Professional learning for Kognity High School Science educators
On-demand resources from our past professional learning series, Arc of the Year and PLC for HSS — ready to browse whenever you need them.
Practical support for NGSS-aligned science teaching
Our 2025–2026 professional learning series are archived here as on-demand resources to support you throughout the year. Our Arc of the Year sessions offered quarterly, conference-style sessions tied to the rhythm of the school year. The Kognity Professional Learning Community for HSS brought teachers together for candid conversations about what's working (and what's not).
Practical takeaways
Every resource is built around something you can put to use right away — a discussion strategy, a data insight, a simple shift in approach.
Built by educators, for educators
Every topic and theme comes from real classroom experience — Kognity's own team of former teachers and instructional designers.
Arc of the Year themes from 2025–2026
Each Arc of the Year recording below reflects a different phase of the school year. Watch whichever theme is most relevant to what you're working on right now.
Establishing systems & routines
Get introduced to Kognity's approach to high school science, with a walkthrough of the platform and tips for making the most of your experience from day one.
Facilitated by:Sasha Ferreira, Grace Boersma
Thinking & learning
Explore how Kognity's interactive, NGSS-aligned tools can strengthen conceptual understanding and drive rigorous classroom thinking.
Facilitated by:Sasha Ferreira, Wayne Wright
Understanding
Learn how to leverage Kognity's powerful data insights to guide instruction, support test prep, and help students transfer their knowledge effectively.
Facilitated by:Sasha Ferreira, Melanie Snow
Embedding & readiness
Get a behind-the-scenes view of Kognity's design philosophy, teacher-driven enhancements, and new AI-powered features.
Facilitated by:Sasha Ferreira, Tessa Dagley, Sean Woodruff
PLC topics from 2025–2026
Each snapshot below captures the key insights from a live Kognity Professional Learning Community for High School Science session. These conversations have wrapped for now, but the topics remain here for you to revisit anytime.
Anchoring phenomena
How anchoring a unit in a compelling phenomenon drives engagement and inquiry.
Driving question boards
Using DQBs to guide learning, promote ownership, and uncover misconceptions.
Modeling
How modeling can be a tool for evolving thinking and visualizing learning over time.
Student discussions
Fostering meaningful classroom discourse and student-led learning conversations.
Student talk as assessment
How to listen for evidence of understanding and use classroom talk as assessment.
"[This PLC] has been very impactful, as I am presently shifting thought around assessment and making students own their data."
— 2025–2026 PLC participant