STEELS Experience for Elementary Educators

Full implementation of PA’s Integrated STEELS Academic Standards and revised PSSA Science Testing format began school year 2025-2026. In preparation for transitioning, engage in  an immersive experience for the look and feel of the shift in science pedagogy for all administrators and educators. Take away practices and protocols to begin implementing in your classroom or context the next day.

Audience: K-12 STEELS and STEM and Science Educators, Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches,  Paraprofessionals, Substitute Teachers

Minimum of 5 participants, per TIU 11 discretion. Cancellations determined the Wednesday before the week of session.

Please bring a laptop or other device, a notebook and writing utensils.

Recommended Prerequisite: read the National Research Council: A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts and Core Ideas (2012), free download

Here is what your colleagues said:
“In this session I learned how to make science instruction student driven rather than teacher driven, and allow my students to be in control of their learning.”
-Elementary Teacher attendee

“This experience will directly impact how science is taught in the K-12 classrooms in relation to the new STEELS standards.”
-Elementary Teacher attendee