NEW! Elementary OpenSciEd Professional Learning for First Released Units

OpenSciEd helps educators move beyond traditional science instruction by offering research-based, student-centered curriculum aligned to how students learn best. Effective implementation requires understanding its instructional routines and principles that support active student sensemaking. This course will explore lesson progressions within a unit and how they reinforce core concepts.

This professional learning experience prepares teachers to use OpenSciEd tools through a deep dive into a grade-level unit, while also building understanding of the program’s long-term goals and alignment with the A Framework for K–12 Science Education and NGSS.

• Grades K-2 on June 9, 2026 (Grade-specific sessions for OpenSciEd Units K.1, 1.1 and 2.1) Registration links:
  • OSE Unit K.1
  • OSE Unit 1.1
  • OSE Unit 2.1
• Grades 3-5 on June 11, 2026 (Grade-specific sessions for OpenSciEd Units 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1)Registration links:
  • OSE Unit 3.1
  • OSE Unit 4.1
  • OSE Unit 5.1
• Where: VAST Center, 1120 33rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404 from 8:30-4 pm.
• Instructors: Maria Hasken-Averkamp for Grades K.1 and 5.1 sessions, Jason Martin-Hiner for Grades 2.1 and 4.1 sessions, and Tracy Jarrett for Grades 1.1 and 3.1 sessions.
• Cost: $75

See Linked OpenSciEd Flyer for further details