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!
ThinkLink Webinar: FOSSmap Digital Assessment System
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of FOSSmap assessment features to help support assessment and student progress monitoring in the grades 3-8 FOSS classroom.
Agenda includes:
- Introduction – What is FOSSmap?
- Reporting – How can it help me monitor student progress?
- Assigning – How do I assign assessments to my students?
- Student Experience – How do students take the assessment?
- Coding/Code Submission – How do I score students?
- Q&A and Support – Where to go for help?
Choose your session and register below.
Wednesday, September 11
5:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, September 12
10 a.m. EST Register Now
Friday, September 13
11:30 a.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, September 19
2:30 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, September 20
11:30 a.m. EST Register Now
Monday, September 23
5 p.m. EST Register Now
Tuesday, September 24
9 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, September 25
12 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, September 27
11a.m. EST Register Now
ThinkLink Support: Back to School Refresher
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar is for teachers and administrators who would like a review of ThinkLink navigation and frequently used features.
Agenda includes:
- Editing Classes (manual districts)
- Updating Class rosters (manual districts)
- Assigning/Unassigning courses to classes
- Creating assignments
- Using the Knowledge Center
Choose your session and register below.
Wednesday, September 11
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, September 18
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, September 25
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, October 2
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, October 9
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, October 16
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
Wednesday, October 23
11:00 a.m. EST Register Now
ThinkLink Support: Onboarding for New Users
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar is for teachers and administrators who are new to ThinkLink.
Agenda includes:
- Signing-in
- Creating a new class
- Options for adding student accounts
- Rostering a class
- Assigning a course to a class
- Creating assignments
- Using the Knowledge Center
Choose your session and register below.
Thursday, September 12
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, September 19
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, September 26
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, October 3
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, October 10
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, October 17
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Thursday, October 24
3:00 p.m. EST Register Now
ThinkLink Support: Tips & Tricks
1-hour Online Webinar
This FREE 1-hour webinar provides a walk-through of ThinkLink features to help support successful implementation in the classroom.
Agenda includes:
- Options for monitoring student progress. Includes student status, viewing a student’s assignment, and using the Login report
- Creating & managing assignments. Includes customizing assignment settings, sharing Learning Objects, and re-assigning vs student attempts
- Coding open response questions
- Utilizing reports to interpret student results
- Using the Knowledge Center
Choose your session and register below.
Friday, September 13
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, September 20
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, September 27
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, October 4
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, October 11
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, October 18
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Friday, October 25
12:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Elevate Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom Community of Practice
FALL 2024 – Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users
Earn continuing education credits by elevating writing in the science classroom with the FOSS Science Curriculum. Learn how to get started with science notebooks, build connections to writing across domains, and elevate student sense-making with next-step strategies.
This course includes a total of ten hours of continuing education credits, registration for all four sessions, materials (sent to you), and a continuing education certificate.
The Community of Practice sessions include these four webinar topics and dates for Fall of 2024:
- September 19th – 1.5 hours focusing on active investigation and notebook foundations
- October 10th – 1.5 hours focusing on making sense of data and language development
- October 24th – 1.5 hours focusing on assessment and next-step strategies
- November 14th – 1.5 hours focusing synthesizing student thinking
Choose your session and register below.
6:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. CST
6:00 p.m. MST / 5:00 p.m. PST
To learn more about our upcoming Community of Practice Webinar Sessions for Elevating Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom, please contact Caryn Walker at Caryn.Walker@schoolspecialty.com.
New to FOSS Community of Practice
FALL 2024 – Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users
Earn continuing education credits and dive into getting started with the FOSS Science Curriculum! In this 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.
This course includes a total of ten hours of continuing education credits, registration for all four sessions, materials (sent to you), and a continuing education certificate.
The Community of Practice sessions include these four webinar topics and dates for Fall of 2024:
- 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
Choose your session and register below.
6:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. CST
6:00 p.m. MST / 5:00 p.m. PST
To learn more about our upcoming Webinar Sessions for New to FOSS Community of Practice, please contact Caryn Walker at Caryn.Walker@schoolspecialty.com.