In order to receive eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=30010 REGISTER in PowerSchool PL no later than September 30, 2026SCAN IN at each session attended.Questions regarding Tamara Blackmon at tamara.blackmon@alsde.edu Conference Description:Thank you for your interest in participating in the Alabama State Department of Education's MEGA Conference 2026. This year's conference is a week-long, in-person event that provides attendees with opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions, participate in in-depth training sessions, and learn from leading experts across the education spectrum.Conference Link: https://mega.secure-platform.com/2026.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.During this 1-day session, participants will explore the structure of the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science, including the conceptual framework, position statements, and how to interpret the content standards. This professional learning opportunity will also allow participants to develop a deeper understanding of the three dimensions associated with each content standard: disciplinary core ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 1-day PLO, participants will explore how proficiency scales can be used to support instruction and assessment. At the end of the session, participants will be prepared to implement proficiency scales in an upcoming unit.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 6-hour PLO, participants will 1) Explore the three-dimensional components of science instruction and assessment as outlined in the 2015 Alabama Course of Study (ACOS): Science, 2) Analyze and interpret ACAP Science data to discover proficiency levels of students across Alabama, in your system, and in your school, and 3) Explore ACAP resources that will help you connect your classroom instruction and assessment to the ACOS standards.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 1-day PLO, participants will explore how proficiency scales are used to support yearlong planning. By the end of this session, participants will create a yearlong plan using existing resources and ALSDE proficiency scales.

There is power in number sense routines! During this three-hour AMSTI K-5 session, participants will explore categories of daily math routines, connect routines to the Student Mathematics Practices and the Alabama Course of Study K-5 content standards. This hands-on and interactive session will provide multiple opportunities for participants to experience and analyze routines and collaboratively practice purposeful planning of routines with their colleagues.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.This three-hour professional learning session is designed to help teachers and school administrators use the ACAP resources for math to assist in math pacing and plan out their lessons so that they understand the expectation of learning for students (evidence statements) and know how standards will be assessed (sample stems) so that their daily instruction will be aligned with statewide assessment. Participants need to bring their teacher's textbook guide or student's guide.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.Requirements for co/d/3rI4oNE), and 3) Complete all evidence of application assignments in Google Classroom (requires observations in a classroom during science instruction).Session 1 Outcomes (November): 1) Examine the shifts in science education; 2) Analyze the structure of the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science standards, and 3) Utilize groups of Science and Engineering practices to identify focus areas.Session 2 Outcomes (December): 1) Construct an understanding of the Science Practices Continuum: Supervision, 2) Apply key levers to understand the differences in levels of science practices, 3) Connect the Science Practices to the ACTS and ATOT, and 4) Engage in a preliminary planning process to develop a targeted supervision cycle.Session 3 Outcomes (January): 1) Become familiar with the Science Instruction Observation Form through application, 2) Determine focus for informal observations, and 3) Understand the feedback process and what it involves.Session 4 Outcomes (February): 1) Determine the professional growth needs of science teachers, 2) Develop a professional learning plan to support high-quality science instruction, and 3) Discover resources available to support high-quality science instruction.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learningAPLDS For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.In this 1-day PLO, participants will use the yearlong plan created in Part 1 to develop unit plans using proficiency scales.

AMSTI professional learning courses can only be taken once for To view a calendar of events and REGISTER for this professional learning experience, please go to the link: https://www.amsti.org/professional-learning For questions, please contact your AMSTI facilitator.The 8*8 Math Practices series takes teachers and school administrators through a deep dive into the eight student mathematical practices and eight effective math teaching practices from the Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics. In the doing mathematics session, teachers will experience four of the eight student mathematical practices, including modeling with mathematics, using appropriate tools, making use of structure, and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning.