Teaching Next Generation Science Webinars

At BSCS, we get to work with the most amazing science teachers in America. These teachers are determined to make science class an engaging and meaningful experience for their students. These teachers are eager to trade lectures for three-dimensional lessons, anchored in interesting phenomena and big problems that all students face in the real world. These teachers are committed to next generation science!

Do you want to be one of these teachers? We’re here to support you.  

What could next generation science teaching and learning look like in your classroom? Our free and interactive 1-hour webinars are a great place to start figuring this out together.

Upcoming Webinars 

BSCS offers several free webinars designed to introduce different aspects of next generation science. Each webinar includes insights from our research-driven work + opportunities to collaborate with fellow science teachers. Our team consists of science educators and research scientists with decades of experience and insights to share with you. We invite you to come prepared to participate and learn!

January 22, 2025

• Topic: Classroom Discourse
• Description: Experience how classroom discourse can create productive and safe spaces for elementary students to share their ideas, let those ideas change and grow, and engage with each other as a community of learners.
• Time: 5-6 p.m. (ET) / 2-3 p.m. (PT)

January 30, 2025

• Topic: 5D Classroom Assessment       
• Description: Learn about using student interest and identity to provide meaningful, phenomenon-driven assessment opportunities for students.
• Time: 5-6 p.m. (ET) / 2-3 p.m. (PT)

February 13, 2025

• Topic: Anchored Inquiry Learning         
• Description: Explore how you can use BSCS’s new Anchored Inquiry Learning (AIL) instructional model to develop learning experiences that motivates students with significant, real-world phenomena and problems! Discover how AIL cycles of inquiry and sensemaking culminate in student agency!
• Time: 5-6 p.m. (ET) / 2-3 p.m. (PT)                          

February 18, 2025 

• Topic: Scaffolding Science & Engineering Practices                   
• Description: Explore how to support students in developing their abilities in the science and engineering practices. We’ll examine a learning strategy for analyzing and interpreting data with variations for elementary, middle school, and high school students.
• Time: 5-6 p.m. (ET) / 2-3 p.m. (PT)

February 27, 2025

• Topic: Leading for Equity           
• Description: Learn how anchoring science leadership in equity principles can decrease barriers to effective science teaching and learning for all students. We’ll explore the importance of embedding equity efforts in core leadership tasks, whether in a formal role or as a teacher leader.
• Time: 5-6 p.m. (ET) / 2-3 p.m. (PT)