Full-day workshop presented by NSTA and BSCS Science Learning. This immersive session explores specific approaches using lesson examples and video footage to see how intentional strategies and routines promote language and science understanding. Participants will learn how high-quality science curricula foster opportunities for multilingual learners to interact with the classroom community to share their ideas, deepen their ability to engage in science, and make sense of the natural world. Key takeaways include: how intentional instructional design supports multilingual learners, strategies that promote language-rich collaborative science classrooms, and real-world video examples and specific strategies from classrooms. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

Set sail on a journey through the newly released full elementary OpenSciEd curriculum--where manatees glide, dolphins echolocate, and young learners tackle real-world phenomena with brilliance and curiosity. In this session, we'll dive into an instructional approach that supports all students in making sense of complex science ideas through coherent, phenomenon-driven storylines. Participants will experience a taste of a third-grade unit to figure out why living things live where they do --connecting you to the why and the how of 3-dimensional science teaching. Along the way, we'll explore key features of the curriculum through classroom video and surface how classroom agreements can foster inclusive and collaborative environments. We'll also unpack how purposeful classroom discussion helps students make sense of science, not just memorize it. Come ready to explore, reflect, and imagine what's possible when high-quality materials meet the brilliance of elementary learners. Limited space available.

Full-Day Workshop: Our work with educators demonstrates that compassion can be a powerful resource for maintaining hope, connecting with purpose, and sparking joy, even in difficult times. We invite you to join this workshop to develop perspectives and learn practices for mindfulness, kindness, and compassion for self and others that support emotional regulation and overall well-being. You will also engage in activities and practices to integrate compassion into your classroom and everyday life. Anchored in teaching about climate change, this workshop is relevant to any educator who has experienced uncertainty, overwhelm, or stress. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE. Time: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM.