JoinLeaders Institute
National Conference in Anaheim • April 15, 2025
Join fellow administrators for a day of empowering strategies, connection, and inspiration through focused leader-centric professional learning.
At NSTA’s Leaders Institute, education leaders will explore practical, research-based approaches that transform teaching and learning in the classroom, participate in formative conversations with subject-matter experts, boost their leadership skills, and expand their network of supportive colleagues and peers. Don’t miss this immersive, full-day learning experience—you will come away with actionable insights into your own leadership, a renewed sense of purpose for your work, and clarity about future goals for your ongoing growth as a leader.
Plan Your Experience
Full-Day Workshop
Real Stories, Real Promise: HQIM Implementation Challenges and Wins
Wednesday, April 15 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Registration and Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Lunch will be provided
About the Session
How do we get high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) into the hands of teachers prepared to use them? Join the discussion with other district leaders and share experiences and practical insights when supporting the implementation of HQIM as a means of ensuring meaningful learning experiences for each student. The session will focus on challenges faced, lessons learned, and tested approaches to consider when planning for effective and sustained use of HQIM. Learn how BSCS's Curriculum Implementation Model can support you in taking critical leadership actions through the process.
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Breakfast and Lunch Sponsored by:
Presenters
Jody Bintz
Jody Bintz serves as BSCS Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships and Director, Educator Learning. She works primarily in the areas of leadership development and teacher professional learning. Bintz designs, studies, and leads programs to develop organizational leadership capacity, particularly as related to implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the evaluation, selection, and implementation of high-quality instructional materials designed for next generation science. She co-directs the NEXUS Academy for Science Curriculum Leadership in partnership with WestEd and leads BSCS’s Science Teachers Learning from Lesson Analysis (STeLLA) teacher professional learning and leadership development programs.
Jenine Cotton-Proby
Jenine Cotton-Proby is a Science Educator in the Professional Learning division of BSCS Science Learning. Prior to joining BSCS, she served for 19 years as a high school Chemistry teacher in the same school district she attended as a student. She taught International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, College Prep and Co-Teaching Chemistry as well as almost every other science discipline at least once. While working as a high school Chemistry teacher, she mentored new teachers and helped them make sense of the Next Generation Science Standards. Her passion for leading professional learning prompted her move to BSCS Science Learning where she is currently part of a number of Professional Learning projects and involved in the organization’s commitment to equity and social justice. She lives in Waldorf, Maryland with her family and enjoys the culture and museums in the Washington, DC area.