Explore how districts and regional offices are coordinating cross-grade PD to strengthen student science practices and data skills. Learn transformative leadership strategies that connect middle and high school teaching while maximizing PD impact for teachers and students.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will leave with actionable leadership strategies based on district case studies, student work, and impact data, showing how coordinated, equitable PD across grade bands enhances students’ data and science reasoning skills and test scores.

SPEAKERS:
Kristin Hunter-Thomson, Matthew Christiansen

See how leaders can scale English Language Learner support in science through a train-the-trainer approach. Learn how coaching systems and AI (as a multiplier) help leaders build capacity, extend impact, and provide intentional instructional guidance across schools.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will leave confident in their ability to better support the science teachers they lead. They will gain three practical tools—rooted in a train-the-trainer model and strengthened by AI—that can be put to use immediately to improve instruction for multilingual learners.

SPEAKERS:
Matthew Christiansen