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National Conference in Anaheim • April 15-18, 2026
Enhance your expertise by diving deep into a key area of interest.
These full-day workshops provide an immersive, interactive experience, fostering meaningful learning and networking opportunities with fellow attendees.
You may add an Institute to your conference registration or purchase as a stand-alone ticket.
Professional Learning & Leaders Institutes
Preconference • Wednesday, April 15 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Anaheim Convention Center
Registration opens at 7:30 AM
Deepen your knowledge of effective, research-based approaches that expand access and support success for all students in the classroom at NSTA’s Professional Learning Institutes! Join colleagues and leading experts in science education, professional learning, instructional materials, and assessment during these immersive learning sessions for an opportunity to engage in important and timely topics through focused exploration.
All participants for the Leaders Institute or a PLI will receive free breakfast and lunch.
Sponsored by:
Leaders Institute for Administrators and Education Leaders
Real Stories, Real Promise: HQIM Implementation Challenges and Wins
Join fellow administrators for a day of empowering strategies, connection, and inspiration through focused leader-centric professional learning. National Conference registration is NOT required to attend the Leaders Institute. However, participants who register for the Leaders Institute are eligible to purchase conference registration at a discounted rate.
Professional Learning Institutes (PLIs)
Professional Learning Institute #1
Flippers, Phenomena, and a Fully Released Curriculum: Making a Splash in Elementary Science
Professional Learning Institute #2
Sensemaking and Place-Based Data in the 6-12 Classroom
Professional Learning Institute #3
Design. Build. Collide!
Introducing Class CrunchLabs, Mark Rober’s 3-D (and totally free) middle school science curriculum.
Professional Learning Institute #4
Sensemaking Supports All! Empowering Multilingual Learners Through Science