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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA)

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Advancing effective STEM education through research based Modeling Instruction, empowering teachers to engage students in authentic scientific practices and providing PD, curriculum resources, and community support.

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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 21h
Webinar: Energy Bar Charts for Middle School Science Transform how your students use Energy Bar Charts! Nov 14 | 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT With David Bates & Susan Quinn Free for AMTA members ($5 non-members) Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6863003 #MSScience #ModelingInstruction
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 30/09/2026
New to Modeling Instruction? Join Frank Lock for an intro webinar on Tue, Oct 27 at 7 PM ET. Get a first look at Modeling strategies and how they transform student engagement. Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6811209 #AMTAModelingInstruction #STEMed
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 27/09/2026
⏰ There's still time to sign up! Missing Logger Pro? Join Geoff Nunes Mon, Oct 5 at 7 PM ET for a live demo of Sigmund, a free, student-friendly video analysis tool. Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6819639
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 25/09/2026
Teaching AP Physics 2 or E&M? ⚡ Join Shannon McLaughlin & Geoff Nunes for a live, online E&M Modeling Workshop, Sundays Oct–Nov & Jan–Feb. Includes a free 1-year AMTA membership! Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6813713 #ModelingInstruction #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #modphys
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 24/09/2026
📣 Now accepting submissions! The Modeling Teacher, AMTA's new peer-reviewed eJournal, launches Jan 2027. Share your action research, activities, DIY apparatus & classroom stories. Submit: modelinginstruction.org/ojs-3.5.0/in... #AMTAModelingInstruction #TheModelingTeacher #STEMeducation
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 24/09/2026
New for Spring 2027: 5-week distance learning courses at half the price of a full workshop! 🎉 Stay tuned for more info or visit my.modelinginstruction.org (Click on Events > Distance Learning) Questions? email: engage@modelinginstruction.org
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 22/09/2026
Just a reminder that we'll be hosting a webinar tomorrow 9/23 for anyone interested in getting involved with The Modeling Teacher eJournal. If you'd like to contribute or learn more about how you can participate, we'd love to have you join us. Register here: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6805060
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 21/09/2026
There's still time! Sign up today for this Webinar on #sigmund! Free for #AMTA members, $5 for non-members. #modphys #modchem #modbio #sigmund #amtamodelinginstruction
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 21/09/2026
Free Webinar! "Introduction to Modeling Strategies" 10/27 at 7 PM ET New to Modeling Instruction or just curious? Join us for a webinar designed to give you a 1st look at Modeling strategies and how they can transform how students engage with science. Visit: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6811209
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 12/09/2026
There's still time to register! Join us for a webinar on how STEP UP! can benefit your students, and learn how to bring it into your physics classes. Sept 21 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6809529
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American Modeling Teachers Association - Webinar: STEP UP! Careers in Physics
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 11/09/2026
On this day, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the bravery of the first responders and everyday heroes who ran toward danger to help others. As educators, we carry forward the values of service, courage, and community that this day calls us to reflect on. 🇺🇸 Never forget.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 07/09/2026
"The Modeling Teacher" e-Journal is coming soon! Join Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz for an informational Webinar on Wed. Sept. 23 at 7 PM ET To register or get more information, visit: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6805060 Questions? Reach out to colleen_tmt@modelinginstruction.org
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 05/09/2026
🌍 Our Global Intro to Modeling Instruction™ workshops are still open for registration: 🇪🇺 Europe/Africa — Weds, Sept 23–Dec 2 modelinginstruction.wildapricot.org/event-6829312 🌏 Asia/Oceania — Tues, Oct 6–Dec 8 modelinginstruction.wildapricot.org/event-6791418 Members $700 | Non-members $775
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 01/09/2026
Teaching physics outside your primary subject area? Consider our distance learning course designed to build your content confidence and Modeling practice. Join a supportive network of peers and get practical, classroom-ready tools. my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6816036 #iteachphysics #modphys
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 01/09/2026
Are you teaching Chem? Is this outside your primary subject area? Join a supportive network of peers who understand what it's like to teach outside your comfort zone and walk away with practical, classroom-ready tools you can put to use. my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6820420 #iteachchem #modchem
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 28/08/2026
With Logger Pro gone, video analysis options are costly, complex, or both. Meet Sigmund: a free, web based tool built for students to analyze videos of dropped and tossed balls, with data ready to export for a full lab writeup. Join us to see it in action! my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6819639
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 27/08/2026
Interested in taking an E&M Modeling workshop? We are offering one via synchronous learning on Zoom. Led by Shannon McLaughlin & Geoff Nunes. Visit here to learn more and register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6813713 questions? email engage@modelinginstruction.org
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 27/08/2026
Check out our events here: my.modelinginstruction.org/Events We have a lot of webinars, happy hours, and distance learning workshops coming up. This calendar is always being updated! #modelinginstruction #iteachphysics #iteachbiology #iteachchemistry #AMTAmodeling
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 27/08/2026
Webinar: STEP UP!'s Careers in Physics lesson is a great way to excite students about where physics can take them. It helps connect them to the content throughout the year. (Free for AMTA members!) Register at my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6809529 #stepup #iteachphysics #modphys
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 26/07/2026
⚛️ New Fall 2026 course: Guidance in the Implementation of Physics Modeling Instruction™ Thursdays, Sept 10–Nov 19 | 7–8:30 PM ET Grad credit available. Members $400 | Non-members $475. Reg closes Aug 21. Register: modelinginstruction.org/guidance-physics-modeling-2026 #ModelingInstruction #PhysicsEd
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 26/07/2026
📚 Teaching physics or chem outside your field? New DL courses this fall/winter for out-of-field Modelers! ⚛️ Physics & 🧪 Chemistry sections Oct 2026–Jan 2027 | Grad credit available Members $700 | Non-members $775 Reg closes Sept 18 Details: modelinginstruction.org
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 26/07/2026
🧬 New Fall 2026 course: Guidance in Implementation of Biology & Middle School Science Modeling Instruction™ Sundays, Sept 13–Nov 22, 7–8:30 PM ET Grad credit available. Members $400 | Non-members $475. Registration closes Aug 21. Register: modelinginstruction.org/guidance-biology-modeling-fall-2026
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 26/07/2026
🌍 Fall 2026 online Intro to Modeling Instruction™ is going global! Two sections now open: 🇪🇺 Europe/Africa — Weds, Sept 9–Nov 18 🌏 Asia/Oceania — Tues, Oct 6–Dec 8 Grad credit available. Members $700 | Non-members $775. Register: modelinginstruction.org
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 18/06/2026
Workshop just wrapped in Berwyn, IL and it was everything. 🎉 #STEMteachers spent 3-days as students: buoyancy boats, bowling balls in free fall, and aligned pedagogy & practice all the way through. 🎳⛵ Ready for a 2027 return? Drop a reply. #AMTATeachers #ModelingInstruction #ModelingintheWild
A group of 12 or more teachers working through an experiment or exercise in an Intro to Modeling 2.0 workshop for STEM educators in summer 2026 at the Morton West High School campus. 4 bowls of liquid are on the table and they are placing items into the bowl on a floating square. An educator  working through an idea at a whiteboard  in an Intro to Modeling 2.0 workshop for STEM educators in summer 2026 at the Morton West High School campusA group of 5 educators  on an impromptu  panel at the  Intro to Modeling 2.0 workshop for STEM educators in summer 2026 at the Morton West High School campus.A group of 12 or more teachers working through an experiment or exercise in an Intro to Modeling 2.0 workshop for STEM educators in summer 2026 at the Morton West High School campus. Physics kinetics
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 10/06/2026
"If I Don't Get to Do This..." The end of that sentence can take you through a roller coaster of emotions. Hear what admin support can sound like in Ep 80 of our Science Modeling Talks podcast and find a summer 2026 option for you! Link in bio. #modelinginstruction #AMTATeachers #STEM
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 09/06/2026
The ONLY Chem II Modeling Instruction™ workshop available this summer is @weberstate.bsky.social in Utah. July 6–17. This is your chance in summer 2026. Grab it! 🧪 bit.ly/Chem2inUtah #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #modchem #Chem2 #ScienceEducation #STEMEd #WeberState #Utah #SummerPD
Chemistry II Modeling™ Instruction workshop highlights via an image of a Weber State University entrance and sign with mountains in background. The workshop dates are highlighted as July 15 - 26 (Middle School) and July 6-17th for Chem II. The image has a logo of the American Modeling Teachers Association on the upper left corner, in brand blue, green, and black, plus the host logo in the upper right corner. On the bottom of the image is UTAH in large font with a semitransparent white color applied to let some of the background image shine through.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 08/06/2026
It's workshop season! 🔍🔬🧪📡 That time of year when teachers become students again, classrooms become labs, and educators from across the country find out they've been solving the same problems all along. AMTA makes that happen. $5/month keeps it going. Drive for $5 → givebutter.com/support-amta...
 Sandy beach with blurred image of blue water in the distance background serves as the image background. Translucent Impressions of shells and palm trees light over the image for another layer and a green color hints through the layers as well. Drive for Five is the key phrase, a call to action. Sign up for a $5 per month recurring donation.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 04/06/2026
Science education is richer when every part of who we are is welcomed in the room. Culture. Race. Gender. Sexuality. Faith. Heritage. Professional identity. The intersections between all of those things. True everyday. Happy Pride Month from AMTA! 🌈💙 #PrideMonth #AMTATeachers #ModelingInstruction
A pride flag including the colors of the rainbow, the transgender pride colors, and black and brown with an overlay of the AMTA logo in white.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 02/06/2026
Still space to join! Save a seat now and join in the interactive Astronomy Modeling fun tonight (Jun 2) at 7 PM ET. wkf.ms/4kDSrgr See you soon!
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 19/05/2026
What makes an asteroid "hazardous"? 🤔 Come find out Jun 2 | 7–9 PM ET. Register wkf.ms/4kDSrgr and join reps from @vrubinobs.bsky.social, @noirlabastro.bsky.social, and @setiinstitute.bsky.social. Access real asteroid orbit data, Earth-impact probability & gravitational modeling fun! #AMTATeachers
Modeling Astronomy with NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Hazardous Asteroids." Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 7:00–9:00 PM ET. Features headshots of four presenters: Ine Williams (AMTA Host), Ardis Herrold, Justine Schaen, and Dan Peluso. Background shows a dark blue asteroid field
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 09/05/2026
Happy last day of #TeacherAppreciationWeek! 🎉 Tell us what online courses YOU want & when YOU want them. Fill out our short interest form by May 15, get 15% off, and entry for a BOGO raffle! 📋 wkf.ms/4u2T1s1 And next this summer? #ModelingintheWild Stay tuned! 🌿 #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 07/05/2026
Quiero café. Con pan. ☕ 🥐 Same energy for this Saturday honestly. AMTA Morning Coffee Hour: May 9th, 11 AM ET ☕ Come hang w/ the science teacher community as we close out the school year together this May and June. bit.ly/AMTACoffeeHour #ModelingInstruction #AMTACoffeeHour #ScienceTeachers
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 07/05/2026
We promised teacher appreciation gifts this week. 🎁 Then we looked at what we had planned and thought: our teachers deserve more.So we went bigger. Friday we're dropping multiple thank-you offers, plus more this summer. Details Friday. Follow along. 💙 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ModelingInstruction
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 05/05/2026
Teaching is more than a job. It's an identity. 💙 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to every science educator in the AMTA community. You showed up for your students this year, and we see you. Thank you. Today and every day. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ModelingInstruction #ScienceTeachers #ThankATeacher
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 03/05/2026
Summer 2026 workshops are open! bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... If you’re new to modeling pedagogy, come check it out. If you already call yourself a modeler, refer or bring someone new to a workshop. 💡⚛️🔭🧬🔬🧪 #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #modphys #modchem #modbio #modsci
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 02/05/2026
The Science Modeling Talks podcast just released 🎧 Ep. 80 w/ an academic dean, not a teacher, talking about why her school went all-in on Modeling Instruction for students with learning differences. Permission to grow. That's the whole culture. Summer workshops: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... |
Biology and Middle School Science Modeling™ Instruction workshop highlights via an image of a brick building with green roofs and greenery. The dates are highlighted as June 15 - 26 (Middle School) and June 16 - 26 for Biology. The image has a logo of the American Modeling Teachers Association on the upper left corner, and the host logo in the upper right corner. On the bottom of the image is OHIO in large font with a semitransparent white color applied to let some of the background image shine through.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 22/04/2026
#EarthDay2026 appreciation for #scienceteachers using Modeling Instruction: You're not just teaching #STEM. You're building students who understand the systems that keep this planet alive, and that's everything. 🌍 Thank you! #AMTATeachers #modelinginstruction ➡️ SumPD: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 22/04/2026
Have a favorite Modeling Instruction™ leader? Show them some love: register for their workshop! 💙Sum 2026 workshops open now across the USA. Find your match: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... Tag your favorite leader. Let's build this community! #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #STEM
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 22/04/2026
If you teach physics, you know this is your community. The ripple effects of #physicsteachers efforts embraced #chem #bio and #middleschool #science too.🔭Find a Modeling Workshop™ near you this summer from AZ to ME! bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #modelinginstruction #AMTATeachers
A promotional flyer a AMTA Summer 2026 Workshops in the Nebraska focused on Modeling Instruction™ for Physics: electricity and Magnetism from July 13 - 24th. The word Nebrasksa appears large across the bottom of the right side of the image across a photos of hte city. AMTA logo in the upper left side which is outlined in a ryal blue color with words in white to provide the title and date details. Also noted is the host of the event: The University of Nebraska Omaha.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 17/04/2026
Hot take: a great region for Chemistry Modeling Instruction™ training this summer is the American West. ASU (June 1), Cal Poly (late June–August), Weber State Utah (July). 3 sites, 2 states, 1 summer. Midwest & northeast options open too! What's your pick? bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #AMTATeachers #STEM
AMTA Workshops Summer 2026 – West Region flyer showing three workshop locations on a US map: Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California offering Physics-Mechanics, Chemistry I, Chemistry II, and Biology in two parts (Part A June 22–26, Part B June 29–August 3); Arizona State University offering Chemistry, Electricity and Magnetism, and Physics-Mechanics June 1–19; and Weber State University in Utah offering Chemistry II July 6–17.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 14/04/2026
There are exactly 2 in-person Biology Modeling Instruction™ workshops in the US this summer: @calpolyslo.bsky.social in CA (Jun 22–Jul 3) & Lawrence School in Sagamore Hills, OH (Jun 16–26). If you teach biology and have been on the fence, this is your window. bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #AMTATeachers
Image of the United States (contiguous states) on a promo asset highlighting summer Modeling Instruction™ Workshops offered in NE, IL, and OH (the MidWest) starting in June. Colors are in the branding blue, green, white and black of the American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA). These are STEM professional development workshops in summer 2026 in June and July. Image of the United States (contiguous states) on a promo asset highlighting summer Modeling Instruction™ Workshops offered in CA, UT, and AZ (the West) starting in June. Colors are in the branding blue, green, white and black of the American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA). These are STEM professional development workshops in summer 2026 in June and July.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 09/04/2026
Hey #ModelingInstruction crew! 🍎 Don’t lesson plan in isolation. Join our Coffee Hour this Saturday at 11 AM ET! ☕️ New voices are always welcome, so come grab a cup and join the conversation! Register here: bit.ly/AMTACoffeeHour #AMTATeachers #STEMEducation #modSTEM
Black cup of coffee overlayed with the chemical equation for caffeine. A nod to the space being set up for STEM educators to find their community and discuss all things modeling pedagogy related, especially as it applies to what's going on in the classroom. There are roasted coffee bean neatly spread across the table, and a vertical  banner in a lighter tan color that lists the event details: Second Saturday of Every Month, Morning Coffee Hour, 11 am ET. Words on the bottom say: "A space for modeling pedagogy teaching support and classroom tips from your peers in education."
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 07/04/2026
Still time to join! Today at 4 PM PT/ 7 PM ET: An Introduction to STEP UP: Resources for Building Physics Identity w/ @BarnettDreyfuss Register now at: wkf.ms/418pD6R See you later today!
Event highlight in collaborative webinar for April 7th at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET to focus on resources for building physics identify. Image showcases photo of girls in a physics class, a photo of the key presenter, and logos from the collaborative organizations. Post reads: Still time to join! Today at 4 PM PT/ 7 PM ET: An Introduction to STEP UP: Resources for Building Physics Identity w/ @BarnettDreyfuss  Register now at: https://wkf.ms/418pD6R See you there!
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 01/04/2026
Building Physics Identity 🧬 - How do we inspire more young women to pursue physics? 🤔 Learn more from host @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social via an intro to the STEP UP program & curriculum. Next Tuesday, April 7th @ 7 PM ET. Register: wkf.ms/418pD6R #PhysicsTeachers #ScienceEd #STEPUP #AMTATeachers #mod
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 25/03/2026
#Astronomy #ModelingInstruction fun tonight at 7 PM! Sign up & receive your a Zoom registration link: https:// wkf.ms/4kDSrgr. Join us for this the interactive webinar event! #STEMEducation #ScienceTeachers #STEM #Mod #Educators
Webinar event promo highlighting the modeling instruction with Rubin Observatory webinar event taking place on March 25th at 7 PM ET n association with the American Modeling Teachers Association and in partnership with representatives from the Rubin Observatory, NOIRLab, and Griffin Technology Academies, plus theSETI Institute via affiliate research.  This is a 2-hour interactive event that takes place via Zoom.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 25/03/2026
Who represents the "voice of the classroom/sector" better than you? We're officially opening nominations for our 2026 Board of Directors. Open Roles: ✅ Vice President ✅ Treasurer ✅ Member-at-Large. Submit a nomination or self-nominate. bit.ly/2026AMTABoardNominations #STEMEducation #Leadership
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 12/03/2026
It's more than coffee, it's community. Join the AMTA Morning Coffee Hour every 2nd Saturday at 11 AM ET. A relaxed and supportive group space to share your questions, celebrations, concerns, and topics of interest. Register today: wkf.ms/3ZP3Dx2
Image of coffee cup on a piece of paper with math equations. Key highlight is the AMTA Morning Coffee Hour Event every second Saturday of the month at 11 AM Eastern Time.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 28/02/2026
It's time for #ConnectED2026. Sat., Feb 28th at 8 AM PST/11 AM EST. Hope to see you there! A #keynote highlight on #buildingthinkingclassrooms meets post-speaker conversation on #modelinginstruction. #AMTATeachers are revved up and 100% ready!
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 22/02/2026
Time zone matters! And for course leaders in Switzerland and Malaysia, Intro to Modeling Instruction has an IB-aligned flavor you won't want to miss! Register by March 1st for a global virtual learning experience! Grad-level credit option available (1 unit). bit.ly/DLModelingSp... #STEMEducation
Flyer highlighting an online course in student-centered modeling instruction pedagogy available at a time that fits well with many teachers living and working in Asia or Europe, or just prefer this time zone.
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American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) @modelinginstruction.org · 18/02/2026
Hope you all can join the webinar tomorrow! Proportional Reasoning Through Density: Modeling Instruction™ Methods with Vernier Graphical Analysis - Feb 18th at 7PM EST wkf.ms/4t75cDS #AMTATeachers #STEMEducation #modelinginstruction #modbio #modchem #modphys #vernier
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