01/28/2026
Have you registered for the 2026 HASTI Conference yet? https://hasti.org/event-6248208
Be sure to sign up for our half-day professional development and receive $100 in teaching supplies to teach the lessons we are presenting!
Only a few spots left! Are you a middle school or high school educator? Join us for our half-day professional development at this year's 2026 HASTI Conference (Feb 20 - 22) and receive $100 in teaching supplies to teach the lessons we are presenting!
Sign up for both sessions and you will get $200 total in teaching supplies. Conference registration $130 + Workshop $20 ($10/half day session) = Total cost $150 for the day. It's like getting paid to attend and you have the option to come back the second day for sessions at no cost. We hope to see you there!
Registration Link: https://hasti.org/event-6248208 (The sign-up button is at the bottom of the left column.)
The PD sessions (must be pre-registered) are:
Chemistry (MS/HS)
Chemistry teachers from across Indiana (and beyond!) have prepared brand new content material to share during this half-day professional development session. Participating teachers will walk through lessons developed for teaching topics related to Lab Safety, chemical nomenclature, equilibrium, and stoichiometry. Lessons include assessments that are part of the Purdue K-12 Outreach STEM Certificate program. Additionally, participants will preview three newly available virtual labs with topics including buffers, calorimetry, and the copper cycle. A website with resources for teaching about Lewis Structures will also be presented. Participants will learn how to access all materials and discuss tips for turning the newly developed virtual labs into hands-on experiences for their students.
Earth and Environmental Science (MS/HS)
In this session, we will introduce new labs developed by collaborating teachers. These labs all include “pick and choose” components so you can decide which parts work best for you and your students. Each unit includes lessons that can be taught in person, virtual labs that students can complete independently, and other resources to facilitate instruction and assessment.
Labs presented during this professional development session will include :
*Comparing Fuel Types (Calorimetry Lab). This can be completed in the classroom or as a virtual lab for students.
*Introduction to radioactive dating and the geologic timeline. This unit will cover topics such as half-life, radioactive dating methods, and the geologic timescale.
*Introduction to soils. This environmental science unit has resources to teach intro to soils, including lessons about NPK testing, pH, soil characterization, and much more!
