Past Professional Development Sessions

Are you a K-12 teacher at a NY Sun Works partner school interested in professional development and training? Do you have one hour on a Wednesday afternoon to get comfortable with our innovative online Learning Center and teaching materials?

To support education staff in the back-to-school season, NY Sun Works is offering Professional Development Sessions. Below you will find a short summary of the session, along with links that allow you to sign up for whichever timing best suits your schedule.

Who is this session for? Any K-12+ teacher currently working within a NY Sun Works partner school.

What will I learn at this session? Participants will receive an overview of our Learning Center and develop an understanding of how to navigate the system, access and modify the curriculum, and schedule the necessary trainings to get the year off to a strong start!

We will also review the curriculum, clarify the scheduling of teacher training and provide updates on both the curriculum and new content within the Learning Center. 

Participants are encouraged to ask questions and pick the brains of our trainers.

Who is delivering this session? NY Sun Works’ Education Team will oversee the sessions. 

When are these sessions being held?

Wednesday, September 4th, | 3pm | Register Here

Wednesday, September 25th, | 3pm | Register Here

How do I access these sessions? Sessions are all held virtually on Zoom. Just click on one of the links above to register.

Partner teachers, get ready for our annual NY Sun Works Election Day PD! First year educators will join together at our flagship greenhouse on the Upper West Side to deepen their knowledge of our Farming Foundations curriculum, perform mock harvesting focused on Honorable Harvest practices, and practice planning their harvest cycles. Similarly, veteran hydroponic teachers will meet in Williamsburg at PS 84 Jose De Diego to explore and engage in our curriculum expansion, Farming Foundations 2.0, as well dive deeper into the Honorable Harvest and advanced agricultural management techniques. These collaborative, full-day PDs will help partner teachers connect with one another and share stories and successes from our hydroponic labs!

Wondering how to make learning more apparent in your Hydroponic Classroom? At these virtual professional learning sessions, we invite partner teachers (especially those teaching PreK-8th Grade) discuss strategies for highlighting student work and the process of making the classroom reflect the learning happening within it. We will base some of our work around project-based learning practices and gather inspiration from the Reggio Emilio approach.