Teachers work together on a professional development activity.

Professional Learning Opportunities for Your Organization

Are you looking for a partner to provide professional learning workshops or courses for your district, school, pre-service program, or organization? You're in luck! This is where we currently do most of our work. Each in-person or virtual program is collaboratively designed after consultation with you, to understand your learning priorities and needs! Click here for a description of our most popular programs. 

The Three Mindsets of DMNS Instruction

Based in research from mind and brain science about memory, motivation, and critical thinking:

  • Cultivate Wonder - lead with curiosity
  • Experience Before Expertise - engagement and mistakes are how we learn
  • Co-construct Meaning - student and teacher collaboratively build cognitive framework.

The Three Wheelhouses of DMNS Instruction

As a science & nature institution, we have three categories of professional learning experiences that we offer K-12 educators:

  • Best Classroom Instructional Practices from Mind and Brain Science
  • Best Practices in Inquiry-Based 3-Dimensional Science Instruction
  • Best Practices to Cultivate Nature and Environmental Literacy

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For more information regarding the Hallmarks, Logistics and Process of our Professional Development, click here.