Calling all middle and high school science teachers! Join this online PD to weave NGSS sustainability content into your classroom.
About this Event

Sustainable Science: Contextualizing Chemistry Through Safer Hands-On Labs

Are you a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students? Learn how to weave Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and sustainability content into your classrooms in this remote learning course for middle school and high school science teachers.

Discover innovative approaches to teaching and learning chemistry in a way that is both engaging and eco-friendly. Let's come together to make a positive impact through sustainable science!

If you’re a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students, this is the course for you!

Who: Middle and High School Science teachers
What: 3-week online course with the option to receive 1 graduate/licensure credit from Colorado School of Mines

When: June 9-June 30, 2025(3 week/16 course hrs)
Where: Online (Synchronous Zoom/Asynchronous Modules)
Why: Empower your students, gain a graduate credit!
Cost: $150 to enroll*

**Free for NY teachers, select other states, and Environmental Justice Communities, with discount code (limited numbers of free spots for each state)

About this course

Beyond Benign Lead Teacher Erin Mayer will teach this course through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Participants will leave with a toolkit of resources and access to a network of other like-minded educators in the region.

This course is right for you if:

You’re interested in engaging strategies for NGSS-aligned chemistry labs
You want to foster a safe and engaging classroom environment
You’re interested in how problem solving with green chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges

By enrolling you’ll learn:

How to weave NGSS sustainability content into your classroom
How to spark student interest and increase self-efficacy in your classroom

Course topics include:

NGSS aligned labs featuring easily accessible and safe materials
Plug and play lessons for physical science in chemistry classrooms
Lessons based on real-world innovations

(Sample syllabus. Updated syllabus to be posted in early February)

Registration deadline is Monday, June 2, 2025.

This 3 week course (16 course hours) features synchronous and asynchronous learning, participants will walk away with a tool kit of open access resources and access to a network of other like-minded educators.

Synchronous Zoom Session Dates