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

Friday, April 17 at #NSTA Anaheim: the team from BSCS hosts a full (and very busy) day of sessions on HQIM implementation, equitable sensemaking, and instructional leadership.

🍎 🧪 Plan your schedule: bscs.org/april-17

#EduSky #NSTAspring26 #ScienceEd #STEMEd #TeacherPD #HQIM #OpenSciEd

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

🔬 4/16 at #NSTA Anaheim: BSCS hosts powerful sessions on HQIM, OpenSciEd, multilingual learner supports, and leadership for lasting impact.

Strengthen implementation. Deepen sensemaking. Lead boldly.

🍎 🧪 Details: bscs.org/april-16

#EduSky #NSTAspring26 #ScienceEd #STEMEd #TeacherPD #OpenSciEd

Sumter School District OpenSciEd Implementation Case Study Sumter School District offers insights for leaders considering OpenSciEd science curriculum and how thoughtful implementation can empower sustainable change.

What happens when a district stops asking, “What new materials do we need?”
…and starts asking, “How do we need to teach differently?”

Read full case study:
activatelearning.com/sumter-schoo...

#OpenSciEd #STEMEducation #ScienceLeadership #ActivateLearning

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

Calling all science ed leaders & Ts! On 4/15 at #NSTAspring26, BSCS is hosting 3 powerful institutes:
📚️ LI-1 HQIM implementation—real challenges & wins
🐬 PLI-1 Dive into the new elementary #OpenSciEd
✨ PLI-4 Strategies to support multilingual learners in science

🍎 🧪 bscs.org/april-15

#EduSky

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

🍎 🧪 Join PLI-1: Flippers, Phenomena, and a Fully Released Curriculum to explore the new #OpenSciEd curriculum. Experience a Grade 3 unit, see phenomenon-driven learning in action, & discover how purposeful discussion supports science sensemaking.

bscs.org/nsta-2026/#splash

#NSTAspring26 #EduSky

Engaging Science Learning with OpenSciEd in Louisiana Image of Louisiana teachers in professional learning with BSCS Science Learning

Louisiana 8th-grade science teachers — join our research study on HQIM like OpenSciEd and deeper student learning!🍎 🧪

💰 Earn up to $3,000
📚 Professional learning + kits

Apply by Feb 28, 2026: bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #ScienceEducation #LouisianaTeachers #OpenSciEd

How to Support Vocabulary Building without Killing the Sensemaking - OpenSciEd

This #OpenSciEd video introduces a practical strategy for tiering vocabulary and identifying when terms are earned, encountered, or reinforced. A helpful resource for supporting multilingual learners while keeping student thinking at the center.

Watch:
openscied.org/on-demand-hu...

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👋 Teaching OpenSciEd middle school units this year? Join NSTA for in-person, 2-day unit workshops this February in MA. Collaborate, reflect, and deepen student sensemaking. 👉 bit.ly/4qk5oxT #NSTA #OpenSciEd #ScienceEducation

Louisiana 8th grade science teachers! 🍎 🧪

Join the ESLO project to take part in research on how high-quality instructional materials impact student learning, while growing professionally.

👉 Learn more and apply: bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #ScienceEducation #HQIM #OpenSciEd

For #OpenSciEd folks, any advice on supporting students out for extended periods? It's great when a kid is only gone a day or two since it spirals so much, but gets tough when kids are gone a week+ with all the discussion and collaboration.

Attending #NSTAFall25 & want to learn how to support HQIM implementation & customization? Come hangout w/ Molly Leifeld from Saint Paul Public Schools & I @ 3:40 PM in 101D.

We’ll be sharing lessons from our 5-year collaboration AND sharing 20 FREE customized, MN standards-aligned #OpenSciEd units!

Student talk isn’t noise—it’s learning in motion. 💬
See how #OpenSciEd helps students move from guessing answers to figuring things out together.

🎥 Watch now → www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6qL...

#OpenSciEd #ScienceEducation #NGSS #ActivateLearning #EduSky

Louisiana 8th-grade science teachers—partner with BSCS Science Learning!

Join a study on how OpenSciEd & other curricula support student learning.
💰 $2K+
📚 PD included

🍎 🧪 Learn more: bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #ScienceEducation #HQIM #OpenSciEd

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

Louisiana Ts attending LATM/LSTA 2025: make sure you catch BSCS’s Abe Lo, who is sharing insights about our Engaging Science Learning with OpenSciEd (ESLO) project.

ESLO is focused on transforming MS science in high-need schools.

👉 bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #OpenSciEd #LouisianaTeachers 🍎 🧪

OpenSciEd K-12 | Activate Learning A unified OpenSciEd K-12 science education approach that provides cohesive and high-quality science instruction across all grade levels.

Science starts early — and with the right support, it thrives.
@OpenSciEd Elementary is now available through Activate Learning 🧪

Hands-on, inquiry-based science for K–5.
activatelearning.com/openscied-k-...

#STEM #K5Science #ScienceEducation #OpenSciEd #ActivateLearning #NGSS

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

Louisiana 8th grade science teachers! We want to partner w/ you!

We’re studying how HQIM like OpenSciEd impact student learning & need:
-Ts using #OpenSciEd thru 2026–27
-Ts using other curricula (not OpenSciEd) thru 2026–27

💵 $2,000+ compensation
📚 PL support included

👉 bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky 🍎🧪

Ms. Wurl's students explore each component of the bathroom bomb to determine which combination of these components makes a chemical reaction. #BeEvergreen #CMSsuccess #OpenSciEd #skyedu #teach @openscied.bsky.social

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

Louisiana Ts! Headed to the 2025 LATM/LSTA Joint Conference in Baton Rouge this Nov? 🍎 🧪

Don’t miss BSCS’s Abe Lo sharing insights on our ESLO project, focused on transforming MS science in high-need schools. 🧪

Come connect & see how our work empowers Ts + Ss.

👉 bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #OpenSciEd

Image of Louisiana teachers at an ESLO professional learning session with BSCS Science Learning.

📣 Louisiana 8th grade science teachers—this opportunity is for you!

Join the ESLO project → connect with a statewide PL community, earn a $2K stipend, get #OpenSciEd kits and resources.

👉 Learn more and apply here: bscs.org/eslo

#EduSky #ScienceEd #Louisiana 🍎🧪

Ms. Wurl uses talking stems to get students talking about science! #BeEvergreen ##CMSsuccess #OpenSciEd

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

🚨 Deadline alert: Register by Sept 1! 🚨

This October, BSCS is hosting the inaugural Leadership Institute for #OpenSciEd Elementary in Colorado Springs—designed for district leaders ready to elevate K–5 science.

Spots are filling fast! 👉 bscs.org/leadership-institutes

#EduSky #SciEd 🍎🧪

NSTA Conference Minneapolis 2025 Image of Minneapolis cityscape

Mark your calendars! We’re headed to #NSTAFall25 in Minneapolis (Nov 12–15)! Join BSCS for immersive workshops and institutes on #OpenSciEd Elementary, Anchored Inquiry Learning, high-quality materials, localized climate science, and so much more.

🍎 🧪 bscs.org/nsta-2025

#EduSky #SciEd #STEM

OpenSciEd Middle School - Activate Learning As a certified OpenSciEd distributor we provide the science kits, digital platform, notebooks, and professional learning to make OpenSciEd successful!

#OpenSciEd Middle School starts here.

📦 Kits ✅
📘 Curriculum ✅
🧑‍🏫 PD ✅
💻 Digital tools ✅

Activate Learning’s certified edition earned an All-Green rating from #EdReports and supports student-led, NGSS aligned real-world investigations.

Learn more: activatelearning.com/middle-schoo...

Leadership Institutes for OpenSciEd Elementary October 14-17, 2025 Colorado Springs, Colorado Grade Bands: K-2 and 3-5 BSCS Science Learning logo with spiral OpenSciEd logo Image: Group of teachers at an OpenSciEd Elementary professional learning institute

⏳ Don't wait! Save 20% if you register by Aug. 15!

Our Leadership Institute for #OpenSciEd Elementary (Oct. 14–17) is an immersive PL experience for science leaders, coaches, & specialists ready to spark real change in their districts. 🍎🧪

Sign up now → bscs.org/leadership-institutes

#EduSky

Are you a science leader ready to support OpenSciEd Elementary in your school or district? Join us in Colorado Springs this fall for a transformative professional learning experience designed to help you lead with clarity and confidence.

bscs.org/leadership-institutes

🍎 🧪 #EduSky #OpenSciEd

Why does science stick?

Because it feels real. Relevant. Local.
Phenomena-based learning = anchored curiosity.

That’s how we design.

🔗 www.activatelearning.com

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BetterLesson and PASCO Scientific Join Forces to Enhance Science Education and Professional Learning BetterLesson has collaborated with PASCO Scientific to improve science education through OpenSciEd and comprehensive professional learning resources for K-12 teachers.

BetterLesson and PASCO Scientific Join Forces to Enhance Science Education and Professional Learning #USA #Cambridge #OpenSciEd #BetterLesson #PASCO_Scientific

OpenSciEd K-12 | Activate Learning A unified OpenSciEd K-12 science education approach that provides cohesive and high-quality science instruction across all grade levels.

Implementing new curriculum? You don’t have to go it alone.
Our full K–12 OpenSciEd package comes with planning tools, print + kits, pro learning & NGSS alignment.

We’re with you every step. 🧪💻

Learn More: activatelearning.com/openscied-k-...

#OpenSciEd #NGSS #STEM #ScienceEd #ActivateLearning

Activate Learning Virtual Investigations Activate Learning Virtual Investigations™ bring interactive virtual science labs to life anytime, anywhere. Built for the OpenSciEd Middle School curriculum.

Need a flexible way to reinforce hands-on science?
Virtual Investigations = the perfect blend of tech + teaching.

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