BSCS Science Learning

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BSCS is a nonprofit on a mission to transform science teaching and learning. We pursue our mission by translating research into powerful programs for science students, teachers, and leaders across the country. Check us out at bscs.org

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Open Enrollment Teacher Institutes for BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life July 27-28, November 9, January 11, March 8 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes
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BSCS Storylines Writing Institute bscs.org/swi
bscs.org/nsta-2026 BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Saturday, April 18 Evaluating Health Risks: Opportunities for Student Learning and Action NSTA National Conference on Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18
bscs.org/nsta-2026 BSCS Science Learning with spiral logo Empowering Changemakers: Urban Biodiversity Initiative for Teachers and Youth Enhancing Multilingual Learners' Language Use for Scientific Sensemaking Shared Vision: What does equitable teaching and learning look like in a student-centered classroom? Select and Plan for Use of K-12 HQIM: Equity by Design Use and Scale Up of HQIM across the K-12 System: Ensuring Equity Classroom Discussions: Supporting Students to Share and Discuss Ideas Leadership Matters; Strategic Partnering to Support Implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials Math as a Tool for Science Sensemaking Sustained and Effective Use of HQIM across the K-12 System: Making it Stick NSTA National Conference on Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18
BSCS Storylines Writing Institute bscs.org/swi
bscs.org/nsta-2026 BSCS Science Learning logo Thursday, April 16 Using Societal Challenges as Phenomena in 3D Units to Develop Agency Supporting Leaders: Furthering NGSS implementation using High Quality Instructional Materials Across Multiple Contexts Lay the Foundation for K-12 HQIM: Be a Champion for Equity Customization of HQIM: How can we strengthen instructional materials for our local context? OpenSciEd Assessments: Supporting Students, Teachers, and Classroom Community NSTA National Conference for Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18
Image of waves crashing onto rocks with an overcast, cloudy sky Assessment Study Opportunity for Middle School Science Teachers BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/study
bscs.org/nsta-2026 BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Wednesday, April 15 LI-1: Real Stories, Real Promise: HQIM Implementation Challenges and Wins PLI-1: Flippers, Phenomena, and a Fully Released Curriculum: Making a Splash in Elementary Science PLI-4: Supporting Multilingual Learners in Science: Ensuring All Are Part of the Sensemaking Community NSTA National Conference on Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18
Teacher Institutes for BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life March 17 & 24 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes Image of a coyote Unit 4: Biodiversity and Humans
National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine Consensus Study Report Data and Computing in K-12 Education: Foundational Competences Image of young students on laptops in a classroom.
Spring 2026 Conferences AERA - NSTA - NARST BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Blue triangles in the background
NSTA National Conference on Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18 Professional Learning Institutes Image of an NSTA institute with attendees listening to a speaker 4: Supporting Multilingual Learners in Science: Ensuring All Are Part of the Sensemaking Community Preconference, Wednesday, April 15, 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Register today www.nsta.org/anaheim26
NSTA National Conference on Science Education Anaheim26 April 15-18 Professional Learning Institutes 1: Flippers, Phenomena, and a Fully Release Curriculum: Making a Splash in Elementary Science In partnership with BSCS Science Learning Image of two teachers at an NSTA session Preconference, Wednesday, April 15, 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Register today www.nsta.org/anaheim26
Engaging Science Learning with OpenSciEd in Louisiana Image of Louisiana teachers in professional learning with BSCS Science Learning
Attention Middle School Science Teachers BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral
Attention Education Leaders! NSTA Leaders Institute 26 Real Stories, Real Promise: HQIM Implementation Challenges and Wins Anaheim, April 15 Join fellow administrators for a day of empowering strategies, connection, and inspiration through focused leader-centric professional learning. Preconference, Wednesday, April 15, 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Darwin Day 2026 Science, Art, Communication Artwork by Mallery Quetawki, Zuni Pueblo "DNA-All My Relations" Instagram: @M.Quetawki.Art Image: A stylized painting shows a spiraling strand of orange bead-like forms resembling DNA, each bead decorated with symbolic images of animals, arrows, geometric patterns, and natural motifs. The strand curves across a black background intersected by turquoise lines, while a bold red-and-yellow sunburst and white zigzag shapes frame parts of the composition, blending science imagery with Indigenous-inspired symbolism.
BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral International Day of Women and Girls in Science February 11, 2026 Silhouettes of women and girls in different colors
Teacher Institutes for BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life March 10 March 17 & 24 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes Image of a coyote Unit 4: Biodiversity and Humans
NARST A global organization for improving science education through research Image of the Seattle cityscape
AERA American Educational Association 2026 Annual Meeting Los Angeles, California April 8-12, 2026 #AERA2026 Drawing of two birds Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures Constructing a New Vision for Education Research
MLK DAY Martin Luther King Jr. Drawing of Martin Luther King Jr.
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BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life January 13 January 20 & 27 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes
FieldScope December 2025 Newsletter
Giving Tuesday Image of a teacher with her students in the woods.
Save the Date! December 2, 2025 Did you know your Giving Tuesday donation on ColoradoGivesDay.org counts for Colorado Gives Day? BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral
NSTA Conference Minneapolis 2025 Image of the city of Minneapolis BSCS Science Learning logo in white with spiral
Annual Report 2024 BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Image of BSCS professional learning institute
LATM/LSTA Joint Conference Igniting Curiosity The Power Of Math & Science November 6-7, 2025 Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, LA BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/eslo
Anchored Inquiry Learning: Designing Meaningful Instruction to Explore Phenomena and Problems Presenter: Cynthia Gay Image of Cynthia Gay BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral
Using Societal Challenges as Phenomena in Three-Dimensional Units to Develop Student Agency Presenter: Cynthia Gay Image of Cynthia Gay BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral
Image of Minneapolis buildings NSTA Minneapolis 25 November 12-15 Evaluating Health Risks: Opportunities for Student Learning and Action OpenSciEd Assessments: Supporting Students, Teachers and the Classroom Community in Making Sense of Science Choosing Phenomena to Customize Standards-Based Assessments that Connect to Students’ Interests and Community Priorities BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/november-15
Image of Minneapolis buildings NSTA Minneapolis 25 November 12-15 Embedding Literacy Supports in 3D Units for Equitable Sensemaking and Learning Local Learning Matters: Using Relevant Phenomena and Solutions to Localize Climate Change Learning Not a Side Dish: How Can We Embed Equity Efforts Within Science Leadership Roles? Leadership for Implementation of HQIM: How Can We Support Implementation of HQIM from Launch Through Sustainability? OpenSciEd Elementary Classroom Discussions: Supporting students to share and discuss their ideas with the classroom community Leadership for Equity: How Can We Support Equity in Educational Systems? Why Is the Amount of Wild Rice Changing? A Local Climate Change Storyline Unit for Minnesota Students The OpenSciEd Elementary Design: Fitting student-centered science instruction into the varied schedules of K-5 classrooms Tools for Leadership: How Can We Achieve the Promise of High-Quality Instructional Materials for All Students? Using Student Interest and Identity to Design Meaningful, Phenomenon-driven Assessment Opportunities for Students BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/november-14
Coming in November BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life Registration-based Teacher Institute Cindy Gay, Senior Science Educator, BSCS Biology co-Lead and Professional Learning Lead BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Image of Cindy Gay bscs.org/bio-institutes
Boston Learning Forward 2025 Annual Conference Dec. 7-10, 2025
Image of Minneapolis buildings NSTA Minneapolis 25 November 12-15 November 13 Shared Vision: What Does Teaching and Learning Look Like in a Student-centered Classroom? Supporting Schools and Districts: Furthering NGSS Implementation using High-Quality Instructional Materials Across Multiple Contexts Leading Change: How can we support teachers and leaders in making the shifts required for next generation science? Classroom Agreements to Support Sensemaking: OpenSciEd Elementary Using participatory science to engaging in storytelling, sensemaking, and data visualization with FieldScope Evaluation and Selection: How Can We Get HQIM into the Hands of Teachers Prepared to Use Them? Customization of HQIM: How can we strengthen instructional materials for our local context? ELA & Math: Tools for Science Sensemaking in K-5 Classrooms BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/november-13
BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Southern University logo Now Recruiting 8th Grade Teachers in Louisiana Engaging Science Learning with OpenSciEd (ESLO) in Louisiana Learn more and apply today: bscs.org/eslo OpenSciEd logo Image of teachers in professional learning
Image of Minneapolis buildings NSTA Minneapolis November 12-15 November 12 PLI-1: Igniting Curiosity and Wonder: OpenSciEd Elementary (K-5) LI-1: Leadership for the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/november-12
Opportunity for Rural Middle School Science and STEM Teachers Build it Green (BIG) An Interactive Storyline Unit for Energy Literacy bscs.org/big
LATM/LSTA Join Conference Igniting Curiosity, The Power of Math & Science November 6-7, 2025 Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, LA BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral bscs.org/eslo
Registration-based Teacher Institutes for BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life November 10 November 17 & 19 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes Unit 2: Genetic and Environmental Risk for Disease Image of high school students running with each other
Anchored Inquiry Learning: Designing Meaningful Instruction to Explore Phenomena and Problems Presenter: Cynthia Gay BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Image of Cynthia Gay
Image of Louisiana teachers at an ESLO professional learning session with BSCS Science Learning.
Using Societal Challenges as Phenomena in Three-Dimensional Units to Develop Student Agency Presenter: Cynthia Gay BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral Image of Cynthia Gay
Opportunity for Rural Middle School Science and STEM Teachers Build It Green An Interactive Storyline Unit for Energy Literacy bscs.org/big
Fulbright Specialist Award Dr. Sherry Hsi, Principal Scientist Image of Sherry Hsi Image of the University of Copenhagen with the Danish flag BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral
Leadership Institutes for OpenSciEd Elementary October 14-17, 2025 Colorado Springs, Colorado Grade Bands: K-2 and 3-5 Register by September 1 bscs.org/leadership-institutes Image of OpenSciEd Elementary professional learning BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral OpenSciEd logo