A Classroom Model for Teaching Natural and Artificial Selection on Your Schedule
 Think you don’t have enough time for students to observe the results of selection pressure on plant populations in real time? Whether you’re teaching natural selection or plant breeding for desirable traits, it is beneficial for students to take an active part in their learning. This 75-minute webinar will show you how to accomplish that. […]
Webinar: Student-Designed Ecosystem Experiments in Middle Grades
Student-designed investigations that use Wisconsin Fast Plants® to study ecosystems are powerful, three-dimensional learning experiences. In this webinar, we share a ready-to-teach, hands-on approach for upper elementary or middle school students to investigate ecosystem interactions. Hedi Baxter Lauffer and Claudia SolÃÂs-Lemus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrate and discuss how to support learners in identifying […]
Webinar: Life Cycle and Growth and Development
Join us for a live webinar to explore hands-on-learning opportunities using Wisconsin Fast Plants®. Life Cycle and Growth and Development with Wisconsin Fast Plants® One lesson we can take away from 2020 is the importance of hands-on learning and how valuable classroom time is for creating learning opportunities. How can we build on those experiences […]
Webinar: Making Thinking Visible
How do you implement portfolio instruction during remote and hybrid learning? And how can you use these teaching techniques to engage students? Student collaboration is a key component of social-emotional learning–but collaboration can prove challenging during remote and hybrid learning. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to engage students by analyzing and interpreting data while […]
Webinar: Building Understanding of Mendelian Genetics
Join us for a prerecorded webinar to see a 3-D lesson modeled with Wisconsin Fast Plants®. Building Understanding of Mendelian Genetics Across Grade Bands Using 3-D Learning One of the strengths of the 3-D learning model is that it is iterative, continually building on prior understanding. However, implementing it can be difficult. In this one-hour […]
Webinar: Remote Products and Instruction for A&P
Carolina and APS staff discuss products and instruction for A&P in the age of COVID-19. Join Carolina Biological Supply Company and the American Physiological Society to learn about anatomy and physiology education tools and resources. Presenters discuss how these products and resources can be used to facilitate learning and enhance the student experience during remote […]
Webinar: How to Succeed at Growing Plants in the Classroom
Explore strategies for growing Wisconsin Fast Plants®. How to Succeed at Growing Plants in the Classroom Have you thought about teaching with plants and using them in experiments in your classroom, but hesitated? Growing plants in the classroom is one of the easiest ways to introduce students to scientific practices, and Wisconsin Fast Plants® investigations […]
Missed NSTA Engage: Spring21? Let Us Catch You Up
If you were unable to participate in the NSTA conference, we’ve compiled some resources so you can stay informed. It’s been a busy spring–so busy that many of you may not have had the opportunity to participate in the NSTA Engage: Spring21 virtual conference. Don’t worry. We’ve made it easy for you to keep informed […]
Webinar: Carolina and VictoryXR’s Campus Tour and VR Dissections
In this webinar, we explore how virtual reality can work in your science lab. Wendy Martin, a national-award winning science teacher, shows you VictoryXR’s virtual campus and gives a sneak peek into the world of virtual reality dissection labs. She also explains some of the stand-alone, co-developed VR dissection products you can use as hands-on […]
Webinar Series: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices
Webinar Series: Modeling in Science Instruction Data Analysis and Computational Thinking Arguments from Evidence and Communicating Planning Investigations, Asking Questions, Defining Problems Modeling Science Instruction How can teachers use modeling to identify gaps in learning and address learning differences? Join nationally recognized education consultant Kristen Dotti for a 90-minute webinar on how teachers can use […]