Are you looking for some free professional development that you can attend online this summer? Well, here you go!

The Smithsonian will host the National Education Summit from July 18 to 20. This three-day event offers teachers the chance to explore important topics and connect with others, both online and in person. The summit will cover subjects such as sustainability, STEAM education, the Smithsonian’s “Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past” initiative, and arts education. The event will feature presentations by renowned experts, including 2023 National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson, actor and activist Maulik Pancholy, psychiatrist Dr. Pamela Cantor, and Smithsonian educators.

This is not a science/STEM specific conference but several of the threads relate directly to science and STEM education:

• Life on a Sustainable Planet
• STEAM Education
• Reckoning with Our Racial Past
• An Integrated Arts Education

The event is free to attend either face-to-face or online. Click HERE to register. I just signed up (for online) and hope to see some of y’all there.