Past Teacher Professional Development Offerings

The workshops listed on this page have already occurred, but may be offered again in the future. Sign up for our K-12 Newsletter to be the first to know when we announce new professional development offerings.

Virtual Program
The Science of Hurricanes, Earth’s Most Powerful Storms

Learn the basic science behind the formation, growth, and lifecycle of hurricanes from a researcher at NSF NCAR, hosted by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), May 7, 2026 at 5:00PM MT.

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Virtual Workshop
Rising Heat: An Engaging Phenomenon

Learn how to use our shared experience of living in a warming world to inspire student investigations and actions. Apr 30, 2026 at 4:00PM MT.

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Virtual Workshop
Innovations in Road Weather Science

Learn the fascinating science behind road weather safety at NSF NCAR, hosted by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA).

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Virtual Workshop
Unlocking the Treasure Chest: Pro Tips for Using SciEd Resources More Effectively

Explore our free, NGSS aligned resources as we share teaching strategies and learning sequences to help elicit wonder.

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Virtual Workshop
Climate Solutions & Climate Actions for Secondary Classrooms

We’ll navigate how to teach climate science to middle and high school students and hear from veteran teachers about climate actions that work. Free!

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Virtual Workshop
Teaching with SkySci For Kids

Take a tour of our website designed especially to help kids ages 5-10 learn about weather, climate, and what's up in the sky. Free!

Students in a classroom who are excited by what is going on.

Virtual Workshop
Climate Science: It’s Elementary!

Bring climate science to your elementary classroom with standards-aligned lesson plans. Free!

Four teachers sitting around a table are recording data about an experiment with a lamp shining on two bottles filled partially with sand and water. Thermometers are inserted in each bottle.

Virtual Workshop
Climate Science for the Middle Grades

Explore the essential elements of climate literacy at the middle school level. Free!

A sign on a wall reads "If you could invent anything to address climate change what would it be?" There are cards hanging around the sign that have ideas for climate solutions written on them.

Virtual Workshop
Focusing on Climate Solutions

Learn about mitigation and adaptation strategies for addressing climate change in ways that make sense to secondary students. Free!

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In-Person Workshop
Climate Science Everywhere

Learn the best ways to incorporate climate science into lessons you already teach in your elementary classroom. Bring an idea or topic and we’ll help you develop it into a lesson plan! $30 fee.

In-Person Workshop
Teaching Climate Science and Solutions

Climate change discussions don’t have to be scary! Together, we’ll navigate how to teach climate science to middle and high school students. $30 fee.

Past Teacher Professional Development Offerings

Virtual Program The Science of Hurricanes, Earth’s Most Powerful Storms

Virtual Workshop Rising Heat: An Engaging Phenomenon

Virtual Workshop Innovations in Road Weather Science

Virtual Workshop Unlocking the Treasure Chest: Pro Tips for Using SciEd Resources More Effectively

Virtual Workshop Climate Solutions & Climate Actions for Secondary Classrooms

Virtual Workshop Teaching with SkySci For Kids

Virtual Workshop Climate Science: It’s Elementary!

Virtual Workshop Climate Science for the Middle Grades

Virtual Workshop Focusing on Climate Solutions

In-Person Workshop Climate Science Everywhere

In-Person Workshop Teaching Climate Science and Solutions

Virtual Program
The Science of Hurricanes, Earth’s Most Powerful Storms

Virtual Workshop
Rising Heat: An Engaging Phenomenon

Virtual Workshop
Innovations in Road Weather Science

Virtual Workshop
Unlocking the Treasure Chest: Pro Tips for Using SciEd Resources More Effectively

Virtual Workshop
Climate Solutions & Climate Actions for Secondary Classrooms

Virtual Workshop
Teaching with SkySci For Kids

Virtual Workshop
Climate Science: It’s Elementary!

Virtual Workshop
Climate Science for the Middle Grades

Virtual Workshop
Focusing on Climate Solutions

In-Person Workshop
Climate Science Everywhere

In-Person Workshop
Teaching Climate Science and Solutions