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• Happy Hour: Monthly Mechanics Revisioning Meetup

  • Start
    2026-08-20
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  • End
    2027-05-20
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Join hosts Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz and Geoff Nunes for the Monthly Mechanics Revisioning Happy Hour!

  This is an informal gathering for AMTA Members to discuss updates, share suggestions, and help improve AMTA's Mechanics curriculum materials.

  Sessions meet the 3rd Thursday of each month throughout the Fall, beginning August 20th at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.

  Questions? email colleen@modelinginstruction.org or gnunes@modelinginstruction.org

  

  
  

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• Happy Hour: AI+ Modeling

  • Start
    2026-08-27
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  • End
    2027-04-22
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Join Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz for the AI + Modeling Happy Hour, an informal monthly discussion exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and Modeling Instruction.

  Where: Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent) 

  Date and Time: Sessions meet the 4th Thursday of every month at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET. First session begins August 27th.

  Cost: Free for AMTA members. $5 for non-members

  Questions? email colleen@modelinginstruction.org

  

  
  

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• Coffee Hour: Monthly Saturday Morning Meetup

  • Start
    2026-09-12
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  • End
    2027-04-10
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent)

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  Looking to refresh your Modeling practice? Grab your coffee and join hosts Anne Goldkamp and Janelle Hollingshead every 2nd Saturday for our Monthly Coffee Hour. This is a space to share classroom tips, chat all things Modeling, and connect with your teaching community.

  Where: Zoom Video Conference (a link will be sent) 

  Date and Time: Coffee Hour is every 2nd Saturday of the month at 11:00 AM ET 

  Cost: Free for AMTA members. $5 for non-members

  Questions? email: agoldkamp@kcacademy.org

  
  

  
  

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• Webinar: Introduction to Modeling Strategies

  • When
    2026-10-27
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  New to Modeling Instruction or curious what all the buzz is about? Join us for an introductory webinar designed to give you a first look at Modeling strategies and how they can transform the way students engage with science.

  You'll get a hands-on sense of what Modeling looks like in practice, why it's such a powerful approach for building deep conceptual understanding, and how you can start bringing these strategies into your own classroom, regardless of subject area or experience level.

  Whether you're a classroom teacher exploring new pedagogy or just want to see what Modeling is all about, this session is a great starting point.
  Save your spot and come see what Modeling can do for you and your students!
  

  Presenter: Frank Lock
  Date & Time: October 27, 2026  7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific
  Format: Live Zoom webinar

  Free Webinar!

  

  
  

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• Webinar: Energy Bar Charts for Middle School Science

  • When
    2026-11-14
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    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Looking for a clearer, more visual way to help middle schoolers master energy concepts? This interactive webinar demonstrates how Energy Bar Charts can transform how your middle school students track and analyze energy in physical systems. Discover simple, hands-on Modeling techniques you can implement right away!

  Presenters: David Bates & Susan Quinn

  When: November 14, 2026 @ 11 AM Eastern / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific

  Questions? Email engage@modelinginstruction.org
  

  Free for AMTA members!

  

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• Fall 2026 ConnectEd: Featuring Andrew Shtulman

  • When
    2026-11-14
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join the Modeling community for our Fall 2026 ConnectEd event, featuring a talk by Andrew Shtulman, professor of psychology and cognitive science at Occidental College and author of Scienceblind.

  Date and Time:

  • Saturday, November 14 2026
  • 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT

  Speaker Bio:

  Andrew Shtulman is a cognitive developmental psychologist who studies the development of intuition, imagination, and reflection. His research has appeared in journals including Cognition, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Development, Journal of Educational Psychology, Psychological Science, and Psychological Review. He is the recipient of an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation and an Understanding Human Cognition Scholar Award from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Dr. Shtulman is the author of Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong (Basic, 2017) and Learning to Imagine: The Science of Discovering New Possibilities (Harvard, 2023).

  
  

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• Webinar: Your Phone Is a Lab - Data Collection Made Mobile

  • When
    2026-12-08
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This interactive session will introduce participants to the Physics with Phones curriculum using several hands-on lab activities. The activities will focus on measuring acceleration using the phone’s 3-axis accelerometer. Experiments will include the investigation of gravity, seismic activity, and accelerated motion. The activities are appropriate for high school and introductory college physics classes.

  Please download the free Phyphox app onto your phone prior to the workshop:

  Phyphox on Apple Store  |  Phyphox on Google Play Store

  
  

  Presenters: Dan Burns 

  Date: Dec 8, 2026
  Time: 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific
  Format: Live Zoom webinar

  Free for AMTA members!

  
  

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