The Western New York region of the NYSMTP provides professional learning opportunities for all WNY teachers as part of our outreach program. CTLE credit vouchers are available upon request.
Participants have said...
“I am so thankful for the time the instructor put into this course and her willingness to share her knowledge! I have not attended a coding PD as amazing as this, ever!”
“The presenters are masters of content and pedagogy.”
“I love the energy that is cultivated among educational peers as we learn from each other with shared practices and resources.”
Upcoming Professional Development
Contact Thea Keppel at keppeltm01@buffalostate.edu with any questions or concerns regarding event registration
Summer Learning Opportunities 2026
Are you new to teaching physics? Working toward your physics teacher certification? The WNY Region of the New York State Master Teacher Program is offering two workshops for new physics teachers this summer!
In these two 4-day workshops you will complete NYSSLS lab activities that will enhance your physics content knowledge, prepare you to teach using the new physics standards and will be fun! You will experience effective physics classroom activities and strategies that lead to successful physics teaching.
Physics Olympics and making classroom-ready materials will be included throughout both workshops and in optional Friday sessions.
Workshop 1: Mechanics and Energy
This workshop will include labs such as Modeling Pendulum Motion, Graphical Analysis of Motion, Modeling Newton’s Laws, Impulse and Conservation of Momentum, Conservation of Energy and the NYS Thermal Tails Investigation. Physics Olympics and making classroom ready materials will be included throughout the week and in optional Friday sessions.
Dates: Mon-Thurs, July 27th-30th, 8am-5pm
Location: Buffalo State University, SAMC 359
Workshop 2: Electricity and Waves
This workshop will include labs such as Mapping Electric Potential, Series and Parallel Circuits, NYS Wheels to Watts Investigation, Speed of Sound, ray diagrams and optics, diffraction and wavelength of light.
Dates: Mon-Thurs, August 3rd-6th, 8am-5pm
Location: Buffalo State University, SAMC 359
Physics Teacher Workshops Registration
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Earth Science in Action: Fieldwork, Fossils, & the Niagara Landscape
NYESTA Summer Conference
Join Earth Science educators from across New York State for a 3-day immersive professional learning experience. This conference will include hands-on earth science learning, collaboration, and classroom-ready strategies aligned with NYSSLS standards. CTLE provided. Register today on the NYESTA website.
Dates: August 4th-6th