Events
Science education is a constantly changing field. FOSS professional development opportunities help educators stay on top of the latest topics, techniques, and technology affecting today’s science instruction.
Our FOSS team is here to guide you and transform science classes by providing unmatched support for educators. Learn more about the learning opportunities FOSS has to offer and register today!
Elevate Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom Community of Practice
Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users
Earn continuing education credits by elevating writing in the science classroom with the FOSS Science Curriculum. Learn how to get started with science notebooks, build connections to writing across domains, and elevate student sense-making with next-step strategies.
This course includes a total of ten hours of continuing education credits, registration for all four sessions, materials (sent to you), and a continuing education certificate.
This Community of Practice sessions include these four webinar topics and meets each date blow at: 3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST
- March 13th – 1.5 hours focusing on active investigation and notebook foundations
- March 27th – 1.5 hours focusing on making sense of data and language development
- April 10th – 1.5 hours focusing on assessment and next-step strategies
- May 1st – 1.5 hours focusing synthesizing student thinking
If you have additional questions about this Community of Practice Webinar Sessions for Elevating Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom, please contact Rene Baker at Rene.Baker@schoolspecialty.com.
New to FOSS Community of Practice
Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users
Earn continuing education credits and dive into getting started with the FOSS Science Curriculum! In this community of practice, you will learn how to get started with FOSS, practice tips and tricks, learn how to navigate your resources, and get your classroom up and running.
This course includes a total of ten hours of continuing education credits, registration for all four sessions, materials (sent to you), and a continuing education certificate.
This Community of Practice sessions include these four webinar topics and meets each date blow at: 3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST
- March 12th – 2 hours focusing on active investigation, teacher resources, and preparing to teach
- March 26th – 1.5 hours focusing on science notebooks and embedding writing in science
- April 9th – 1.5 hours focusing on sense-making and embedding speaking and listening in science
- April 30th – 1.5 hours focusing on formative embedded assessment
If you have additional questions about this Community of Practice Webinar Sessions for New to FOSS Community of Practice, please contact Rene Baker at Rene.Baker@schoolspecialty.com.
ThinkLink Webinar: FOSSmap Digital Assessment System
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of FOSSmap assessment features to help support assessment and student progress monitoring in the grades 3-8 FOSS classroom.
Agenda includes:
- Introduction – What is FOSSmap?
- Reporting – How can it help me monitor student progress?
- Assigning – How do I assign assessments to my students?
- Student Experience – How do students take the assessment?
- Coding/Code Submission – How do I score students?
- Q&A and Support – Where to go for help?
Please check back soon for additional webinar dates and times. If you need immediate help, please feel free to contact us today.
ThinkLink Support: Tips & Tricks
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of ThinkLink features to help support successful implementation in the classroom.
Agenda includes:
- Options for monitoring student progress. Includes student status, viewing a student’s assignment, and using the Login report
- Creating & managing assignments. Includes customizing assignment settings, sharing Learning Objects, and re-assigning vs student attempts
- Coding open response questions
- Utilizing reports to interpret student results
- Using the Knowledge Center
Please check back soon for additional webinar dates and times. If you need immediate help, please feel free to contact us today.
Past Events
Watch recorded video of our past webinars.
ThinkLink Support: Onboarding and Back to School Refresher
Online Webinar
This FREE webinar is for teachers and administrators who are new to ThinkLink, or would like a review of navigation and frequently used features.
Please contact us at thinklinksupport@schoolspecialty.com to request your personalized ThinkLink Support webinar for your district.
Science and Literacy Integration: The Science Classroom Meets the Science of Reading
For PreK through elementary teachers, school leaders, and district leaders
Learn how using rich, inquiry-based learning will not only build science knowledge but also show the skills needed to increase language comprehension. We build on principles from the language comprehension side of Scarborough’s Reading Rope as we introduce, explore, and make sense of science concepts in today’s classroom.