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Northeast Noyce Professional Learning Network

Professional learning Opportunities

Professional Learning Course Catalog

Professional learning opportunities are offered on Zoom and in-person. Online professional learning is facilitated by members of our Teacher Leader Cadre (Noyce Master Teaching Fellow Alumni). We will also be offering Local (in-person) Learning institutes based on geographical regions in the Northeast Network. These institutes will be hosted by a variety of Noyce Institutions in the Northeast Region. Stipends are available for participation.

All Virtual Professional Learning Opportunities

Math-ish (Boaler, 2024)

K-3 Mathematics Book Study

Overview:

This book study will be a launchpad for actionable change in your classrooms. Using the book, Mathish, (Boaler, 2024), we will explore how to foster growth mindset, incorporate flexible thinking and estimating into our classrooms, and dismantle the myth of the “math brain” by learning practical and effective practices.

Facilitator: Maria Frey
18 Hours (Six 90-minute meetings with 90 minutes of asynchronous reading/work between each session
Register By November 4, 2025

Engaging ALL Students in Rigorous Science Learning through Ambitious Science Teaching

Secondary Science

Overview:

This PLC will explore how Ambitious Science Teaching (AST) may serve as a research-based framework to help teachers to identify and develop curricular materials that support students in making sense of real-world phenomena by applying core disciplinary ideas and crosscutting concepts.

Facilitators: Tanya Ross and Gillian Brubaker
12 Hours (Six 2-hour meetings)
Register By September 24, 2025

Science and Engineering Practices in the K-6 Science Classroom

Elementary Science

Overview:

Are you interested in learning more about how to bring science to life in your K-6 elementary science classroom by utilizing both phenomena and the science and engineering practices? In this PLC we will use excerpts from Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices by Schwarz to explore each of the eight SEPs and how they help students engage in sense-making of the world around them.

Facilitator: Marie Rice
12 Hours (Six 2-hour meetings)
Register By October 1st, 2025

Enhancing Student Engagement and Understanding Through Projects

High School Mathematics

Overview:

“When will we ever use this in real life?”  Instead of avoiding this question, what if we used it to inspire learning? This PLC explores how to turn that common student challenge into an opportunity by designing real-world modeling projects that help students apply what they learned in meaningful and relevant ways.

Facilitator: Courtney Sobanski
12 Hours (Six 2-hour meetings)
Register By September 25, 2025

Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in the K-5 Classroom

K-5 Mathematics

Overview:

Effective math teaching practices don’t have to be a mystery.  Participants will use the text, "Taking Action: Implementing Effective Math Teaching Practices," (Huinker & Bill, 2017) as a guide to engage in collaborative discussions about effective math teaching practices and how they can be prioritized in K-5 math instruction.

Facilitator: Nicole Charles
12 Hours (Six 1.5-hour meetings with 3 hours of reading time)
Register By October 1st, 2025