Event location: Virtual

Event website: ssec.si.edu

Registration is now open!

The Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) is holding its second fully virtual, free Action Planning Institute this summer, from July 27-29, 2021. Through a series of live and asynchronous meeting opportunities, individuals and teams will tackle the challenge of ensuring K-12 science education serves the needs of all teachers and learners, whether it is taking place online, in the classroom, or in a hybrid learning environment. Together participants will have a chance to share lessons learned from the past year, explore how to integrate best practices in online and in-person K-12 science education, address issues of learning loss and learning recovery in STEM, and discuss new America Rescue Plan funding opportunities. This institute is open to educators, parents, community members, and industry stakeholders dedicated to providing high-quality K-12 teaching and learning for all. Participants can attend as an individual or as a team with members of their school, district, or organization. Sessions will include how we approach Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in the K-12 education space, how we support learning to address learning loss, how we support teachers as we transition back to in-person learning, and what resources are available to undertake this work. Participants will then create action plans to articulate meaningful connections between their knowledge and practice.