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 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.

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.

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.

Elevate Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom Community of Practice

FALL 2024 – Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users

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

To learn more about our upcoming Community of Practice Webinar Sessions for Elevating Science Notebooks in the FOSS Classroom, please contact Caryn Walker @ Caryn.Walker@schoolspecialty.com

New to FOSS Community of Practice

FALL 2024 – Four Online Webinar Sessions for current FOSS users

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

To learn more about our upcoming Webinar Sessions for New to FOSS Community of Practice, please contact Caryn Walker @ Caryn.Walker@schoolspecialty.com

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Free Online Webinar