Higher Ed Science Teaching Summit 2026

As our K-12 pre-service and in-service teachers are enhancing their practices to meet the intent of the Kentucky Academic Standards in Science, we need to inform ourselves about how to best support those teachers. While all who support K-12 science educators are welcome, our goal for the Summit is to have representation from each higher education institution across Kentucky as we incorporate interactive features for networking and learning from each other.

Event Goal: Each higher education institution across Kentucky support a minimum of two attendees: higher ed science instructor and scientist who work with preservice teachers.

Event Features:
- Engage and explore 3 high interest topics
- Access to open education resources for supporting high-quality science teaching and learning
- KDE science consultant Erica Baker and Amanda Prewitt will share state science initiatives and implications for professional learning and development of new science teachers.
- Networking opportunities - including time for open discussion and questions

Focus:
We will spend our time networking and learning together to raise our ceiling of support for in-service and pre-service teachers.

Many different people share responsibility for preparing and supporting our state’s K-12 science teachers, including science educators, professional scientists, informal science professionals, and tertiary science instructors. As K-12 science teachers and their students align instruction and learning with the Kentucky Academic Standards for Science (KAS), the challenging task of thinking about and teaching science in more cognitively complex and rich ways requires us to continue to learn and inform our capacity to provide teacher support structures. There is a strong tendency for teachers to teach science in a manner like how they were taught. It is critical for higher education science instruction to evolve along with K-12 science instruction as we learn more about the most effective ways to teach – and learn – science. We should embody and enact approaches consistent with KAS-Science tenants as we work with classroom science teachers.

Cost:
$25 per person Early Bird rate through January 20, 2026 ($50 after)

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Cancellation refund policy: Cancellations will be accepted and refunded in full if made in writing to kim.zeidler@pimser.org at least 5 business days in advance of the event. Refunds will not be issued after this date. Substitutions will be accepted up until the date of the training; email kim.zeidler@pimser.org with attendee name and substitution name and email address.