Web Seminar Series

Curious about OpenSciEd? Whether you are just starting or exploring how it could fit into your district’s vision, this four-part webinar series, scheduled on October 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2025, offers the perfect on-ramp. Designed for educators, instructional leaders, and curriculum decision-makers, this series provides a comprehensive introduction to OpenSciEd’s approach and the powerful shifts it brings to science instruction.

Through this series, you’ll explore how OpenSciEd is improving science education by promoting learning for all, deepening student understanding, and supporting teachers with high-quality materials and professional learning—all built around real-world phenomena and sensemaking.

Each session builds on the last, giving you a clear understanding of what makes OpenSciEd different, how it supports educators and students, and what successful implementation looks like at the classroom and system levels.

Web Seminar Topics:

Web Seminar 1: What Is OpenSciEd and Why It Matters

• What’s different? Understand the need for instructional shifts in science education
• Discover the design principles and instructional model behind OpenSciEd
• Explore OpenSciEd pedagogy and instructional supports

Web Seminar 2: Transforming Science Education Through Three-Dimensional, Phenomena-Driven Instructional Materials

• Learn how OpenSciEd materials support three-dimensional learning
• Understand how students investigate and explain real-world phenomena using OpenSciEd’s 5 instructional routines
• Navigating the OpenSciEd materials

Web Seminar 3: Instructional Materials That Support Learning for All

• Explore how OpenSciEd is designed to meet the needs of all students, including multilingual learners and students with diverse learning needs
• Discover embedded teacher supports and strategies for inclusive instruction
• Learn how the materials promote engagement and opportunity for all

Web Seminar 4: Impact in Action: Results, Reflections, and Next Steps

• Review evidence of student learning and teacher growth
• Hear implementation stories from real classrooms and districts
• Get guidance on planning your next steps with OpenSciEd

Who Should Attend:

• Science educators
• Instructional coaches and science leads
• District and school leaders
• Curriculum adoption committees

Program dates and times:

The four live web seminars are scheduled on Wednesdays, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Eastern time.  Specific program dates are below:

• October 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2025.

During the topic study participants have access to:

• Digital resources and all NSTA online community tools (My Library, My Profile, Community Forums)
• All archive versions of the webinars to watch on-demand.

Program certificates:

 Participants will receive a certificate from NSTA after each live webinar for attending the live program AND completing the post-program survey. No certificates will be awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

Groups of teachers:

Science Leaders Can Sponsor Groups of Educators!  Are you a state, district, or school leader working to enhance your teachers' professional learning?  Please consider sponsoring a cohort of teachers to participate in the web seminar series OpenSciEd Exploration: A Four-Part Introduction to Transforming Science Teaching and Learning!  

Cost to groups:

• $1,500 flat fee per cohort of 25 participants, regardless of their NSTA membership status. Additional participants (beyond 25) will be charged $60 per person.

If you are interested in sponsoring a group of at least 25 individuals, please contact Flavio Mendez via email ([email protected]) for a quote.

Send your questions about the program to ([email protected]).

Final note: The rates below are for individual registration only and include all four web seminars in the series.