American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA)

The Modeling Teacher, AMTA's new peer-reviewed eJournal, is accepting submissions for its January 2027 inaugural issue! Share action research, strategies, DIY apparatus, book reviews and classroom stories. Deadline: Dec 1, 2026 Submit: modelinginstruction.org/ojs-3.5.0/in...

There's still time to sign up! Curious about or new to Modeling Instruction? Join us Tuesday night 10/27 at 7 PM ET for an Intro to Modeling Strategies webinar hosted by Frank Lock! See below for more information & to register!

Why are our intuitions about the world so often wrong? Hear from Prof. Andrew Shtulman, author of Scienceblind, at AMTA’s Fall 2026 ConnectEd on Nov 14 at 12 PM Eastern / 9 AM Pacific. Register: modelinginstruction.wildapricot.org/event-6877180

Teaching AP Physics 2 or advanced physics? Join Shannon McLaughlin & Geoff Nunes for Modeling Magnetism, a 5 week synchronous Zoom workshop. Sundays, Feb 7–Mar 7, 7–10 PM ET $400 members / $475 non-members Includes FREE one-year AMTA membership! Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6813713

Teach physics with your students' smartphone and iPad sensors! AMTA's new NSF-funded Coursera course, built with the Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite creators, offers a free certificate for 30 hours of PD and optional low-cost grad credit. Enroll: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #iTeachPhysics #modphys

Teaching AP or intro college chem? Advanced Modeling Chemistry: 5 live Zoom sessions on periodic trends, IMFs, equilibrium & more. Wednesdays, Jan 13–Feb 10, 7–10 PM ET $400 members / $475 non-members Learn more: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6820420

Webinar: Energy Bar Charts for Middle School Science Transform how your students use Energy Bar Charts! Nov 14 | 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT With David Bates & Susan Quinn Free for AMTA members ($5 non-members) Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6863003 #MSScience #ModelingInstruction

New to Modeling Instruction? Join Frank Lock for an intro webinar on Tue, Oct 27 at 7 PM ET. Get a first look at Modeling strategies and how they transform student engagement. Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6811209 #AMTAModelingInstruction #STEMed

⏰ There's still time to sign up! Missing Logger Pro? Join Geoff Nunes Mon, Oct 5 at 7 PM ET for a live demo of Sigmund, a free, student-friendly video analysis tool. Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6819639

Teaching AP Physics 2 or E&M? ⚡ Join Shannon McLaughlin & Geoff Nunes for a live, online E&M Modeling Workshop, Sundays Oct–Nov & Jan–Feb. Includes a free 1-year AMTA membership! Register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6813713 #ModelingInstruction #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #modphys

📣 Now accepting submissions! The Modeling Teacher, AMTA's new peer-reviewed eJournal, launches Jan 2027. Share your action research, activities, DIY apparatus & classroom stories. Submit: modelinginstruction.org/ojs-3.5.0/in... #AMTAModelingInstruction #TheModelingTeacher #STEMeducation

New for Spring 2027: 5-week distance learning courses at half the price of a full workshop! 🎉 Stay tuned for more info or visit my.modelinginstruction.org (Click on Events > Distance Learning) Questions? email: engage@modelinginstruction.org

Just a reminder that we'll be hosting a webinar tomorrow 9/23 for anyone interested in getting involved with The Modeling Teacher eJournal. If you'd like to contribute or learn more about how you can participate, we'd love to have you join us. Register here: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6805060

There's still time! Sign up today for this Webinar on #sigmund! Free for #AMTA members, $5 for non-members. #modphys #modchem #modbio #sigmund #amtamodelinginstruction

Free Webinar! "Introduction to Modeling Strategies" 10/27 at 7 PM ET New to Modeling Instruction or just curious? Join us for a webinar designed to give you a 1st look at Modeling strategies and how they can transform how students engage with science. Visit: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6811209

There's still time to register! Join us for a webinar on how STEP UP! can benefit your students, and learn how to bring it into your physics classes. Sept 21 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6809529

On this day, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the bravery of the first responders and everyday heroes who ran toward danger to help others. As educators, we carry forward the values of service, courage, and community that this day calls us to reflect on. 🇺🇸 Never forget.

"The Modeling Teacher" e-Journal is coming soon! Join Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz for an informational Webinar on Wed. Sept. 23 at 7 PM ET To register or get more information, visit: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6805060 Questions? Reach out to colleen_tmt@modelinginstruction.org

🌍 Our Global Intro to Modeling Instruction™ workshops are still open for registration: 🇪🇺 Europe/Africa — Weds, Sept 23–Dec 2 modelinginstruction.wildapricot.org/event-6829312 🌏 Asia/Oceania — Tues, Oct 6–Dec 8 modelinginstruction.wildapricot.org/event-6791418 Members $700 | Non-members $775

Teaching physics outside your primary subject area? Consider our distance learning course designed to build your content confidence and Modeling practice. Join a supportive network of peers and get practical, classroom-ready tools. my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6816036 #iteachphysics #modphys

Are you teaching Chem? Is this outside your primary subject area? Join a supportive network of peers who understand what it's like to teach outside your comfort zone and walk away with practical, classroom-ready tools you can put to use. my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6820420 #iteachchem #modchem

Interested in taking an E&M Modeling workshop? We are offering one via synchronous learning on Zoom. Led by Shannon McLaughlin & Geoff Nunes. Visit here to learn more and register: my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6813713 questions? email engage@modelinginstruction.org

Check out our events here: my.modelinginstruction.org/Events We have a lot of webinars, happy hours, and distance learning workshops coming up. This calendar is always being updated! #modelinginstruction #iteachphysics #iteachbiology #iteachchemistry #AMTAmodeling

Webinar: STEP UP!'s Careers in Physics lesson is a great way to excite students about where physics can take them. It helps connect them to the content throughout the year. (Free for AMTA members!) Register at my.modelinginstruction.org/event-6809529 #stepup #iteachphysics #modphys

⚛️ New Fall 2026 course: Guidance in the Implementation of Physics Modeling Instruction™ Thursdays, Sept 10–Nov 19 | 7–8:30 PM ET Grad credit available. Members $400 | Non-members $475. Reg closes Aug 21. Register: modelinginstruction.org/guidance-physics-modeling-2026 #ModelingInstruction #PhysicsEd

📚 Teaching physics or chem outside your field? New DL courses this fall/winter for out-of-field Modelers! ⚛️ Physics & 🧪 Chemistry sections Oct 2026–Jan 2027 | Grad credit available Members $700 | Non-members $775 Reg closes Sept 18 Details: modelinginstruction.org

🧬 New Fall 2026 course: Guidance in Implementation of Biology & Middle School Science Modeling Instruction™ Sundays, Sept 13–Nov 22, 7–8:30 PM ET Grad credit available. Members $400 | Non-members $475. Registration closes Aug 21. Register: modelinginstruction.org/guidance-biology-modeling-fall-2026

"If I Don't Get to Do This..." The end of that sentence can take you through a roller coaster of emotions. Hear what admin support can sound like in Ep 80 of our Science Modeling Talks podcast and find a summer 2026 option for you! Link in bio. #modelinginstruction #AMTATeachers #STEM

The ONLY Chem II Modeling Instruction™ workshop available this summer is @weberstate.bsky.social in Utah. July 6–17. This is your chance in summer 2026. Grab it! 🧪 bit.ly/Chem2inUtah #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #modchem #Chem2 #ScienceEducation #STEMEd #WeberState #Utah #SummerPD

It's workshop season! 🔍🔬🧪📡 That time of year when teachers become students again, classrooms become labs, and educators from across the country find out they've been solving the same problems all along. AMTA makes that happen. $5/month keeps it going. Drive for $5 → givebutter.com/support-amta...

Science education is richer when every part of who we are is welcomed in the room. Culture. Race. Gender. Sexuality. Faith. Heritage. Professional identity. The intersections between all of those things. True everyday. Happy Pride Month from AMTA! 🌈💙 #PrideMonth #AMTATeachers #ModelingInstruction

Still space to join! Save a seat now and join in the interactive Astronomy Modeling fun tonight (Jun 2) at 7 PM ET. wkf.ms/4kDSrgr See you soon!

What makes an asteroid "hazardous"? 🤔 Come find out Jun 2 | 7–9 PM ET. Register wkf.ms/4kDSrgr and join reps from @vrubinobs.bsky.social, @noirlabastro.bsky.social, and @setiinstitute.bsky.social. Access real asteroid orbit data, Earth-impact probability & gravitational modeling fun! #AMTATeachers

Happy last day of #TeacherAppreciationWeek! 🎉 Tell us what online courses YOU want & when YOU want them. Fill out our short interest form by May 15, get 15% off, and entry for a BOGO raffle! 📋 wkf.ms/4u2T1s1 And next this summer? #ModelingintheWild Stay tuned! 🌿 #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers

Quiero café. Con pan. ☕ 🥐 Same energy for this Saturday honestly. AMTA Morning Coffee Hour: May 9th, 11 AM ET ☕ Come hang w/ the science teacher community as we close out the school year together this May and June. bit.ly/AMTACoffeeHour #ModelingInstruction #AMTACoffeeHour #ScienceTeachers

We promised teacher appreciation gifts this week. 🎁 Then we looked at what we had planned and thought: our teachers deserve more.So we went bigger. Friday we're dropping multiple thank-you offers, plus more this summer. Details Friday. Follow along. 💙 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ModelingInstruction

Teaching is more than a job. It's an identity. 💙 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to every science educator in the AMTA community. You showed up for your students this year, and we see you. Thank you. Today and every day. #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ModelingInstruction #ScienceTeachers #ThankATeacher

Summer 2026 workshops are open! bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... If you’re new to modeling pedagogy, come check it out. If you already call yourself a modeler, refer or bring someone new to a workshop. 💡⚛️🔭🧬🔬🧪 #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #modphys #modchem #modbio #modsci

The Science Modeling Talks podcast just released 🎧 Ep. 80 w/ an academic dean, not a teacher, talking about why her school went all-in on Modeling Instruction for students with learning differences. Permission to grow. That's the whole culture. Summer workshops: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... |

#EarthDay2026 appreciation for #scienceteachers using Modeling Instruction: You're not just teaching #STEM. You're building students who understand the systems that keep this planet alive, and that's everything. 🌍 Thank you! #AMTATeachers #modelinginstruction ➡️ SumPD: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026

Have a favorite Modeling Instruction™ leader? Show them some love: register for their workshop! 💙Sum 2026 workshops open now across the USA. Find your match: bit.ly/AMTASumWksps... Tag your favorite leader. Let's build this community! #ModelingInstruction #AMTATeachers #STEM

If you teach physics, you know this is your community. The ripple effects of #physicsteachers efforts embraced #chem #bio and #middleschool #science too.🔭Find a Modeling Workshop™ near you this summer from AZ to ME! bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #modelinginstruction #AMTATeachers

Hot take: a great region for Chemistry Modeling Instruction™ training this summer is the American West. ASU (June 1), Cal Poly (late June–August), Weber State Utah (July). 3 sites, 2 states, 1 summer. Midwest & northeast options open too! What's your pick? bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #AMTATeachers #STEM

There are exactly 2 in-person Biology Modeling Instruction™ workshops in the US this summer: @calpolyslo.bsky.social in CA (Jun 22–Jul 3) & Lawrence School in Sagamore Hills, OH (Jun 16–26). If you teach biology and have been on the fence, this is your window. bit.ly/AMTASumWksps2026 #AMTATeachers