Learning to Lead

Come with a workshop idea, collaborate to develop it, and create a plan incorporating flexible and proven approaches and strategies!

KEY INFORMATION

LOCATION: Hybrid, on Zoom on Day 1, and at the City College of New York at 137th St. and Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan, on Days 2 and 3.

DATES & TIMES - PLEASE NOTE that all 3 days are required if participating.

• Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 virtual on Zoom, 9am - 11:30am
• Wednesday, July 1st, 9am - 1pm in person at City College
• Thursday, July 2nd, 9am - 1pm in person at City College

LED BY: Chris Resch

CTLE AVAILABLE: 10.5hrs

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: education professionals interested in developing and leading their own workshops.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Do you have an idea for a workshop that you want to lead? Do you need some tips as you develop your idea, or, not even sure where to start? Do you wonder about what kinds of strategies to employ and best practices to use? Join us this summer to gain experience on how to transform your own classroom joys and expertise into professional learning for your peers!

Chris Resch and Greg Benedis-Grab will lead this workshop, seasoned STEMteachersNYC leaders who mentor and facilitate this discussion with an annual cohort of aspiring teacher-leaders. They will break down their personal joys and expertise in teaching into pieces - professional learning strategies, leader moves and new workshop agendas. You’ll discuss these experiences, practice the moves, analyze different strategies, and from there, you will develop your idea into a plan worthy of implementing! This workshop is a reflective space where ideas and approaches can be considered, modified and refined to provide a better workshop experience.

Teachers in the STEMteachersNYC community contribute to working groups and workshops, and encounter many opportunities to facilitate discussions and grow ideas for their own workshop. Dedicated, highly experienced leaders, embedded in the NYC teaching community, have the opportunity to create real, relevant change and support the growth of their peers - at your schools and through organizations such as our’s. Teachers interested in continuing the journey may have the opportunity to work closely with us, potentially to directly observe another workshop in the future and co-lead future workshops alongside a mentor leader.

WORKSHOP LEADER

Chris Resch - bio coming soon!

ABOUT STEMteachersNYC

STEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies.

Pricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation, please keep reading for several options.

CUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify.

Want to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators.

Are there discounts available? Often, yes!

• Discounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available.
• Each summer, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools.
• Specials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Facebook), and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here.
• We partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved.
• If at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org

Refunds, cancellations, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies.

Please note: We take screenshots, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings.

If you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop, and we will do our best to avoid you.

Have more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies, or contact us directly:

• Registration or ticketing questions - registration@STEMteachersNYC.org
• Questions about invoice/PO issues - bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org
• Any other questions - info@STEMteachersNYC.org