and computational thinking. She has also served as a Board Member at STEMteachersNYC for the past three years\, contributing to our mission to empower teachers and improve STEM education through teacher-led professional development. \n View LinkedIn\n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Glen Stuart\n Grades 11th-12th\, College\n Expertise: Environmental Science\, Climate Change\, Evolution\, System Thinking\, Panarchy\, Biology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Tchnavia Merrick\n Grades 4th-12th\n Expertise: Upper Elementary and Middle School General Science\, High School Chemistry\, High School Earth and Space Science\, Environmental Science\, Physical Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Michelle Velho\n Grades K-6th\n Expertise: Elementary General Science\, Computational Thinking\, AI Literacy\, Micro:bit\, Data Literacy\, Inquiry-Based Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Carlos Hualpa\n Grades K-2nd\n Expertise: General Science and Mathematics \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Kimesha Reid-Grant\n Grades 6th-8th\n Expertise: Middle School Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Jason Sullivan\n Grades K-12th\n Expertise: Elementary General Science\, Secondary Physical Science \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ×\n \n Kara Luce\n Grades 9th-12th\n Expertise: High School Chemistry \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Ready to Transform Your STEM Teaching?\n Join us on Zoom to ask questions and meet the team. \n Register Now (Zoom Link)\n *Registration is free and open to all educators. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n © 2026 STEMteachersNYC. All rights reserved. \n Questions? Email us at info@stemteachersnyc.org URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/consultants-and-coachesinformational-zoom-session/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dCollabortive-Stem-coaching.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251220T200310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T233540Z UID:10000658-1769850000-1769871600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Earth Science Regents Labs: The Ripple Effect DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Earth Science teachers. Concentrating on The Ripple Effect lab.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, from 9am – 3pm\nLocation: City College of NY\, NAC Building\nWorkshop Leader: Kristina Coker and Liza Blackman (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: NYS Regents Earth Science teachers\, and those who support them.\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Earth Science labs were introduced in 2024\, and we want to help you learn them! This workshop builds on strategies and structures we have been using with all four of the Regents Science\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening 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. To do this\, you will engage with the state-required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nIn this workshop\, we will run the Earth’s Systems: The Ripple Effect – The Work of Water Across New York State Surfaces (PE: HS-ESS2-5). You will work in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so you can experience the lab through both lenses\, and add practical tools to your teacher toolbox. We will include structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, what changes you can (and cannot!) make to the lab\, and more. We welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nThis is part of a series in which we are running each of the 3 labs during the school year: \n\nEarlier in the fall\, we ran the Sky’s the Limit lab.\nOn Jan 31\, we are running the Ripple Effect lab – (this ticket)\nOn March 7\, we are running the Unearthing Mars lab – information here.\n\nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nKristina Coker is in her 9th 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 in her 8th 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\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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-labs-the-ripple-effect/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c5f9b26f7aad3fa7297393e45c3d7a15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251219T002116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T233331Z UID:10000659-1769850000-1769871600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Regents Physics Labs: Induction Junction DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience for teachers with the new NYS Regents Physics Labs!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: CUNY City College of NY\, North Academic Center (exact room will be emailed to participants)\nDATE & TIME: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, from 9am – 3pm\nLED BY: Asya Shpiro & Oghaghare “Ghare” Okobiah\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 6\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: NYS Regents physics teachers\, and those who support them.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Physics labs have just been introduced\, and we want to help you learn and prepare. This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for our Life Science series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, you will engage with the required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nIn this workshop\, the second in a series for all 3 labs\, we will run the Forces and Interactions: Induction Junction – What is your Function? (PE: HS-PS2-5) lab. \nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nInterested in the other labs as well? \n\nFor Thermal Tales\, running Jan 17\, tickets are available here.\nFor Wheels to Watts\, running March 1\, tickets are available here.\n\nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nOghaghare (Ghare) Okobiah is currently working at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School\, teaching Mathematics and Science. He has been a part of STEMTEACHERSNYC where he is constantly learning and implementing instruction that helps students flourish as lifelong learners. \nAsya Shpiro is a New York City Public School Physics and Mathematics teacher\, conducting Regents and AP Physics classes to a diverse urban student population. Her strength is design and implementation of rigorous and coherent curricula\, and development of hands-on laboratory exercises. She received her PhD degree in Physics from New York University and MA degree in Mathematics Education from Brooklyn College\, CUNY. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/new-regents-physics-labs-induction-junction/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1173165079_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260126T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260114T204841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T215327Z UID:10000664-1769418000-1769443200@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Low-Cost Air Quality Environmental Sensors Workshop DESCRIPTION:Air Quality Sensors Workshop | CUNY Community Sensor Lab\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n DOE PD Day Opportunity\n \n \n Low-Cost Air Quality Environmental Sensors Workshop\n \n \n A hands-on workshop for High School Educators. Build sensors\, analyze data\, and bring community science to your classroom.\n \n \n \n Apply Here\n \n \n View Details\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n Mon\, Jan 26\, 2026 \n 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n CUNY ASRC \n 85 St Nicholas Terrace\, NYC \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cost \n FREE \n Limited to 12 Participants \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Build. Measure. Analyze.\n \n \n Join the CUNY Community Sensor Lab and STEMteachersNYC for an immersive professional development experience. CTLE credits are available.\n \n \n Participants will build a low-cost\, Arduino-based environmental sensing system capable of measuring temperature\, humidity\, pressure\, particulate matter (PM)\, nitrogen oxides (NOx)\, volatile organic compounds (VOCs)\, and carbon dioxide (CO₂).\n \n \n No prior experience is required. You will leave with a fully functioning device\, documentation\, and the skills to replicate the project at your school.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hardware: Build a wireless device using Arduino Feather & PCB.\n \n \n \n \n \n Data Science: Stream & analyze live data in Google Sheets.\n \n \n \n \n \n Takeaway: Keep the fully assembled sensor system!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Workshop Agenda\n A hybrid model: 1 In-Person Day + 2 Online Evening Sessions \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n In-Person Intensive\n Jan 26\n Monday\, 2026\n 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM\n \n \n Building & Learning about Air Quality Systems\n Location: CUNY ASRC (Light Breakfast & Lunch provided) \n \n \n \n Intro to DIY Air Quality Sensors\n Hands-On Electricity: Voltage & Current\n Inside the Arduino Feather: Logic & Inputs\n CO₂ Sensor Deep Dive: Circuit & Code\n \n \n PCB Hardware Design & Integration\n Particulate Matter (PM) Sensing\n Air Pollutant Gases (VOC/NOx)\n WiFi Provisioning & Data Pipeline\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Online Session 1\n Monday\, Feb 2\n 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM\n \n \n \n \n \n Data Manipulation & Display\n Focus on Large Data Sets on Google Sheets: Data Graphing & Analysis. \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Online Session 2\n Wednesday\, Feb 4\n 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM\n \n \n \n \n \n Analysis & Presentation\n Developing Research Projects with Students and interpreting collected data. \n \n \n\n \n \n Optional 3rd Session: Troubleshooting & Follow-up (Date TBD)\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Ready to Join?\n \n Spaces are limited to 12 participants. Secure your spot today!\n \n \n \n APPLY HERE\n \n \n \n Questions? Contact us at communitysensorlab@gc.cuny.edu URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/low-cost-air-quality-environmental-sensors-workshop/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/For-Teachers-By-Teachers-About-Teaching.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20260109T145837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T150106Z UID:10000663-1768417200-1768420800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:A Look Inside the NYS Physics Regents DESCRIPTION:A Look Inside the NYS Physics Regents – STEMteachersNYC\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Look Inside the NYS Physics Regents\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, January 14\, 2026\n \n \n \n 7:00 PM EST\n \n \n Physics Working Group\n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Overview\n \n Join us for an insider’s look at assessments related to the new NYS Physics Regents. This session is designed to help teachers navigate the shifting landscape of physics education in New York.\n \n \n We will dive deep into the development of the new Physics labs and the “cluster questions” students will be facing in upcoming exams. This is a unique opportunity to understand the mechanics behind the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) Regents Exams directly from an expert in the field.\n \n \n Bring your questions! If time allows\, we may also discuss concerns regarding OpenSciEd.\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Charlene Rydgren\n Master Teacher Emeritus\, Malone School District \n \n \n Charlene Rydgren earned her BA in math and physics from SUNY Potsdam and her MS in physics from Clarkson University. Mrs. Rydgren has been teaching for 24 years. She teaches Advanced Placement (AP) Physics\, Regents Physics\, and Physical Science Skills at Franklin Academy in Malone\, and is an active member of professional organizations\, such as the Science Teachers Association of NYS (STANYS)\, serving as a subject representative for physics and a workshop presenter.\n \n \n In addition to her teaching responsibilities\, she is a content specialist for NYS Education Department and an advisor for Epsilon\, a local honor and service society. Previously\, Mrs. Rydgren was a member of the writing committee for the NYS Physics Core Curriculum and the state leadership team for the Next Generation Science Standards Development. She was recently appointed to the American Association of Physics Teachers’ National Committee for Physics in High Schools. As a Master teacher\, Mrs. Rydgren is looking forward to networking with colleagues and participating in the summer Physics retreat at SUNY Buffalo State.\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ready to join?\n \n Secure your spot for this deep dive into the NYS Physics Regents.\n \n \n Register via Zoom\n \n \n Cross-listed with the Physics Working Group\n \n \n\n \n \n Why Attend?\n \n Understand new lab requirements\n Analyze “cluster questions”\n Q&A with a NYSED Content Specialist URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/a-look-inside-the-nys-physics-regents/ LOCATION:Via Zoom\, 245 W 107th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-12-02-Charlene.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251020T143650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T005507Z UID:10000646-1765098000-1765119600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Regents Chemistry Labs: Fast & Fragrant DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Chemistry teachers!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, Dec 7\, from 9am – 3pm\nLocation: CUNY City College of NY\, North Academic Center (exact room will be emailed to participants)\nWorkshop Leader: Kara Luce & Sabrina Alkayfee (bios below)\nAppropriate for: Any NYS Regents Chemistry teacher who is leading the new labs\, and those working with regents chemistry teachers.\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Chemistry labs have just been introduced\, and we want to help you learn them. This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, you will engage with the required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nOn December 7th\, we will run the Structures and Properties of Matter: The Fast and the Fragrant – Evaporation and Intermolecular Forces (PE: HS-PS1-3) lab. (Keep an eye out for a workshop later this school year on the third lab\, Just a Drop.) \nYou will work in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so you can experience the lab through both lenses\, and add practical tools to your teacher toolbox. We will include structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and more. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nKara Luce has been a teacher for 20+ years\, teaching in a variety of settings in multiple states. While she has taught everything from 7th grade math to honors Physics\, the one constant has always been chemistry. Kara has been working with and training educators in the NGSS standards since 2013\, and has been a part of STEMteachersNYC since moving to the tri-state area in 2017. \nSabrina Alkayfee has been teaching high school chemistry since 2019 at the Bronx River High School\, a Title I school in District 8. She has also taught Living Environment\, Forensics and Biology\, and is teaching in the district she grew up in (and can’t image herself anywhere else!). She considers herself a non-traditional teacher\, meaning that teaching chose her\, having majored in Chemistry at SUNY College at Old Westbury\, and receiving her Master’s in Education (Chemistry 7-12) from St. John’s University. She is of Jamaican descent\, the biological mom of one\, and has fostered many children over the years (including one presently). Sabrina enjoys volunteering\, weight lifting\, and learning more about others\, and is the LGBTQ+ liaison and club advisor at her school. \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/new-regents-chemistry-labs-fast-fragrant/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1146814793_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251020T142750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T014302Z UID:10000647-1765098000-1765119600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Earth Science Regents Labs: The Sky's the Limit DESCRIPTION:Registration\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Workshop\n\n\n\nHands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Earth Science teachers. Concentrating on the lab titled\, “The Sky’s the Limit.” \n\n\n\nThe NYS Regents Earth Science labs were introduced in 2024\, and we want to help you learn them! This workshop builds on strategies and structures we have been using with all four of the Regents Science courses. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Leaders\n\n\n\nKristina Coker and Liza Blackman. \n\n\n\nPolicies\n\n\n\nPlease refer to the STEMteachersNYC website for full cancellation and refund policies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails & Tickets URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/new-earth-science-regents-labs-the-skys-the-limit/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1156049763_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251202T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251202T164500 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251104T155549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T125658Z UID:10000651-1764691200-1764693900@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Parasites\, Primates\, and People: Unraveling Infectious Disease DESCRIPTION:SNIPPETS Event: Parasites\, Primates\, and People\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n Parasites\, Primates\, and People: Unraveling Infectious Disease\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, December 2\, 2025 | 5:00 PM ET\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Tue\, Dec 2\, 2025\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location: Virtual Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Event\n \n Billions of people and animals around the world suffer from gastrointestinal parasite infections. Medications and procedures do exist\, but disease management strategies are even more effective if we understand the individual\, social\, and environmental factors that drive patterns of parasitic infection in wild animal populations. Parasites may also have affected human and primate evolution\, which is important to understand when developing multispecies strategies.\n \n \n Megan’s research examines these factors in wild Costa Rican capuchin monkeys and will talk about the genetic and microscopic techniques she uses to determine how\, and why\, parasitic infections are acquired and spread. Join us and learn about field and lab techniques\, important infectious disease strategies\, and recent updates and findings that you can bring back to your students!\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker\n \n \n Megan Henriquez\, PhD (she/her) is a PRODiG+ (pronounced prodigy plus) postdoctoral fellow in biology at Farmingdale State College where she studies the gastrointestinal parasites of wild Costa Rican capuchin monkeys. She pairs microscopy and genetics to explore what factors contribute to the acquisition and transmission of biologically important parasites\, like tapeworms and lungworms. Her local research and outreach empowers NYC youth to appreciate and ask questions about the nature all around them in the urban jungle.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Register for this Free Event\n \n \n \n Register Now on Zoom\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About the SNIPPETS Series\n \n SNIPPETS (STEM News\, Innovation\, and Professional Practice – Educator and Teacher Series) is a chance for STEMteachersNYC members to meet and talk with professional researchers\, scientists\, technicians\, and others involved in current research and development projects. Think of it as part seminar series and part current events. Learn a little (a snippet\, if you viewill!) about exciting people and projects that you may then share with your students\, colleagues\, friends/family\, or that you may just ponder and revel in on your own.\n \n \n When inviting speakers\, we are aiming for diversity in fields\, backgrounds\, educational and employment levels to represent the full spectrum of professionals. Presentations will be short\, and plenty of Q&A time will be available. And importantly\, attendees do not have to prepare anything - just register and show up with your inquisitive hat on. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/parasites-primates-and-people-unraveling-infectious-disease/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-12-02-Megan-FINAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251015T155116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T155132Z UID:10000645-1763902800-1763910000@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Think\, Sketch\, Share: Student-Made Comic Strips - Mini virtual workshop! DESCRIPTION:Explore the use and assessment of comic-strip-making as a means for students to report on their observations\, experiences\, and more!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, November 23\, 1pm – 3pm\nLocation: Virtual\, on Zoom\nWorkshop Leaders: Emilie I. Dion\, Brian Levine (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: Teachers/educators of any grade level\, no artistic talent required!\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nIllustrating simple comic strips can be a powerful tool in any classroom\, providing an alternative way for students to capture their experiences and report their findings in a fun\, accessible\, collaborative\, and easily understandable way. Join us and explore how you can motivate students using simple comic strip techniques in any classroom. Your workshop leaders will bring many ideas and prompts to practice\, plus examples from their classes. Feel free to bring any of your own work if appropriate and invite an art teacher\, librarian\, or another colleague with whom you would want to collaborate. \n  \nIn this 2-hour virtual workshop\, we will: \n\ncreate one or two simple comic strips based on prompts you can replicate in your classroom – all you will need are a few sheets of paper and a pencil.\nexplore how to include illustrations in a variety of contexts – from short lessons to larger projects.\nconnect comic-based projects to your class goals and NGSS standards.\nprovide example rubrics and possible connections within and outside of your classroom.\nbrainstorm ways to incorporate this practice to augment existing curriculum.\n\n  \nNo artistic ability is required to join us in this workshop\, and your students’ artistic ability is not being assessed – we will treat art as a tool\, not a talent\, but can be expanded on in many exciting ways. Leave the workshop with ready-to-use examples and practical strategies you can implement in your classroom immediately! \n  \nWORKSHOP LEADERS \nEmilie I. Dion is a Wildlife Biologist and Science Educator with over 20 years of experience in K-12 education spanning New York independent schools and museum education. During her decade-plus tenure at the American Museum of Natural History\, she developed workshops and courses partnering with scientists and experts\, including a transformative collaboration with a teaching artist that led students to create science comic strips as their capstone project. This experience established illustration and visual storytelling as core elements of her STEM teaching practice. She now works as a freelance educational consultant\, reviewing science content and helping schools and teachers stay current with content and education practices. Check out her Instagram here! \nBrian Levine is the STEMteachersNYC Program Director with over 20 years of formal and informal teaching and program administration experience\, working with elementary through adult learners. Brian is not an artist\, his degrees are in astronomy and science museum education/communication\, but he is a proponent of incorporating artistic modes of communication into his classes and programs. Brian is also a regular attendee at New York Comic Con\, including their annual Educator Day\, where he scours for illustrated science (and Star Trek) content\, and has made connections there that have led to ideas and speakers utilized within his teaching and programs. \nTHIS IS AN 2-HOUR VIRTUAL WORKSHOP that will feature several activities you can bring back to your classroom\, and require only a sheet of paper and pencil. If you want a bigger treatment\, there is a full-day in-person session available on November 9 – see here! \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/think-sketch-share-student-made-comic-strips-mini-virtual-workshop/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1146013773_2662952029601_1_logo.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250926T142502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T142517Z UID:10000643-1763892000-1763899200@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:From Classroom to Research Lab: Experimental Design DESCRIPTION:Your students have a testable question\, but how do they answer it? With their thoughtfully designed and carried-out experiment!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\nFrom Classroom to Research Lab – Part 2: Experimental Design \n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, November 23\, 2025\, 10 AM-noon\nLocation: on Zoom (link will be sent to registrants)\nWorkshop Leader: Tracy LaGrassa (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: Teachers of all age levels\, especially those incorporating research projects with their students.\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nAre you tired of cookbook-style science labs? Would you like to engage your students in real\, student-driven independent research projects? Engaging students of any age in the authentic research process stirs their curiosity and promotes creativity\, while introducing them to how science is done. \nIn this two-workshop series\, participants will put on their student-hats to engage with various phenomenon/experimental models and research entry points\, and participants will learn to scaffold the scientific process with mini-lessons. In the first workshop on November 9\, we will model and share resources that teach students how to develop testable research questions. In this\, the second workshop\, we will present tools for teaching students how to design and execute their own rigorous experiments to answer those questions. \nYou are welcome to join one or both workshops\, and we encourage you to share your own practices\, ideas\, and questions\, as the workshops will provide space for reflecting on – and refining – the process of turning your science classroom into a research lab! \nTHIS WORKSHOP IS ALSO PART OF AN AUTUMN SERIES for teachers using research project-based curriculum working up to student-driven investigations and year-end project showcases. All are welcome to join\, and participants in the NYAS Scientist in Resident program are specifically invited. Other workshops in this series include: \n\nSun 10/18\, The Questioning Classroom\nSun\, 11/9\, From Classroom to Research Lab: Part 1 – Generating Testable Research Questions Experimental Design\nSocratic Dialogue (more info coming soon!)\n\n  \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nTracy LaGrassa is a biology and science research teacher since 2014. Her teaching interests include authentic student research\, developing student agency in the classroom\, and building equitable classroom communities. Prior to becoming a teacher\, Tracy worked in patent law and as a cell biologist. \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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\n\n  URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/from-classroom-to-research-lab-experimental-design/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1131427993_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251030T135504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T155443Z UID:10000649-1763805600-1763818200@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Harnessing AI for Science Educators DESCRIPTION:Explore how you can integrate into\, and create AI tools for\, your classroom and meet members of STEMteachersNYC’s AI Working Group!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: St. Francis College\, 179 Livingston St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\nDATE & TIME: Saturday\, November 22\, 2025\, 10:00am – 1:30pm including a working lunch\nLED BY: Tchnavia Merrick\, Allan Powe\, Brendan Harney\nCTLE HOURS AVAILABLE: 3.5hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: K-16 teachers interested in incorporating and/or improving teacher-facing AI tools\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nDo you want to level up your AI skill set\, whether you are starting from scratch or you’ve got multiple iterations of your app working? This workshop will help you advance to your next level and discover how AI can solve real classroom challenges. \nWe will focus on teacher use cases starting with some basics like: what are the options? How do you design a prompt? How do you test and document what you’ve made? Join members of STEMteachersNYC’s Harnessing AI Working Group who will walk you through real examples of AI integration in STEM classrooms and get you logging in and using several of the available tools. This isn’t about replacing what makes you a great teacher\, it’s about amplifying it. \nNo tech expertise required. Just bring your curiosity\, a laptop\, your challenges\, and your commitment to meeting students where they are. Together\, we’ll demystify AI and transform it into your teaching superpower. Be ready to engage in this hands-on workshop and walk away with a fresh take on the rapidly changing AI landscape. \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nAllan Powe (he/him) is a native New Yorker who teaches Biology at Regis High School in NYC\, bringing thirty years of scientific research experience and a passion for getting students excited about science. He previously taught Regents Chemistry and Biology for 3 years at Hyde Leadership Charter School and has worked with STEMteachersNYC to organize workshops and working groups on everything from biotechnology to AI in education. He’s passionate about mentoring the next generation of scientists from underrepresented communities. \nBrendan Harney is a science educator and department chair at the Bronx Lab School with 10 years of experience implementing project based curriculum across all science disciplines. He is always looking for ways to implement technology and new tools in his classroom\, and that has brought him into the STEMTeachersNYC AI Working group\, CIOB 25/26 AI Fellows\, and PlayLab 2025 Design Institute. Outside of the classroom\, he can be found literally outside either running or camping (with or without his students). \nTchnavia Merrick’s bio is coming soon. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/harnessing-ai-for-science-educators/ LOCATION:St. Francis College\, 179 Livingston Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1166325843_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251119T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251119T174500 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251104T155127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T131221Z UID:10000650-1763573400-1763574300@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Why are Museum Collections Important to Science? DESCRIPTION:SNIPPETS Event: Why are Museum Collections Important to Science?\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n Why are Museum Collections Important to Science?\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025 | 5:00 PM ET\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Wed\, Nov 19\, 2025\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Time: 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM ET\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location: Virtual Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Event\n \n Do you remember collecting rocks as a kid? Have you been in a museum and wondered how those samples got there and what they are used for? These samples are often from obscure locations\, and are collected by teams of scientists and technicians\, a very expensive process. How can the scientific community sustainably tap into existing collections and resources? \n \n \n In this talk\, Saebyul Choe will explore the behind-the-scenes of geological collections in museum and research settings\, and how these collections are used by researchers for FAIR and Open Data. Building on her time in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department’s collections at the American Museum of Natural History\, and now with Columbia’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory on the Geoinformatics team\, she will discuss efforts that allow and encourage future reuse of samples and data which is available to researchers\, teachers & students\, and anyone interested in local and global geologic data.\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Speaker\n \n Saebyul Choe is a data curator working with the geoinformatics team at Columbia University’s LDEO\, focused on open and FAIR (Findable\, Accessible\, Interoperable\, and Reusable) and geochemical data and physical samples. Before moving to LDEO\, Saebyul Choe was a Museum Specialist (Collections Manager) for the Petrology Collection at AMNH with seven years of experience.\n \n \n\n \n \n Resources & More Information\n \n → AMNH Earth & Planetary Science Dept.\n → AMNH Shelf Life (Videos)\n → SESAR (Sample Discoverability)\n → EarthChem\n → PetDB (Geochemical Data)\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register for this Free Event\n \n \n \n Register Now on Zoom\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About the SNIPPETS Series\n \n SNIPPETS (STEM News\, Innovation\, and Professional Practice – Educator and Teacher Series) is a chance for STEMteachersNYC members to meet and talk with professional researchers\, scientists\, technicians\, and others involved in current research and development projects. Think of it as part seminar series and part current events. Learn a little (a snippet\, if you viewill!) about exciting people and projects that you may then share with your students\, colleagues\, friends/family\, or that you may just ponder and revel in on your own.\n \n \n When inviting speakers\, we are aiming for diversity in fields\, backgrounds\, educational and employment levels to represent the full spectrum of professionals. Presentations will be short\, and plenty of Q&A time will be available. And importantly\, attendees do not have to prepare anything – just register and show up with your inquisitive hat on. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/why-are-museum-collections-important-to-science/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Saebyul-Choe-Snippets.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20251030T124453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T124503Z UID:10000648-1763398800-1763406000@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:From PLDs to Practice: Hacking the Science Regents DESCRIPTION:Understand how the PLDs inform the Regents labs and exams\, and learn to use AI to evaluate questions and make activities for your classes.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDATES\, TIMES\, LOCATIONS:Part 1: Monday\, November 17\, 5-7pm on ZoomOPTIONAL Part 2: Saturday\, December 6\, 2-4pm (or later) at City College or on Zoom\n\n\nLED BY: Carolina Castro and Brendan Harney\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 4hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Science Regents teachers anywhere in NY State.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nAre you a regents science teacher? Are you confused by the new labs and tests and how those came to be? Do you need more resources to prepare your classes? The NYSED PLDs (Performance Level Descriptions) inform the new exams and labs\, and in this 2-part workshop\, you will explore the PLDs and how to use AI tools to generate materials for your class. \nPart 1: In this fully virtual session. We’ll first explore what the PLDs are\, what the levels mean\, and how those are used at the state level in generating materials. We will go over sections and terminology\, how they are constructed\, where to find them\, and more. You will read your subject’s PLD and evaluate existing exam questions based on specific standards. Then we will explore how to upload a PLD into a generative AI alongside questions from a recent exam to create an understanding of the levels tested\, and how to level-up or -down particular questions for you to teach with. By the end\, you will have taken a deep dive into the standards\, and developed new content to incorporate immediately into your class. \nYou can stop at Part 1\, or join us Part 2. If joining for Part 2\, we will have some HW to help you explore. \nPart 2: This is a hybrid working session that you can attend in person at City College\, or online. We will focus on building out material from the PLDs\, and you will walk away with a fully formed\, 3-dimensional lab\, lesson\, or other activity\, with an AI tool to help you develop additional future activities. If you are using a prescribed curriculum (e.g. OpenSciEd\, New Visions)\, we can help you develop an AI tool to focus the learning that you want to happen in your classroom. We will work together\, and share what has been created\, and if you are able to come in person\, we will be able to help with technical issues in a fully collaborative experience. \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nCarolina Castro is a veteran science educator with 23 years of classroom experience and currently serves as the Head of the Science Department at the Comprehensive Model School Project in the South Bronx. She is a Master Teacher with Math for America and an Educational Specialist for the New York State Education Department\, where she contributes to the development of the Earth Science Regents exam. Recognized for her work in sustainability and hydroponics education\, she was named the 2025 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the Year for New York State. \nBrendan Harney is a science educator and department chair at the Bronx Lab School with 10 years of experience implementing project based curriculum across all science disciplines. He is always looking for ways to implement technology and new tools in his classroom\, and that has brought him into the STEMTeachersNYC AI Working group\, CIOB 25/26 AI Fellows\, and PlayLab 2025 Design Institute. Outside of the classroom\, he can be found literally outside either running or camping (with or without his students). \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/from-plds-to-practice-hacking-the-science-regents/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1165875803_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250926T142149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T142202Z UID:10000642-1762682400-1762689600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:From Classroom to Research Lab: Generating Testable Research Questions! DESCRIPTION:After generating any number of questions\, choosing & modifying a final question into testable format is an integral step in research design!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\nFrom Classroom to Research Lab – Part 1: Generating Testable Research Questions! \n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, November 9\, 2025\, 10 AM-noon\nLocation: on Zoom (link will be sent to registrants)\nWorkshop Leader: Tracy LaGrassa (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: Teachers of all age levels\, especially those incorporating research projects with their students.\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nAre you tired of cookbook-style science labs? Would you like to engage your students in real\, student-driven independent research projects? Engaging students of any age in the authentic research process stirs their curiosity and promotes creativity\, while introducing them to how science is done. \nIn this two-workshop series\, participants will put on their student-hats to engage with various phenomenon/experimental models and research entry points\, and participants will learn to scaffold the scientific process with mini-lessons. In this first workshop\, we will model and share resources that teach students how to develop testable research questions. In the second workshop on November 23\, we will present tools for teaching students how to design and execute their own rigorous experiments to answer those questions. \nYou are welcome to join one or both workshops\, and we encourage you to share your own practices\, ideas\, and questions\, as the workshops will provide space for reflecting on – and refining – the process of turning your science classroom into a research lab! \nTHIS WORKSHOP IS ALSO PART OF AN AUTUMN SERIES for teachers using research project-based curriculum working up to student-driven investigations and year-end project showcases. All are welcome to join\, and participants in the NYAS Scientist in Resident program are specifically invited. Other workshops in this series include: \n\nSun 10/18\, The Questioning Classroom\nSun\, 11/23\, From Classroom to Research Lab: Part 2 – Experimental Design\nSocratic Dialogue (more info coming soon!)\n\n  \nWORKSHOP LEADER\nTracy LaGrassa is a biology and science research teacher since 2014. Her teaching interests include authentic student research\, developing student agency in the classroom\, and building equitable classroom communities. Prior to becoming a teacher\, Tracy worked in patent law and as a cell biologist. \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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\n\n  URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/from-classroom-to-research-lab-generating-testable-research-questions/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1131382243_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250917T131953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T154130Z UID:10000641-1761483600-1761490800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:The Questioning Classroom DESCRIPTION:Help your students ask more questions in your science classroom – questions that promote a sense of wonder\, and a love for learning!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, October 26\, 1pm – 3pm\nLocation: St. Francis College\, downtown Brooklyn\nWorkshop Leader: Peter Davenport (bio below)\nAppropriate for: Teachers of all age levels\, especially those employing project-based learning with their students.\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nHave you ever wished students would ask more questions in your science classroom\, questions that promote a sense of wonder and foster the desire to learn more? Designed for early and mid-career teachers\, this workshop will explore how to use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to get all of your students involved in asking (and answering) phenomenon-based questions throughout your units. We will also discuss how the QFT works as a formative assessment and in fulfilling many indicators in the Danielson framework. \nTHIS WORKSHOP IS PART OF AN AUTUMN SERIES for teachers using project-based curriculum working up to student-driven investigations and year-end project showcases. All are especially relevant to NYAS Scientist in Resident participants\, but all are welcome to join. Other workshops in this series include: \n\nSun\, 11/9\, Testable Questions (registration open soon!)\nSun\, 11/23\, Experimental Design (registration open soon!)\nSocratic Dialogue (more info coming soon!)\n\nWORKSHOP LEADER\nPeter Davenport has taught middle school life\, earth and physical sciences in The Bronx for the past 12 years. Prior to teaching\, he was a print journalist and editor\, and worked as an interpretive guide developing and leading outdoor programs at Walden Pond in Concord\, Mass.\, and with the Appalachian Mountain Club in New Hampshire. He holds an undergraduate degree in history and graduate degrees in teaching and environmental education. He spends free time bird-watching in New York City’s green spaces. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/the-questioning-classroom/ LOCATION:St. Francis College\, 179 Livingston Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1126064243_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250916T142715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T144525Z UID:10000581-1760777100-1760788800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:A Bird Walk in Central Park for Teachers: Enjoy the fall migration! DESCRIPTION:During the Fall Migration\, a huge variety of birds stop in Central Park to rest and refuel for their journey South!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, October 18\, from 8:45am – 12:00pm.\n(RAINDATE: Sunday\, October 19\, from 8:45am – 12:00pm)\nLocation: Within Central Park in Manhattan\, meeting at 103rd and Central Park West at the pedestrian park entrance\nWorkshop Leader: Peter Davenport (bio below)\nAppropriate for: Current/retired teachers\, educators\, administrators for any grade level.\n3hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nCalling all teachers who love birding! We invite you to join us for a morning walk in Manhattan’s Central Park\, an urban oasis for birds as well as people. Each fall\, Central Park becomes a global birding hot spot! Thousands of colorful songbirds migrating from the tropics stop in the park each day in April\, May and early June to refuel on insects before continuing north toward their breeding grounds. \nTake a leisurely walk with us through the north end of the park. While there is never a guarantee of what we will see\, expect to see flycatchers\, warblers\, thrushes\, raptors and more\, and we will search for rarities amongst them. Learn about beahviors and how to use guides\, apps\, and your eyes and ears to identify the birds we’ll see. Rain or shine the birds will be in the park\, but if it’s raining too much we will postpone. Bring walking footwear\, binoculars\, a camera with a good telephoto lens if you have one\, and water (/coffee). After an introduction\, including slides and other classroom-friendly materials\, we will start walking and watching. Don’t be late! We will set out 9:00am sharp. \nNOTE: This is a fully outdoor event. We will pass bathrooms along the way\, but please dress appropriately\, wear sunscreen and a hat\, and bring water and a snack as needed. Please do NOT bring your dog\, as that may scare birds away. Central Park has accessible bathrooms and paths\, but those paths may be uneven at times. \n  \nWORKSHOP LEADER\nPeter Davenport is a Board member of the 150-year old science-based birding group\, the Linnaean Society of New York\, and he has taught middle school science in the Bronx for 12 years. Formerly\, he developed and led outdoor programs at Walden Pond in Concord\, Mass.\, and for the Appalachian Mountain Club in Pinkham Notch\, N.H. \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. \nHave questions?Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details\, 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/a-bird-walk-in-central-park-for-teachers-enjoy-the-fall-migration/ LOCATION:Central Park West & West 103rd Street\, Central Park West & West 103rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,ClimateSTEM,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1118894693_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250916T142715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T201204Z UID:10000580-1759654800-1759676400@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Think\, Sketch\, Share: Student-Made Comics As Learning Tools DESCRIPTION:Explore how to use illustration\, sketching\, and comics as both augments and alternatives in your classroom.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, October 5\, 9am – 3pm\nLocation: City College of NY\, North Academic Center building (exact room will be emailed to attendees)\nWorkshop Leaders: Emilie I. Dion\, Brian Levine (bio(s) below)\nAppropriate for: STEM teachers/educators of any grade level\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nComic-making and illustration can be powerful tools in any classroom\, providing an alternative way for students to capture their experiences and report their findings in a fun\, accessible\, collaborative\, and easily understandable way. Join us in this workshop inspired by NY Comic Con (which takes place Oct 9 – 12 at the Javits Center) and explore how you can motivate students using simple comic and artistic techniques in any classroom. Your workshop leaders will bring examples from their classes. Feel free to bring any of your own work if appropriate and invite an art teacher\, librarian\, or another colleague with whom you would want to collaborate. \nIn this full-day workshop\, we will: \n\nuse pencil & paper to create several simple comics based on prompts you can replicate in your classroom\, including a session outside (weather permitting).\nexplore how to include illustrations in a variety of contexts – from short lessons to larger projects.\nconnect comic-based projects to your class goals and NGSS standards.\nprovide example rubrics and possible connections within and outside of your classroom.\nbrainstorm ways to incorporate this practice to augment existing curriculum.\n\nNo artistic ability is required to join us in this workshop\, and your students’ artistic ability is not being assessed – we will treat art as a tool\, not a talent. Walk away with ready-to-use examples and practical strategies you can implement in your classroom immediately! \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nEmilie I. Dion is a Wildlife Biologist and Science Educator with over 20 years of experience in K-12 education spanning New York independent schools and museum education. During her decade-plus tenure at the American Museum of Natural History\, she developed workshops and courses partnering with scientists and experts\, including a transformative collaboration with a teaching artist that led students to create science comic strips as their capstone project. This experience established illustration and visual storytelling as core elements of her STEM teaching practice. She now works as a freelance educational consultant\, reviewing science content and helping schools and teachers stay current with content and education practices. Check out her Instagram here! \nBrian Levine is the STEMteachersNYC Program Director with over 20 years of formal and informal teaching and program administration experience\, working with elementary through adult learners. Brian is not an artist\, his degrees are in astronomy and science museum education/communication\, but he is a proponent of incorporating artistic modes of communication into his classes and programs. Brian is also a regular attendee at New York Comic Con\, including their annual Educator Day\, where he scours for illustrated science (and Star Trek) content\, and has made connections there that have led to ideas and speakers utilized within his teaching and programs. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/stemtoons-illustration-and-comic-making-in-stem-classrooms/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Comics-v2.cxx1_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250916T142715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T143920Z UID:10000582-1759654800-1759676400@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Regents Chemistry Labs: Bend and Stretch DESCRIPTION:Hands-on experience with the new NYS Regents Labs for Chemistry teachers!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, Oct 5\, from 9am – 3pm\nLocation: CUNY City College of NY\, North Academic Center (exact room will be emailed to participants)\nWorkshop Leader: Pat Bauer & Kara Luce (bios below)\nAppropriate for: Any NYS Regents Chemistry teacher who is leading the new labs\, and those working with regents chemistry teachers.\n6hrs of CTLE credit offered\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Chemistry labs have just been introduced\, and we want to help you learn them. This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, you will engage with the required experiments and activities designed to help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nOn October 5th\, we will run the Structures and Properties of Matter: Bend and Stretch – Structure and Function of Designed Materials (PE: HS-PS2-6) lab. Later workshops this year will focus on the other 2 labs. \nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \n  \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nPatricia (Pat) Bauer discovered the Modeling approach to teaching chemistry in 2013 through what became STEMteachersNYC\, which was transformative for her teaching. Since then\, she has worked with inspired and dedicated teachers as both a workshop participant and facilitator which allowed her to grow and understand the art and science of helping students learn. After 35 years of teaching Chemistry (AP\, IB\, Honors\, and College Prep)\, Physics (College Prep) and Physical Science in both public and private/independent high schools in various parts of the country\, Pat is now enjoying retirement and continuing to learn new ways of thinking about education. \nKara Luce has been a teacher for 20+ years\, teaching in a variety of settings in multiple states. While she has taught everything from 7th grade math to honors Physics\, the one constant has always been chemistry. Kara has been working with and training educators in the NGSS standards since 2013\, and has been a part of STEMteachersNYC since moving to the tri-state area in 2017. \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSince 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. \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. \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. \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/new-regents-chemistry-labs-bend-and-stretch/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1118975123_2662952029601_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250807T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250606T132826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T124140Z UID:10000579-1754384400-1754578800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Earth Science Regents Labs: Teaching in the Age of NGSS DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop for teachers! Teaching Earth Science in the Age of NGSS – w/New Regents Labs and assessment tricks.\n\n\nTimes and Dates\nThis is a 3-day workshop\, running Aug 5 – 7\, from 9am – 3pm\, at the City College of NY\, in upper Manhattan. \nAbout this Workshop\nLeaders: Carolina Castro\, Kristina Coker\, and Elizabeth BackmanCTLE: 18 hours \nRecent shifts in pedagogical research\, NGSS/NYS Regents standards have caused movement towards a more conceptually based approach to physics education. We want to help you move your lessons and teaching there as well! \nJoin us for our upcoming workshop\, “New Earth Science Regents Labs: Teaching in the Age of NGSS.” This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science New Regents Series last year\, and explore active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, participants will engage with key experiments and activities that can help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nThese experiments will include the three new Regents Earth Science Investigations: \n\nSpace Systems: Unearthing Mars – A Historical Perspective (PE: HS-ESS1-4)\nEarth’s Systems: The Ripple Effect – The Work of Water Across New York State Surfaces (PE: HS-ESS2-5)\nWeather and Climate: The Sky is the Limit – Decoding Weather Conditions (PE: HS-ESS2-8)\n\nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nCost: (Limited # of tickets!) \nEarly Bird $165 \nGeneral Admission Teacher Price $210 \nGeneral Admission School Price $300 \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \nFAQs \nIs STEMteachersNYC an approved NYC DOE CTLE Vendor? \nYes. STEMteachersNYC is a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) vendor for the New York City Department of Education (#STE-068881). New York State Teachers will receive a CTLE certificate at the end of the workshop. (CTLE ID # 23385) \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nQuestions about registration or tickets should be addressed to registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. \nQuestions about invoice/PO issues should be addressed to bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org \nQuestions about our programs should be addressed to info@STEMteachersNYC.org \nIs the full workshop fee or the balance of the workshop fee refundable? \nRefunds for the balance of the full workshop fee (that is\, the full fee minus the reservation fee) must be requested within one (1) week of payment and at least four (4) weeks before the start of the workshop. All such requests must be accompanied by an acceptable\, documented explanation. Judgments about acceptability of explanations and documentation\, and about whether or not a refund will be issued are at the sole discretion of STEMteachersNYC and are final. Refunds will not include fees charged on the initial payment by Eventbrite\, credit cards\, and/or banks. \nIs my reservation/ticket transferrable? \nIf your school or organization has made the ticket purchase for you\, your credit may be transferable to a school or organization colleague. \nAuthorization from our team will be required. Please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) if you need to transfer your reservation to a different person/name\, or if you wish to transfer your reservation to a different workshop. \nCan I update my reservation information? \nYes\, you can update your reservation information. \nThe name on the reservation/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay? \nNo\, please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) to address this. \nCan I receive college level credits? \nIn-service teachers will receive CTLE hours. \nPre-service teachers whose college is participating in our “field-site hours” program will recieve filed site hours or credit depending on that institution’s partnership agreement. Please make sure to include your faculty advisor or course professor’s name and contact when registering. \nFor more information about either of these\, please contact info@stemteachersnyc.org. \nWhere can I find more information about STEMteachersNYC? \nVisit our website: http://STEMTeachersNYC.org or email info@stemteachersnyc.org \nHow can I join STEMteachersNYC? \nClick here – it’s free! http://stemteachersnyc.org/join/ \nMembers find out about workshops first and can sign up before others. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/new-earth-science-regents-labs-teaching-in-the-age-of-ngss/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,High School,Summer STEM 2025,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1035915123_515082367985_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250506T144601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T193945Z UID:10000577-1754298000-1754492400@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Chemistry Regents Labs: Teaching in the Age of NGSS DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop for teachers! Teaching Chemistry in the Age of NGSS – w/New Regents Labs and assessment tricks for the new year!\n\n\nTime and Date\nThis is a 3-day workshop\, running August 4 – 6\, from 9am – 3pm at City College. The exact location within CCNY will be emailed to participants before the start date. \nAbout this Workshop\nLeaders: Sabrina Alkayfee\, Kara Luce\, Patricia Bauer\, Allan PoweCTLE: 18 hours \nRecent shifts in pedagogical research\, NGSS/NYS Regents standards have caused movement towards a more conceptually based approach to physical science education. We want to help you move your lessons and teaching there as well! \nThis workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science New Regents workshop series last year\, and explores active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, participants will engage with key experiments and activities that can help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nThese experiments will include the three new Regents Chemistry Investigations:> Structures and Properties of Matter: The Fast and the Fragrant – Evaporation and Intermolecular Forces (PE: HS-PS1-3)> Structures and Properties of Matter: Bend and Stretch – Structure and Function of Designed Materials (PE: HS-PS2-6)> Chemical Reactions: Just a Drop – Properties of Acids and Bases (PE: HS-PS1-11) \nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nCost: (Limited # of tickets!) \nEarly Bird $165 \nGeneral Admission Teacher Price $210 \nGeneral Admission School Price $300 \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \nFAQs \nIs STEMteachersNYC an approved NYC DOE CTLE Vendor? \nYes. STEMteachersNYC is a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) vendor for the New York City Department of Education (#STE-068881). New York State Teachers will receive a CTLE certificate at the end of the workshop. (CTLE ID # 23385) \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nQuestions about registration or tickets should be addressed to registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. \nQuestions about invoice/PO issues should be addressed to bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org \nQuestions about our programs should be addressed to info@STEMteachersNYC.org \nIs the full workshop fee or the balance of the workshop fee refundable? \nRefunds for the balance of the full workshop fee (that is\, the full fee minus the reservation fee) must be requested within one (1) week of payment and at least four (4) weeks before the start of the workshop. All such requests must be accompanied by an acceptable\, documented explanation. Judgments about acceptability of explanations and documentation\, and about whether or not a refund will be issued are at the sole discretion of STEMteachersNYC and are final. Refunds will not include fees charged on the initial payment by Eventbrite\, credit cards\, and/or banks. \nIs my reservation/ticket transferrable? \nIf your school or organization has made the ticket purchase for you\, your credit may be transferable to a school or organization colleague. \nAuthorization from our team will be required. Please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) if you need to transfer your reservation to a different person/name\, or if you wish to transfer your reservation to a different workshop. \nCan I update my reservation information? \nYes\, you can update your reservation information. \nThe name on the reservation/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay? \nNo\, please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) to address this. \nCan I receive college level credits? \nIn-service teachers will receive CTLE hours. \nPre-service teachers whose college is participating in our “field-site hours” program will recieve filed site hours or credit depending on that institution’s partnership agreement. Please make sure to include your faculty advisor or course professor’s name and contact when registering. \nFor more information about either of these\, please contact info@stemteachersnyc.org. \nWhere can I find more information about STEMteachersNYC? \nVisit our website: http://STEMTeachersNYC.org or email info@stemteachersnyc.org \nHow can I join STEMteachersNYC? \nClick here – it’s free! http://stemteachersnyc.org/join/ \nMembers find out about workshops first and can sign up before others. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/new-chemistry-regents-labs-teaching-in-the-age-of-ngss/ LOCATION:LREI- High School\, 40 Charlton Street\, New York\, NY\, 10014\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Summer STEM 2025,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_941940273_515082367985_1_original.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250721T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250403T162033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T123958Z UID:10000568-1753088400-1753455600@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Physics Regents Labs: Teaching in the Age of NGSS DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop for teachers! Teaching Chemistry in the Age of NGSS – w/New Regents Labs and assessment tricks for the new year!\n\n\nTimes and Dates\nThis is a 5-day workshop\, running July 21-25\, 2025 from 9am – 3pm daily\, at Brearley. \nAbout this Workshop\nLeaders: Craig Buszka\, Daniel Lee\, Oghaghare Okobiah\, Asya Shpiro\, and Seth Guinals KuppermanCTLE: 30 hours \nRecent shifts in pedagogical research\, NGSS/NYS Regents standards have caused movement towards a more conceptually based approach to physics education. We want to help you move your lessons and teaching there as well! \nJoin us for our upcoming workshop\, “Physics Evolved: Teaching Physical Science in the Age of NGSS.” This workshop will build on strategies and structures that worked well for out Life Science New Regents Series last year\, and explore active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach tailored to physical science education. To do this\, participants will engage with key experiments and activities that can help students build a critical understanding of these models. \nThese experiments will include the three new Regents Physics Investigations: \n\nForces and Interactions: Induction Junction – What is your Function? (PE: HS-PS2-5)\nEnergy: Wheels to Watts – Converting Energy and Maximizing Efficiency (PE: HS-PS3-3)\nEnergy: Thermal Tales – The Story of Energy and Calorimetry (PE: HS-PS3-4)\n\nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \nFAQs \nIs STEMteachersNYC an approved NYC DOE CTLE Vendor? \nYes. STEMteachersNYC is a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) vendor for the New York City Department of Education (#STE-068881). New York State Teachers will receive a CTLE certificate at the end of the workshop. (CTLE ID # 23385) \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nQuestions about registration or tickets should be addressed to registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. \nQuestions about invoice/PO issues should be addressed to bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org \nQuestions about our programs should be addressed to info@STEMteachersNYC.org \nIs the full workshop fee or the balance of the workshop fee refundable? \nRefunds for the balance of the full workshop fee (that is\, the full fee minus the reservation fee) must be requested within one (1) week of payment and at least four (4) weeks before the start of the workshop. All such requests must be accompanied by an acceptable\, documented explanation. Judgments about acceptability of explanations and documentation\, and about whether or not a refund will be issued are at the sole discretion of STEMteachersNYC and are final. Refunds will not include fees charged on the initial payment by Eventbrite\, credit cards\, and/or banks. \nIs my reservation/ticket transferrable? \nIf your school or organization has made the ticket purchase for you\, your credit may be transferable to a school or organization colleague. \nAuthorization from our team will be required. Please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) if you need to transfer your reservation to a different person/name\, or if you wish to transfer your reservation to a different workshop. \nCan I update my reservation information? \nYes\, you can update your reservation information. \nThe name on the reservation/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay? \nNo\, please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) to address this. \nCan I receive college level credits? \nIn-service teachers will receive CTLE hours. \nPre-service teachers whose college is participating in our “field-site hours” program will recieve filed site hours or credit depending on that institution’s partnership agreement. Please make sure to include your faculty advisor or course professor’s name and contact when registering. \nFor more information about either of these\, please contact info@stemteachersnyc.org. \nWhere can I find more information about STEMteachersNYC? \nVisit our website: http://STEMTeachersNYC.org or email info@stemteachersnyc.org \nHow can I join STEMteachersNYC? \nClick here – it’s free! http://stemteachersnyc.org/join/ \nMembers find out about workshops first and can sign up before others. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/new-physics-regents-labs-teaching-in-the-age-of-ngss/ LOCATION:Brearley School\, 610 E 83rd St\, New York\, New York\, 10028\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Summer STEM 2025,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_998990093_308985593103_1_original.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250224T151636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T123345Z UID:10000561-1752742800-1752850800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:Standards-Based Assessment & Feedback (ADV LEVEL) DESCRIPTION:Have your questions about implementation\, workload\, objectives\, reassessments\, grade conversions\, and equity answered!\n\n\nTimes and Dates\nThis is a 2-day advanced-level workshop running July 17 – 18\, from 9am – 3pm at St. Francis College. \nIf you are interested in the BEGINNER VERSION\, running on Monday-Wednesday that same week\, please click here. \nAbout this Workshop\nLeaders: Sharona Kahn\, Smith\, and Mark SchoberCTLE: 12 hours \nFormerly titled\, Introduction to Assessment and Standards Based Grading\, this two-day workshop will guide you through the steps to set up your classes for standards-based grading. \nUse code MIDSummerSTEM25 for 25% Off! \nIf you have started using Standards Based Grading in your classes\, this workshop is for you. You have doubtlessly encountered many questions about implementation\, workload\, objectives\, assessments\, reassessments\, grade conversions\, equity\, philosophical underpinnings (and so much more) that you would love to discuss with other SBG practitioners. This workshop is the place to learn from each other and find ways to make your system of SBG even better. \nDuring the workshop\, participants will share how they use SBG\, providing an inspirational buffet of SBG systems that uniquely meet the needs of various students and schools. Additionally\, concerns and questions about what could be better\, smoother\, or more effective will seed development\, refinement\, and troubleshooting discussions. The workshop features collaborative time in various groupings to address specific projects\, as well as individual time to incorporate new ideas into course materials. \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free; Brooklyn College Pre-service teachers receive Field Site hours. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email preservice@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \nFAQs \nIs STEMteachersNYC an approved NYC DOE CTLE Vendor? \nYes. STEMteachersNYC is a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) vendor for the New York City Department of Education (#STE-068881). New York State Teachers will receive a CTLE certificate at the end of the workshop. (CTLE ID # 23385) \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nQuestions about registration or tickets should be addressed to registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. \nQuestions about invoice/PO issues should be addressed to bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org \nQuestions about our programs should be addressed to info@STEMteachersNYC.org \nIs the full workshop fee or the balance of the workshop fee refundable? \nRefunds for the balance of the full workshop fee (that is\, the full fee minus the reservation fee) must be requested within one (1) week of payment and at least four (4) weeks before the start of the workshop. All such requests must be accompanied by an acceptable\, documented explanation. Judgments about acceptability of explanations and documentation\, and about whether or not a refund will be issued are at the sole discretion of STEMteachersNYC and are final. Refunds will not include fees charged on the initial payment by Eventbrite\, credit cards\, and/or banks. \nIs my reservation/ticket transferrable? \nIf your school or organization has made the ticket purchase for you\, your credit may be transferable to a school or organization colleague. \nAuthorization from our team will be required. Please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) if you need to transfer your reservation to a different person/name\, or if you wish to transfer your reservation to a different workshop. \nCan I update my reservation information? \nYes\, you can update your reservation information. \nThe name on the reservation/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay? \nNo\, please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) to address this. \nCan I receive college level credits? \nIn-service teachers will receive CTLE hours. \nPre-service teachers whose college is participating in our “field-site hours” program will recieve filed site hours or credit depending on that institution’s partnership agreement. Please make sure to include your faculty advisor or course professor’s name and contact when registering. \nFor more information about either of these\, please contact info@stemteachersnyc.org. \nWhere can I find more information about STEMteachersNYC? \nVisit our website: http://STEMTeachersNYC.org or email info@stemteachersnyc.org \nHow can I join STEMteachersNYC? \nClick here – it’s free! http://stemteachersnyc.org/join/ \nMembers find out about workshops first and can sign up before others. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/competency-based-learning-assessments-for-practitioners-adv-level/ LOCATION:Francis College\, 179 Livingston Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Summer STEM 2025,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Summer-2025-Workshop-Images-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250714T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T150000 DTSTAMP:20260423T113121 CREATED:20250224T152120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T150522Z UID:10000559-1752483600-1752850800@stemteachersnyc.org SUMMARY:New Life Science Regents Labs: Teaching in the Age of NGSS DESCRIPTION:Teaching Life Science in the Age of NGSS – w/New Regents Labs and assessment tricks for the new year!\n\n\nTimes and Dates\nThis is a 5-day workshop running July 14-18\, 2025 \, 9am-3pm daily\, at the City College of New York. The exact location within CCNY will be emailed to attendees prior to the start date. \nAbout the Workdhop\nLeaders: Chris ReschCTLE: 30 hours \nBACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! \nLife Science education is often associated with memorization. But does it have to be? The Life Sciences is a subject rich in anchoring models that all tie together and build off each other and create a rich story of interactions and scale! Recent shifts in pedagogical research\, NGSS/NYS Regents standards have caused movement towards this more conceptually based approach to biology education. We want to help you move your lessons and teaching there as well! \nJoin us for our upcoming workshop\, “Life Science Evolved: Teaching Life Science in the Age of NGSS.” This workshop will explore active learning strategies for deepening your student’s understanding of these crucial conceptual models and help you effectively implement a student-centered\, NGSS and NYS Regents-aligned approach to life science education. To do this\, we will engage with key experiments and activities that can help students build a critical understanding of these models. These experiments will include the three new Regents Biology labs: Structure and Function: Balancing Act – Exploring Feedback and Homeostasis\, Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Unraveling the Mystery of Lactose Intolerance\, and Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: For the Birds – Designing Solutions. \nAdditionally\, participants will engage in both “student mode” and “teacher mode” so that they can experience these activities through both lenses and add practical tools to the teacher toolbox. We will also have structured discussions about the new changes in the New York State Regents curriculum and test\, strategies for accommodating district-specific curricular requirements\, various student populations\, laboratory resources\, and the use of “Reflective Checklists” as a way of promoting student reflection throughout a unit. \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop! \nSTEMteachersNYC delivers professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching\, since 2011. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. CUNY Pre-service teachers may attend for free. Please reach out if your school requires an invoice. We are an NYCDOE MTAC Vendor. \nCurrent CUNY students with valid ID may attend summer workshops at a discount or for FREE! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details. \nEmail general questions to Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. Note this workshop requires a minimum number of participants. In the event there are not enough participants\, the workshop will be cancelled\, and a refund will be issued. \nInterested in an Invoice/Purchase Order Request? \nTeachers! Ask your school to pay for your ticket! All the school needs to do is send us a Purchase Order (PO). Fill out our PO/Invoice survey and we will prepare you an invoice for you to submit to your school/district. Or just copy and paste the information above and let them know the workshop you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to ask. There’s always a chance the money will be available and they’ll say yes\, but if you don’t ask\, there’s no chance at all. \nDistricts/Schools\, to request an invoice for a STEMteachersNYC Workshop\, please fill out a quick invoice survey. This is a required step in order to process your request. Any questions regarding the PO process please contact bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nPlease send Purchase Orders (POs) to our Billing Office \nVia Email: bookkeeper@stemteachersnyc.org \nOR Via US Mail: STEMteachersNYC – Billing Office 245 West 107th Street\, Suite 10B New York\, NY 10025. \nPlease read the FAQs section below carefully before registering. \nFAQs \nIs STEMteachersNYC an approved NYC DOE CTLE Vendor? \nYes. STEMteachersNYC is a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) vendor for the New York City Department of Education (#STE-068881). New York State Teachers will receive a CTLE certificate at the end of the workshop. (CTLE ID # 23385) \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions? \nQuestions about registration or tickets should be addressed to registration@STEMteachersNYC.org. \nQuestions about invoice/PO issues should be addressed to bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org \nQuestions about our programs should be addressed to info@STEMteachersNYC.org \nIs the full workshop fee or the balance of the workshop fee refundable? \nRefunds for the balance of the full workshop fee (that is\, the full fee minus the reservation fee) must be requested within one (1) week of payment and at least four (4) weeks before the start of the workshop. All such requests must be accompanied by an acceptable\, documented explanation. Judgments about acceptability of explanations and documentation\, and about whether or not a refund will be issued are at the sole discretion of STEMteachersNYC and are final. Refunds will not include fees charged on the initial payment by Eventbrite\, credit cards\, and/or banks. \nIs my reservation/ticket transferrable? \nIf your school or organization has made the ticket purchase for you\, your credit may be transferable to a school or organization colleague. \nAuthorization from our team will be required. Please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) if you need to transfer your reservation to a different person/name\, or if you wish to transfer your reservation to a different workshop. \nCan I update my reservation information? \nYes\, you can update your reservation information. \nThe name on the reservation/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay? \nNo\, please contact the STEMteachersNYC Registrar (Registration@STEMteachersNYC.org) to address this. \nCan I receive college level credits? \nIn-service teachers will receive CTLE hours. \nPre-service teachers whose college is participating in our “field-site hours” program will recieve filed site hours or credit depending on that institution’s partnership agreement. Please make sure to include your faculty advisor or course professor’s name and contact when registering. \nFor more information about either of these\, please contact info@stemteachersnyc.org. \nWhere can I find more information about STEMteachersNYC? \nVisit our website: http://STEMTeachersNYC.org or email info@stemteachersnyc.org \nHow can I join STEMteachersNYC? \nClick here – it’s free! http://stemteachersnyc.org/join/ \nMembers find out about workshops first and can sign up before others. \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 will 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. We would also appreciate your cooperation in positioning yourself at the edge of the group so as to help us avoid you. URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/new-life-science-regents-labs-teaching-in-the-age-of-ngss/ LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Summer STEM 2025,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://stemteachersnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_966790103_308985593103_1_original.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR