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• Affiliate Event: MSELA Elementary Learning Series: Reviewing and Evaluating High Quality Instructional Resources

  • When
    January 30, 2025
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    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Online

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• Webinar: Understanding and Building STEM Identity

  • When
    February 05, 2025
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    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Online

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  Title: Understanding and Building STEM Identity

  Presenter: Joanie Funderburk

  Description: Do your students hold stereotypical beliefs about who belongs in STEM? In this session, we will work with a free resource to better understand our own STEM identities, then consider how this can inform beliefs about learning. In addition to exploring our own STEM identity, we will consider what research, evidence, and our own experiences tell us about the impact of identity on learning. The session sets the stage for educators to develop a personalized, context-specific plan for acting on these new understandings in ways that support deeper learning for more students.

  Key Takeaway: Attendees will learn how educators’ STEM Identities impact the teaching and learning of STEM, and with intentionality, can be used to support the development of students’ own STEM identities.

  
  

  
  

  Joanie Funderburk  is the Strategic Alliance Director for Texas Instruments’ Educational Technology division. In this role, she advocates for high-quality STEM education by elevating the voices of educators in policy decisions at the state and national level. Joanie has nearly 20 years of experience teaching high school math and 7 years supporting middle and high school math teachers at the district level. She spent 5 years working for national non-profit organizations supporting math professional learning all over the country before settling into her role at TI. Joanie enjoys the chance to share what she’s learned in her 33 years in math education as the co-host of Room to Grow: A Math Podcast. Joanie lives in Colorado with her husband and dog and enjoys visiting Seattle and Austin where her two sons live with their wives.

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• Affiliate Event: PENNSELA Statewide STEELS Admin PLC

  • When
    March 07, 2025
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    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom Online

  

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  PENNSELA Statewide STEELS Admin PLC

  The PENNSELA Statewide STEELS Admin Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a collaborative network designed to support administrators across Pennsylvania in implementing the PA STEELS Standards with fidelity and impact. This PLC provides a space for educational leaders to engage in targeted discussions, share best practices, and develop actionable strategies for fostering three-dimensional, equity-centered science education.

  Through regular meetings, expert-facilitated sessions, and peer learning opportunities, participants will deepen their understanding of the STEELS framework, explore ways to lead systemic change, and build capacity to support educators and students in achieving the vision of the standards. The PLC emphasizes practical solutions, data-informed decision-making, and the development of sustainable leadership practices that prioritize inclusive and effective science teaching and learning statewide.

  This initiative is driven by the Pennsylvania Science Education Leadership Association (PENNSELA), in partnership with key stakeholders, to ensure that all administrators are equipped to champion high-quality science education in their schools and districts.

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• 2025 NSELA Annual Conference

  • When
    March 26, 2025
  • Location
    Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1200 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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  The 2025 NSELA Annual Conference, themed "Inspired by History, Driven by Innovation," is crafted specifically for leaders in science education who are shaping the future of teaching and learning. This one-day, immersive experience invites district and state leaders, instructional coaches, and advocates to engage in a collaborative, high-impact setting. Together, participants will navigate the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities in science education today.

  The conference emphasizes leadership development on cutting-edge topics that will drive educational progress in the years ahead, including climate change education, artificial intelligence, data science and emerging technologies. Each session provides a space for leaders to examine these pivotal issues, consider their implications, and develop actionable strategies for schools and communities.

  With a focus on both historical context and forward-looking innovation, attendees will connect past achievements with future potential, building on a legacy of scientific discovery to drive meaningful change. Participants will leave the summit equipped with insights, strategies, and a network of peers who share their commitment to advancing science education leadership in powerful, lasting ways.

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• Affiliate Event: MSELA Elementary Learning Series: Leveraging Science Leaders for Professional Learning

  • When
    May 21, 2025
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    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Online

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• MSELA Elementary Learning Series: Putting the Pieces together: Planning for Implementation

  • When
    June 04, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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