PD Opportunities
View Past EventsUpcoming Teacher Professional Learning Opportunities
The Data Paths project is offering free PD opportunities to Massachusetts elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, coaches, specialists, and leaders.
The PD opportunities feature hands-on curriculum modules, instructional routines, and strategies for building students’ data literacy skills. You will try the activities yourselves and prepare to use them with students. Benefits include high-quality PD sessions, ready-to-use resources, PDPs, and stipends.
Upper Elementary Teachers (Grades 3–5)
Slow Reveal Graphs Routine (Grades 3-5)
Workshop: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (1.5 hours, after school): TBD in Jan./Feb.
Strategies for Teaching Data Science (Grades 3-5)
Workshop: Thursday, February 5, 2026
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (1.5 hours, after school): TBD in March/April.
View OpportunitiesMiddle School Mathematics Teachers (Grades 6–8)
Strategies for Teaching Data Science (Grades 6-8)
Workshop: Thursday, December 4, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (1.5 hours, after school): TBD in Jan./Feb.
Slow Reveal Graphs Routine (Grades 6-8)
Workshop: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (1.5 hours, after school): TBD in Feb./March.
View OpportunitiesHigh School Science Teachers (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Astronomy)
Investigating Biology with Data: Invasive Species (How do non-native species affect ecosystems?)
Workshop: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (2 hours, after school)
Investigating Physics with Data: Exoplanets (Is there life out there?)
Workshop: Thursday, November 20, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (2 hours, after school)
Investigating Chemistry with Data: Carbon Dioxide (How can we use carbon chemistry to address climate change?)
Workshop: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
EDC Conference Center, 300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA
Follow-Up Virtual Session (2 hours, after school)
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Webinars
“What’s Your Data Path?” Webinar Series: Exploring Data Science Across Professions
Are you an educator or school counselor interested in learning why it is essential to facilitate students’ data science and mathematics learning and what students can do with the knowledge and skills they gain? The webinars feature speakers from a variety of professions, such as epidemiology, oceanography, human resources, sports data, and business, sharing how they apply data science in their careers. You will gain valuable insights into applications of data science skills and have access to video snippets about data careers to use with students.
May 12
Speakers:
- Heather DiGregorio, Research Coordinator, Sports Cardiology at Emory University, GA
- Cristian Casanova, Data Strategist, Accenture, CA
May 28
Speakers:
- Sidney Batchelder, Information Systems Associate at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA
- Emily Voytek, Data Scientist, MIT, MA
Sign up to be on our mailing list to learn about opportunities this summer and in future years across the grade levels, or contact datapaths@edc.org with any questions.