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SUMMARY:Kid Talk Teacher Talk: Elevating Student Discourse in Elementary STEM
DESCRIPTION:Learn and try this proven questioning strategy with tools to raise the level of discourse in your classroom! Some virtual\, some in-person.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Some days are virtual on Zoom\, and others in person at PS 130K\, located at 713 Caton Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11218; see below for details.\nDATE & TIME: Two weeks (weekdays only)\, Tuesday\, July 7 – Friday\, July 17\, 2026. Times vary\, see below for details. Participants must be able to make all dates.\nLED BY: Jason Sullivan\, Michelle Velho\, and Joan Christou (bios below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 41hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Elementary-age teachers and educators who want to help their students gain confidence and skills in asking questions.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nKid Talk Teacher Talk (KT3) assists elementary teachers in asking effective launch questions for hands-on STEM investigations. As teachers experience ways to engage students in talking about scientific phenomena in a summer lab-school setting\, they gain confidence and expertise to bring new strategies into their regular classroom setting. The powerful opportunity to listen closely to student conversations around science during a 2-week summer experience\, coupled with support from teacher mentors\, and program leaders has not only demonstrated changes and growth in student classroom discourse\, but created an active\, growing professional network and expanded STEMteachersNYC’s outreach to primary-grades. \nKey components of the KT3 approach\, which continues to be offered as part of the annual STEMteachersNYC Summer STEM Institute: \n\nAlignment with individual participants’ existing approaches and curriculum.\nA focus on facilitating the use of existing pedagogical expertise to transfer instructional strategies used to teach reading and writing to grade-appropriate science discussions.\nStrategies for teaching teachers to build increasingly student-led discourse.\nTwo-week summer Lab School Model + coaching and school year reunions.\n\nThe KT3 project also aims to extend discussion practices from YOUR high confidence subjects into all classroom subjects discussed & leveraging it as common thread/cross curricular glue in ELA & NGSS classrooms. \nThis summer\, the workshop will run over a two-week period\, some days virtual on Zoom\, some days in person at PS/MS 95 in the Bronx. Please plan to be available all 10 days of the workshop. The tentative daily schedule is: \nWEEK 1: \n\nTuesday – Thursday\, virtual on Zoom to learn techniques and collaborate on planning\, 1 – 4pm each day (with lunch and other breaks included)\nFriday\, in person at PS 130K to finalize and set up for Week 2 classes\, 9am – 3pm\n\nWEEK 2: \n\nMonday – Thursday\, in person at PS 130K\, working with students in the mornings\, with discussion/planning time in the afternoon\, 9am – 3pm daily.\nFriday\, virtual on Zoom a wrap up of the two weeks\, 9am – 12pm.\n\nScholarships are available that will cover the entire cost! Please see the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship for details and application. \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nJason Sullivan has been teaching for 30 years\, the past 23 at Montgomery HS in Skillman\, NJ\, where he is also science department supervisor. Jason has been involved with STEMteachersNYC since its inception\, leading the KT3 workshops since 2017\, and the collaborations with colleagues has been some of his most meaningful and enriching professional experiences. He is very excited to help lead this collaboration again this year! \nMichelle Velho is a STEAM educator and curriculum designer who believes that meaningful questions spark curiosity\, deepen understanding\, and empower young learners to think like scientists. \nJoan Cristou – a 2025 KT3 alum! Joan is a fifth-grade science teacher with more than 30 years of teaching experience. She believes in having her students explore science through real-world issues and hopes to inspire them to become leaders\, changemakers\, and lifelong stewards of the Earth. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information\, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies. \nPricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often\, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend\, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation\, please keep reading for several options. \nCUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher\, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify. \nWant to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process\, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease note: We take screenshots\, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching\, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register\, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings. \nIf you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops\, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop\, and we will do our best to avoid you. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/kid-talk-teacher-talk-elevating-student-discourse-in-elementary-stem/
LOCATION:TBA
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Important Events,Middle School,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Regents Physics Labs
DESCRIPTION:A 4-day workshop reviewing each of the Regents Physics labs with discussion\, pedagogy\, and tools to help you and your students.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: CUNY City College of NY campus in the North Academic Center building\, located at 137th St. and Amsterdam Ave.\, Manhattan\nDATE & TIME: Tuesday\, July 7 – Friday\, July 10\, 2026\, 9am – 3pm daily.\nLED BY: Asya Shpiro\, Alan Zollner\, and Jason Klein\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 24\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: NY Chemistry Physics teachers\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Physics labs were introduced statewide this past school year\, and we want to help you learn to teach them! This workshop will build on strategies and structures developed from other areas over the past two years\, and applied to the Physics labs. We will 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. \nIn this four-day workshop\, you will engage with each of the labs’ required experiments and activities. In the mornings of lab days\, you will mainly be in “student mode” where you will perform each in a small group\, as per the directions\, with analysis and reporting out. In the afternoon\, we will switch to “teacher mode” and you will discuss topics like how to implement that lab\, when and how to build it into your plan\, troubleshooting that may come up\, differentiation\, local requirements\, and modifications you can make. The 4th day will be focussed on discussions and on developing tools and strategies you can use in your classroom. Expect the following structure: \n\nDay 1 – Lab: Forces and Interactions: Induction Junction – What is your Function? (PE: HS-PS2-5)\nDay 2 – Lab: Energy: Thermal Tales – The Story of Energy and Calorimetry (PE: HS-PS3-4)\nDay 3 – Lab: Energy: Wheels to Watts – Converting Energy and Maximizing Efficiency (PE: HS-PS3-3)\nDay 4 – Practical day: planning your year\, challenges and successes\, discussions on Regents Exams\, OpenSciEd\, and other topics TBD\n\n(The ordering of the days above is tentative\, and subject to change.) \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop to help your students and you make the most of Regents Physics next year! \n \nWORKSHOP LEADER \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. \nJason Klein teaches Regents Physics and AP Physics C at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School in Brooklyn\, and has been a physics educator in NYC public schools for over 25 years. A participant in many STEMteachersNYC courses since 2013\, and a member of its Physics Working Group\, he is excited to be a co-leader for this summer’s Physics Regents Labs workshop. Jason holds a B.S. in Physics and Philosophy from SUNY Binghamton\, and earned a M.A. in Physics at CCNY. \nAlan Zollner has been teaching Regents Physics for 15 years in Westchester County. He is a NYS Master Teacher Emeritus in the Mid-Hudson Region and member of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Prior to teaching high school Alan was a Senior Engineer in Industry with a background in Mechanical Engineering.  He brings a passion for making learning fun\, challenging\, and connected to the real world.  \n \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information\, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies. \nPricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often\, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend\, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation\, please keep reading for several options. \nCUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher\, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify. \nWant to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process\, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! \n\nDiscounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.\nEach summer\, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.\nSpecials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.\nWe partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.\nIf at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\n\nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease note: We take screenshots\, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching\, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register\, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings. \nIf you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops\, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop\, and we will do our best to avoid you. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\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/regents-physics-labs/
LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Regents,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T150000
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CREATED:20260408T152848Z
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SUMMARY:Regents Chemistry Labs
DESCRIPTION:A 4-day workshop reviewing each of the Regents Chemistry labs with discussion\, pedagogy\, and tools to help you and your students.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: CUNY City College of NY campus in the North Academic Center building\, located at 137th St. and Amsterdam Ave.\, Manhattan\nDATE & TIME: Monday\, July 6 – Thursday\, July 9\, 2026\, 9am – 3pm daily.\nLED BY: Sabrina Alkayfee\, Kara Luce\, and Jessica Kim\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 24\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: NY Chemistry Regents teachers\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nThe NYS Regents Chemistry labs were revised and introduced statewide this past school year\, and we want to help you learn to teach them! This workshop will build on strategies and structures developed to explore the new labs in all four subjects over the past two years\, 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. \nIn this four day workshop\, you will engage with each of the labs’ required experiments and activities. In the mornings\, you will mainly be in “student mode” where you will perform each in a small group\, as per the directions\, with analysis and reporting out. In the afternoon\, we will switch to “teacher mode” and you will discuss topics like how to implement that lab\, when and how to build it into your plan\, troubleshooting that may come up\, differentiation\, local requirements\, and modifications you can make. An additional day will be focussed on extra tools you can bring back to your classroom. Expect the following structure: \n\nDay 1 – Lab: Structures and Properties of Matter: The Fast and the Fragrant – Evaporation and Intermolecular Forces (PE: HS-PS1-3)\nDay 2 – Lab: Chemical Reactions: Just a Drop – Properties of Acids and Bases (PE: HS-PS1-11)\nDay 3 – Lab: Properties of Matter: Bend and Stretch – Structure and Function of Designed Materials (PE: HS-PS2-6)\nDay 4 – practical day with hands-on AI tools to help you create cluster questions\, homework sets\, and test prep\, PLUS a make-and-take activity so you can bring a class set of conductivity probes to your classroom.\n\n(The ordering of the lab days above is tentative\, and subject to change.) \nWe welcome all teachers and administrators\, both new and experienced\, to join us for this engaging workshop to help your students and you make the most of Regents Chemistry next year! \nWORKSHOP LEADER(S)\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 imagine 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 is a chemistry teacher at Aviation High School in NYC Public Schools with over a decade of experience and herself a product of NYC public schools. Her work is defined and informed by experience teaching in New York City and South Korea\, and research at Rockefeller University. Currently a candidate in the Stony Brook Education Leadership program\, Jessica brings a data-informed\, student-centered approach to STEM education and teacher development. \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. \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information\, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies. \nPricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often\, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend\, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation\, please keep reading for several options. \nCUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher\, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify. \nWant to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process\, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! In the summers\, we offer Early Bird and Teacher discounts alongside a Full Price ticket meant for those whose school or organization is funding their ticket. In the summer\, we also have full scholarships\, and a Fellowship available. All year\, we announce specials and discounts on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. Additionally\, we partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved\, and if at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org \nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease note: We take screenshots\, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching\, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register\, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings. \nIf you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops\, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop\, and we will do our best to avoid you. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/regents-chemistry-labs/
LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Regents,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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CREATED:20260408T152648Z
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SUMMARY:Learning to Lead
DESCRIPTION:Come with a workshop idea\, collaborate to develop it\, and create a plan incorporating flexible and proven approaches and strategies!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Virtual on Zoom\nDATES & TIMES: Tuesday June 30th – Thursday\, July 2\, 5:00-7:30pm daily.\nLED BY: Chris Resch and Greg Benedis-Grab\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 7.5hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: education professionals interested in developing and leading their own workshops.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nDo you have an idea for a workshop that you want to lead? Do you need some tips as you develop your idea\, or\, not even sure where to start? Do you wonder about what kinds of strategies to employ and best practices to use? Join us this summer to gain experience on how to transform your own classroom joys and expertise into professional learning for your peers! \nChris Resch and Greg Benedis-Grab will lead this workshop\, seasoned STEMteachersNYC leaders who mentor and facilitate this discussion with an annual cohort of aspiring teacher-leaders. They will break down their personal joys and expertise in teaching into pieces – professional learning strategies\, leader moves and new workshop agendas. You’ll discuss these experiences\, practice the moves\, analyze different strategies\, and from there\, you will develop your idea into a plan worthy of implementing! This workshop is a reflective space where ideas and approaches can be considered\, modified and refined to provide a better workshop experience. \nTeachers in the STEMteachersNYC community contribute to working groups and workshops\, and encounter many opportunities to facilitate discussions and grow ideas for their own workshop. Dedicated\, highly experienced leaders\, embedded in the NYC teaching community\, have the opportunity to create real\, relevant change and support the growth of their peers – at your schools and through organizations such as our’s. Teachers interested in continuing the journey may have the opportunity to work closely with us\, potentially to directly observe another workshop in the future and co-lead future workshops alongside a mentor leader. \nWORKSHOP LEADERS\nChris Resch is a Biology and Biotechnology teacher at Montgomery Township High School with 20 years of classroom experience and a long-standing commitment to science education leadership. He serves as a workshop leader for STEMTeachersNYC and is passionate about helping both students and educators grow as learners. Outside the classroom\, Chris enjoys woodworking and spending time with his wife and two children. \nGreg Benedis-Grab is the Director of K-12 Computing and AI Initiatives at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is leading scaleup efforts of research developed curriculum materials and professional learning in STEM\, Computing and AI in districts across the U.S. He is also currently leading the K-12 Nexus for the NSF AI Education Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSAT). Previously\, Greg worked in schools as a teacher and administrator for over 25 years. He has led professional learning sessions in Science\, STEM and CS globally. In 2010 he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science & Mathematics Teaching from Barack Obama. He received a EdD from Teachers College\, Columbia University in Science Education. \n  \nABOUT STEMteachersNYC\nSTEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011\, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers\, by teachers\, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information\, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies. \nPricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often\, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend\, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation\, please keep reading for several options. \nCUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher\, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify. \nWant to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process\, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators. \nAre there discounts available? Often\, yes! In the summers\, we offer Early Bird and Teacher discounts alongside a Full Price ticket meant for those whose school or organization is funding their ticket. In the summer\, we also have full scholarships\, and a Fellowship available. All year\, we announce specials and discounts on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, Bluesky\, and Facebook)\, and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. Additionally\, we partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved\, and if at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket\, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org \nRefunds\, cancellations\, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. \nPlease note: We take screenshots\, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching\, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register\, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings. \nIf you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops\, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop\, and we will do our best to avoid you. \nHave more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies\, or contact us directly: \n\nRegistration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org\nQuestions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org\nAny other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org
URL:https://stemteachersnyc.org/event/learning-to-lead/
LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Summer STEM 2026,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T183000
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CREATED:20260405T154742Z
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SUMMARY:A “Turn-Key” Unit that Connects Climate Data to Daily Life
DESCRIPTION:A short free workshop for middle and high school teachers looking for ready-to-use\, standards-aligned instructional resources!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: virtual on Zoom\nDATE & TIME: Thursday\, May 21\, 2026\, 5 – 6:30pm\nLED BY: Chris Link (full bio below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 1.5 hours\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: 6th – 11th grade teachers who are looking for ready-to-use\, standards-aligned instructional resources.\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nWhen climate patterns shift\, the effects don’t stop at the front door. This session explores what happens when they come inside. \nClimate Variability and Human Health is a free\, turn-key unit for grades 6-8 (with clear pathways to scale up to high school) that helps students investigate how changes in climate patterns lead to flooding\, wildfires\, and increased pests\, and what those events mean for the health of the people inside affected homes. The unit follows Mira\, a middle schooler who notices weather shocks affecting people she loves across the country: flooding in Florida\, tick propagation in Minnesota\, wildfire smoke in Oregon. Through case studies\, data analysis\, and CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) activities\, students trace cause-and-effect relationships from shifting climate patterns to regional weather events to real health impacts\, and explore prevention and mitigation strategies they can act on. \nIn this 90-minute session\, participants experience the Wildfires weather shock as students would: reading the Portland case study\, analyzing EPA and Our World in Data wildfire trend data\, exploring how smoke infiltrates homes\, and constructing a CER response. We then discuss the pedagogical moves behind the sequence and how to facilitate it in your own classroom. \nParticipants leave with the complete unit (free\, immediately via Google Drive)\, a replicable model for case-based climate education\, and concrete strategies for integrating causal reasoning and data analysis into existing science or EE programming at the middle or high school level. \nNo special materials or prior experience required. The session is virtual – please plan to join on a laptop or tablet (strongly preferred over joining on your phone) to easily access the session and materials. \nThis workshop is geared towards middle and high school teachers. We are also offering a similar workshop on indoor air quality geared towards upper elementary teachers on May 14th – Teaching Indoor Indoor Air Quality for Elementary Students. \n  \nWORKSHOP LEADER\nChris Link is a learning design specialist and education consultant with 16 years of experience leading curriculum design\, professional development\, and instructional systems across public school districts\, national nonprofits\, and edtech organizations. He holds a PhD in Education and an MS in Biology\, and has presented at national conferences including NSTA and NAAEE. Chris currently leads Link Consulting Services\, LLC\, where he partners with organizations to translate research into practical\, implementable educational tools. This workshop features instructional resources developed on behalf of Hayward Institute\, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness around the relationship between homes\, home habits\, and health. \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/a-turn-key-unit-that-connects-climate-data-to-daily-life/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Deconstructed Journal Clubs: Decoding Journal Articles w/Inquiry!
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n\n\n\nGet your students reading\, understanding\, discussing\, and enjoying scientific papers\, graphs\, and charts! \n\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Virtual on Zoom\nDATE & TIME: Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\, 10am – 12pm\nLED BY: Kerry Kline (bio below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 2hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Middle/high school teachers\, and college professors in any subject introducing and using journal articles in their classes.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nJoin us for a workshop that introduces a student-centered approach to help students in any subject confidently decipher research and journal articles. To ground our work\, we’ll explore examples from a high school biology class that examine (1) how identity influences who participates in science—and how findings can inform more inclusive classrooms and schools—and (2) how Indigenous land management practices impact conservation outcomes. While these examples anchor the session\, the strategies you’ll learn are flexible and will equip students to read\, analyze\, and engage with articles on any topic. \nThe approach is highly flexible and requires no prior prep for students to begin engaging with journal articles. Use it as a whole-class activity or empower individuals and small groups to lead peer “journal clubs” around topics of interest—whether for curiosity\, research\, or competition. Along the way\, students build scientific literacy as they strengthen their ability to analyze data and figures\, make predictions about study design\, and develop a deeper appreciation for how evidence is used to solve problems and communicate solutions. \nIf you’re working through student research projects\, have curious students who want to read original research\, working on college skills\, or of course running your school’s journal club\, this workshop will help you give students the tools\, confidence\, and strategies to engage deeply with research\, think critically\, and lead discussions around complex scientific ideas. \nTHIS WORKSHOP IS ALSO PART OF A SPRING 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\n2/28 – Socratic Dialog (completed)\n4/26 – From Classroom to Research Lab! Student Peer Review Protocols (completed)\n5/3 – Scientific Communication: Helping Students Tell the Story of Their Research (completed)\n5/16 – Deconstructed Journal Clubs (this workshop)\n\nWORKSHOP LEADER\nKerry Kline is a science educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Over the past decade\, she has designed and facilitated professional learning experiences that support inquiry-based science teaching. She is dedicated to creating collaborative spaces where PK-12 teachers can explore instructional strategies and reflect on their practice as educators. \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/deconstructed-journal-clubs-decoding-journal-articles-w-inquiry-3/
LOCATION:Trinity School\, 139 W 91st Street\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:A Bird Walk in Central Park for Teachers: Witness the Spring Migration!
DESCRIPTION:Join Peter Davenport\, president of the Linnean Society of ornithologists\, for a bird walk around Central Park! No experience necessary!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Within Central Park in Manhattan\, meeting at 103rd and Central Park West at the pedestrian park entrance\nDATE & TIME: Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\, 8:45am – 12:00pm. Walk begins at 9:00am sharp.\nLED BY: Peter Davenport (bio below)\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 3hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Any teacher – you don’t have to be a bird watcher. Peter will guide you through how to look\, use binoculars\, and identify and record species seen.\n\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nCalling all teachers who love birds! 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 spring\, Central Park becomes a global birding hot spot! Thousands of colorful songbirds migrating from the tropics stop in the park each day in September and October 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 behaviors 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 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 LEADERS\nPeter Davenport is a board member and President 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 over a decade. 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. 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/a-bird-walk-in-central-park-for-teachers-witness-the-spring-migration/
LOCATION:Central Park West & West 103rd Street\, Central Park West & West 103rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Elementary School,Featured,High School,Middle School,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T170000
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SUMMARY:Teaching Indoor Air Quality for Elementary Students
DESCRIPTION:A short free workshop for upper elementary teachers looking for ready-to-use\, standards-aligned instructional resources!\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nLOCATION: Virtual on Zoom\nDATE & TIME: Thursday\, May 14th\, 5 – 6:30pm\nLED BY: Chris Link\nCTLE AVAILABLE: 1.5hrs\nTHIS WORKSHOP IS RECOMMENDED FOR: 3rd – 6th grade teachers who are looking for ready-to-use\, standards-aligned instructional resources.\n\n  \nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION\nStudents spend 90% of their time indoors\, yet indoor environments are rarely the focus of elementary environmental education. \nJoin us for a virtual workshop exploring The Great Indoors\, a free\, ready-to-go unit that uses the 5E model and place-based learning to help grades 3–5 students investigate the air quality of their own indoor environments. During the workshop\, you will experience a model lesson from the student perspective\, dig into the unit’s ready-to-use materials\, and discuss strategies for integrating indoor environmental health into existing elementary science instruction. The unit culminates in a design thinking challenge where students apply what they have learned to improve their own indoor environments. \nBy the end of the session\, you will leave with a clear picture of how to implement the unit within limited instructional time\, confidence in teaching indoor environmental health concepts\, and strategies for building student action competence so young learners feel empowered to make real changes at home. You will also leave with immediate access to a complete Google Drive-based resource aligned to NGSS. \nNo prior experience with environmental health content is needed. \nThe session is virtual – please plan to join on a laptop or tablet (strongly preferred over joining on your phone) to easily access the session and materials. \nThis workshop is geared towards upper elementary students. We are also offering a similar workshop on air quality geared towards middle & high school teachers on May 21st – A “Turn-Key” Unit that Connects Climate Data to Daily Life. \n  \nWORKSHOP LEADER\nChris Link is a learning design specialist and education consultant with 16 years of experience leading curriculum design\, professional development\, and instructional systems across public school districts\, national nonprofits\, and edtech organizations. He holds a PhD in Education and an MS in Biology\, and has presented at national conferences including NSTA and NAAEE. Chris currently leads Link Consulting Services\, LLC\, where he partners with organizations to translate research into practical\, implementable educational tools. This workshop features instructional resources developed on behalf of Hayward Institute\, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness around the relationship between homes\, home habits\, and health. \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/teaching-indoor-air-quality-for-elementary-students/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:From Classroom to Research Lab! Student Peer Review Protocols
DESCRIPTION:No more cookbook science labs! Engage your students in real\, student-driven research! Setting up protocols for student peer review.\n\n\nKEY INFORMATION\n\nDate/Time: Sunday\, April 26\, 2026 from 10:00 – 12:00pm\nLocation: Zoom\nWorkshop Leader: Dr. Tracy LaGrassa\nAppropriate for: High School Science teachers.\n2hrs of CTLE credit offered\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. Continuing 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. \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\nPlease consider joining us for the other workshop in this series: \nMarch 22nd\, 2026 \nScientific Communication: Helping Students Tell the Story of their Research \nHow do we convince others of the significance of our research? In this 2hr professional learning workshop we will look at strategies\, scaffolds\, and sample student work to explore how we have students write proposals and drafts\, and engage in peer review; 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. Content will be adapted to the needs and experience of participants. \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. \n\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/from-classroom-to-research-lab-student-peer-review-protocols-2/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T080000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T133000
DTSTAMP:20251031T155443Z
CREATED:20251030T135504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T155443Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T190000
DTSTAMP:20251030T124503Z
CREATED:20251030T124453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T124503Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T120000
DTSTAMP:20250926T142202Z
CREATED:20250926T142149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T142202Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:All Grades,Featured,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000
DTSTAMP:20250923T154130Z
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T120000
DTSTAMP:20250916T144525Z
CREATED:20250916T142715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T144525Z
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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T090000
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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
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T150000
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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
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