PD Opportunities
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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.
All workshops will be 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at EDC (300 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA) unless otherwise noted.
Massachusetts educators can apply now for the opportunities described below using this link: http://go.edc.org/DataPD2026-apply
Upper Elementary Teachers and Coaches (Grades 3–5)
Slow Reveal Graphs Routine (Grades 3-5)
(Choose one date)
Tuesday, July 14th
Thursday, August 6th
Strategies for Teaching Data Science (Grades 3-5)
Thursday, July 23rd
View OpportunitiesMiddle School Teachers and Coaches (Grades 6–8)
Slow Reveal Graphs Routine (middle school math and science)
Wednesday, July 22nd
Exploring Graphs in Middle School Mathematics
Thursday, July 30th
Strategies for Teaching Data Science (middle school math)
Tuesday, August 4th
Data Routines for Middle School Science (middle school science)
Wednesday, August 12th
View OpportunitiesHigh School Science Teachers (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Astronomy)
Investigating Chemistry with Data: Carbon Dioxide (How can we use carbon chemistry to address climate change?)
For: Chemistry and Environmental Science teachers
Thursday, August 13th
Investigating Physics with Data: Exoplanets (Is there life out there?)
For: Physics and Astronomy teachers
(Choose one date)
Wednesday, March 11th (+ virtual follow-up)
Wednesday, August 5th
Investigating Biology with Data: Invasive Species (How do non-native species affect ecosystems?)
For: Biology and Environmental Science teachers
(Choose one date)
Wednesday, March 18th (+virtual follow-up)
Tuesday, August 11th
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Webinars
“What’s Your Data Path?” Webinar Series: Exploring Data Science Across Professions
Are you an educator or career advisor 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, music, journalism, 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 share with students.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 5-6 pm ET
Speakers:
- Charlotte Dungan, Chief Learning Officer at the Mark Cuban Foundation
- High school students who are graduates of the Foundation’s AI Bootcamp
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 4-5 pm ET
Speakers:
- Heather Goldstone, Senior Fellow at the Woodwell Climate Research Center and former Science Correspondent at the WGBH
- Christina Shintani, Cartographer at Woodwell Climate Research Center and formerly with National Geographic
To access recordings of previous webinars, go to past events.
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.