Events
Science education is a constantly changing field. FOSS professional development opportunities help educators stay on top of the latest topics, techniques, and technology affecting today’s science instruction.
Our FOSS team is here to guide you and transform science classes by providing unmatched support for educators. Learn more about the learning opportunities FOSS has to offer and register today!
Past Events
Watch recorded video of our past webinars.
Science and Literacy Integration: The Science Classroom Meets the Science of Reading
For PreK through elementary teachers, school leaders, and district leaders
Learn how using rich, inquiry-based learning will not only build science knowledge but also show the skills needed to increase language comprehension. We build on principles from the language comprehension side of Scarborough’s Reading Rope as we introduce, explore, and make sense of science concepts in today’s classroom.
Sensemaking and Elementary Science: That Just Makes Sense!
For PreK-5 teachers, curriculum specialists and coordinators, school leaders, and district leaders
A critical component of any science lesson is the opportunity for students to make sense of their experiences and connect back to the critical knowledge and standards of learning. How do we make the TIME for this to happen? We purposefully plan and implement it as part of the lesson cycle. Join us as we learn more about this meaningful and engaging process called sensemaking.
ThinkLink Webinar: Onboarding and Back to School Refresher for Rostered Districts
Online Webinar
This FREE webinar is for rostered districts that would like a walk-through on the ThinkLink platform about onboarding and a back to school refresher.
Please contact us at thinklinksupport@schoolspecialty.com with further questions or additional support.
ThinkLink Webinar: Onboarding and Back to School Refresher for Manual Rostered Districts
Online Webinar
This FREE webinar is for manual rostered districts that would like a walk-through on the ThinkLink platform about onboarding and a back to school refresher.
Please contact us at thinklinksupport@schoolspecialty.com with further questions or additional support.
ThinkLink Webinar: FOSSmap Digital Assessment System
Online Webinar
This FREE webinar provides a walk-through of FOSSmap assessment features to help support assessment and student progress monitoring in the grades 3-8 FOSS classroom.
Please contact us at thinklinksupport@schoolspecialty.com with further questions or additional support.
ThinkLink Support: Tips & Tricks
Online Webinar
This FREE webinar provides a walk-through of ThinkLink features to help support successful implementation in the classroom.
Please contact us at thinklinksupport@schoolspecialty.com with further questions or additional support.
Future Events
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FOSS Science Notebooks Community of Practice – Fall 2025
Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users
Join our Professional Learning Team to earn continuing education credits and support literacy by elevating writing in the science classroom with the FOSS Science Curriculum. In this 4 part community of practice, you will learn how to get started with science notebooks, build connections to writing across domains, and advance student sense-making with next-step-strategies.
The cost includes ten hours of continuing education credits, a certificate of completion, and materials (sent to you!) necessary to engage in the lessons for each session. Our community will meet every two weeks – so you have time to embed what you’ve learned and then bring examples to build on for the next session.
The Community of Practice Meets: 3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST
- September 16th – 1.5 hours focusing on active investigation and notebook foundations
- October 7th – 1.5 hours focusing on making sense of data and language development
- October 28th – 1.5 hours focusing on assessment and next-step strategies
- November 18th – 1.5 hours focusing synthesizing student thinking
We hope you’ll join us to learn more about how to take science notebooks to the next level!
Registration closes September 2nd to allow us time to ship your materials.
New to FOSS Community of Practice – Fall 2025
Four Online Webinar Sessions for new or current FOSS users
Join our Professional Learning Team to earn continuing education credits and dive into getting started with the FOSS Science Curriculum! In this 4 part community of practice, you will learn how to get started with FOSS, practice tips and tricks, learn how to navigate your resources, and get your classroom up and running.
The cost includes ten hours of continuing education credits, a certificate of completion, and materials (send to you!) necessary to engage in the lessons for each session. Our community will meet every two weeks – so you have time to embed what you’ve learned and then bring examples to build on for the next session.
The Community of Practice Meets: 3pm PST | 4pm MST | 5pm CST | 6pm EST
- September 18th – 2 hours focusing on active investigation, teacher resources, and preparing to teach
- October 9th – 1.5 hours focusing on science notebooks and embedding writing in science
- October 30th – 1.5 hours focusing on sense-making and embedding speaking and listening in science
- November 20th – 1.5 hours focusing on formative embedded assessment
Registration closes Tuesday, September 2nd to allow us time to ship materials to you for participation, so act now!