The Arizona Department of Education (ADE), in partnership with Salt River Project (SRP), is excited to offer your team a powerful professional development opportunity featuring world-renowned science educator Paul Andersen. This experience equips K–12 educators with 3D instructional strategies centered around energy as a unifying theme. Participants will engage in hands-on investigations, data analysis, and structured argumentation. Through inquiry-based learning and collaborative planning, teachers will leave empowered to transform their classrooms with engaging mini-lessons that spark curiosity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving.
This professional development opportunity is designed for schools and districts to attend in teams of 3–5 educators. Why teams? Because collaboration is at the heart of sustainable change. When teams learn together, they build a shared understanding, strengthen their collective capacity, and are better equipped to implement new strategies with consistency and support. Attending as a team ensures that the learning doesn’t stay with one individual—it becomes part of a broader school or district-wide vision. Teams can reflect together, plan together, and return to their sites ready to lead together. Let’s grow stronger, together!
Teams will register for the grade-band-specific cohort that best aligns with their instructional focus.
Note: 6th grade teams may choose either cohort based on their school’s grade configuration.
Secondary Cohort (6-12)
- Friday, January 31, 2026
- Saturday, March 6, 2026
- Wednesday, June 11, 2026
Location: SRP PERA Club – 1 E Continental Drive, Tempe, AZ 85288
Accepting Team Applications
Do you have a team eager to take this professional
development?
Complete the application: Team Application for Paul Andersen PD
Download a flyer for more information.
Tucson Values Teachers is providing limited scholarships for educators to attend PD opportunities, if you are interested, click here for more information
- For questions regarding this resource, please contact Arizona Department of Education (ADE).
- Contact Name: Johanna Kaiser
- Phone No: 602-364-1530
- Email Address: TPDS@azed.gov