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Professional Development Programs
At the Exploratorium, we support educators.
Whether inside the museum or on the other side of the planet, in school settings or out in the world, we offer a variety of professional learning resources to support better teaching and better learning. The following programs allow us to support a wide range of groups, grade levels, and areas of expertise while staying true to the Exploratorium’s inquiry-based approach.
Summer Institute for Teachers
Are you a secondary science teacher looking for ways to introduce more inquiry into your classroom?
Professional Learning Partnerships
Address the effects of interrupted learning during COVID-19 school closures.
Resources for Supporting Science Teachers
See the Teacher Institute in action, and reflect on teacher professional learning.
Resources for California Educators
Resources supporting implementation of the California Next Generation Science Standards
K–12 Science Leader Network
Learn how the Exploratorium is supporting NGSS implementation across California.
The Tinkering Studio
Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration
Exploratorium Teacher Programs
Join the effort toward effective, insightful, joyful learning for all.
In addition to our own programs, we collaborate with educational institutions both at home and abroad, allowing us to work with and learn from specific groups. Whether it’s tinkering with our local Boys and Girls Clubs, helping California educators implement the new state standards, or infusing science into the monastic education of Tibetan monks and nuns, our partnerships touch thousands of educators and students around the world, and we’re proud to support their work.
