STEELS Immersive Experience K-12

Experience the Shift: PA STEELS in Action

From Standards to Student Sense-Making: Experience the Future of Science Teaching and Learning

With full implementation of Pennsylvania’s Integrated STEELS Academic Standards and the revised PSSA Science assessment format beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, now is the time to experience what this shift looks and feels like in practice.

Presenter: Peney Wright

Join fellow K–12 educators and administrators for an immersive, hands-on professional learning experience that puts you in the learner’s seat. Explore the shift from teacher-directed instruction to student-driven sense-making through phenomena-based learning, the Science and Engineering Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.

Discover how these integrated dimensions transform science teaching and learning, engage students in meaningful scientific thinking, and support the instructional shifts reflected in the STEELS Standards.

Walk away ready to take action! Experience practical strategies, classroom-ready practices, and collaborative protocols you can begin using in your classroom, school, or district the very next day.

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

-Recommended prerequisite: Read the National Research Council’s A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012). A free download is available.

What Your Colleagues Are Saying
“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.”

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