Planning for Success with the NGSS
Want to get the most out of your Amplify or Skyline units?
About the workshop
This full-day workshop is designed specifically for educators who work with Amplify or Skyline Science curricula. The goal is to support teachers to better understand how and why the Amplify/Skyline curriculum is organized the way it is so they can more easily and effectively implement it in their classrooms. Through this workshop, educators will:
- Understand the essential elements to consider when planning a unit in their curriculum
- Leave with increased confidence and awareness of key curricular resources to plan for successful implementation in the classroom.
- Uncover the ways that their curriculum productively supports students' sensemaking about phenomena.
- Develop a deeper understanding of how the NGSS supports teaching and learning with their curriculum.
Designed to work alongside other Skyline Professional Learning offerings, this workshop will truly help teachers plan for success to address the NGSS!
Registration
Build upon and apply your knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards to maximize the potential of your curriculum. Registration is only open to educators who have previously completed our two-day “Foundations of NGSS” workshop.
- Upcoming session: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 pm [plus required 1-hour virtual launch in early August]
- Location: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
- Cost: $250 per teacher*
- Free for Priority Schools defined as Title I eligible schools or schools where at least 70% of students are Black or Hispanic or Latino.
Registration will open roughly 3 months prior to the workshop.
Program details: Planning for Success with the NGSS
- Designed for K – 8 science teachers, curriculum specialists and administrators
- Full-day, in-person workshop + 1 hour async module
- Open to all who have previously taken Foundations of NGSS (required)Foundations of NGSS
- Specifically for those using Amplify or Skyline Science curricula
- Work with an actual unit you’ll be using in the classroom
- Continuing Education hours provided for Illinois educators
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