This learning sequence will guide educators as they work to design deeply impactful assessment experiences for students. Building on the insights and success of our previous session, this second iteration has been thoughtfully streamlined into a condensed, high-impact 3-day format. Throughout this intensive experience, participants will explore strategies to fundamentally shift the culture of assessment in their classrooms. 

Educators will learn to craft carefully designed tasks and targeted prompts that empower learners to actively demonstrate their understanding. Ultimately, this approach invites students to showcase their true thinking through authentic sensemaking, transforming assessment into a tool for empowerment.

Dates:

September 22, 2026

November 17, 2026

January 12, 2027

Location:

SCOE Conference Center 

3661 Whitehead Street

Suite 100

Mather, CA 95655

Lunch will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring their own lunch if preferred.

Join us for engaging discussions, collaborative idea sharing, and the chance to network with other environmental educators who are committed to making a difference.  Whether you're looking for fresh ideas, new partnerships, or ways to support environmental education, this event is for you.

Virtural: 3:30PM - 5:00 PM

Fall: September 28, 2026

Spring: April 13, 2027

Ready to ignite your students' curiosity with real-world science and math? The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) Math and Science Team is thrilled to offer an exclusive, immersive two-day experience for 4th–12th grade Sacramento County educators. Connect directly with local STEM experts to unpack environmentally focused phenomena and design high-impact, standards-aligned math and science instruction.

David P. Meaney Education Center 

10474 Mather Blvd 

Mather CA, 95655

This session will equip site and district leaders with strategies to drive system-wide shifts toward NGSS-aligned assessment. Participants will learn how to guide instructional teams in creating sensemaking tasks that turn assessments into empowering, confidence-building experiences. Leaders will leave with actionable tools to support, monitor, and scale student-centered assessment practices across their schools.

Location: David P. Meaney Education Center, 10474 Mather Blvd., Mather CA, 95655

This session will be offered twice. Please choose one date to attend based on your schedule:

• Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 | 9:00am–12:00pm

• Thursday, Feb 25, 2027 | 9:00am–12:00pm

This professional learning experience will support participants in integrating NGSS and inquiry-based learning into outdoor education by analyzing strategies that align science instruction with meaningful outdoor experiences. Educators will develop activities that foster student engagement with nature through observation, discussion, and reflection, while also exploring how AI-powered tools can enhance outdoor learning by supporting inquiry and deepening connections to the local environment.

This session is being offered under the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) North Hub Grant from CDE. 

April 3, 2027

David P. Meaney Education Center 

10474 Mather Blvd. 

Mather CA 95655

Room C

8:30 AM- 3:30 PM