OpenSciEd Massachusetts Community Summer/Fall 2025 Professional Learning
Professional Learning provided by the National Science Teaching Association, an OpenSciEd Certified Provider In partnership with OSE Mass and the One8 Foundation
Join Massachusetts middle school science teachers from across the state for OpenSciEd Middle School Curriculum and Unit Launch professional learning workshops! You’ll leave with everything you need to get started, including a comprehensive understanding of the OpenSciEd middle school curriculum and how to implement it in your classroom.
Workshops will run 8:00am - 3:30pm daily, with sign-in beginning at 7:15am.
Rounds | Units Offered Summer/Fall 2025 | Jul. 15-18 | Aug. 5-8 | Sep. 23-26 | Norwood | Amherst | Norwood | Round 1: Curriculum Launch | Unit 6.1 Light & Matter (MA 6.1) | •
| • | • | Unit 7.1 Chemical Reactions & Matter (MA 8.1) | • | • | • | Unit 8.1 Contact Forces (MA 7.1) | • | • | • |
Rounds | Units Offered Summer/Fall 2025 | Aug. 5-6 | Aug. 7-8 | Sep. 24-25 | Sep. 25-26 | Amherst | Amherst | Norwood | Norwood | Round 3: Equitable Discussions
| Unit 6.5 Natural Hazards (MA 7.6) | • | | | • | Unit 7.3 Metabolic Reactions (MA 8.3) | • | | | • | Unit 8.3 Forces at a Distance (MA 6.3) | • | | | • | Round 5: Innovative Assessments | Unit 6.4 Plate Tectonics (MA 6.5) | | • | • | | Unit 7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics (MA 7.4) | | • | • | | Unit 8.5 Genetics (MA 8.4) | | • | • | |
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