Welcome to PALS:
Peak Area Leadership in Science!
PALS facilitates Hub Meetings – free professional development – throughout the school year for Pikes Peak area secondary science teachers. We do welcome other science educators including retired secondary science educators on a ‘space available’ basis and elementary teachers who teach science.
———- RESERVATIONS
PLEASE sign up for upcoming Hub meetings using the form on the right of this page… OR by emailing Tammy at RSVP@sciencehubs.org or by calling/texting Tammy at 719-337-1552 (cell). See below for more information about reservations.
———- 2025-2026 Schedule of PALS Hub Meetings
Here is the calendar of Hub meetings for this school year. Please share this information with any other science teachers in your building, district, and/or your contacts.
———- UPCOMING MEETINGS
These are the PALS Hub Meetings that will take place this school year. All will be IN PERSON. Click on the green highlighted link to access the flyer!
UPCOMING:
- February 21, 2026 (Sat) 8:30am – 2:00pm: Climate Identity: The Intersection of Climate Change and Culture 2026.02.21 Flyer
- March 12, 2026 (Thurs) 4:30pm – 7:00pm: Strategic Use of AI with Students
- April 18, 2026 (Sat) 8:30am – 2:00pm: From Runway to Orbit: Teaching the Science of Flight and Space
- May 2, 2026 (Sat) 8:30am – 2:00pm: The Many Sides of Soil Science
COMPLETED:
- August 2, 2025 (Sat) 9am – 11am: PALS 2025-2026 Open House 2025.08.02 Flyer
- August 16, 2025 (Sat) 7:45am – 3:15pm Wildlife in the Montane Forest 2025.08.16 Flyer
- September 6, 2025 (Sat) 8:30am – 2:00pm: Native Plants, Pollinators, Invasives, OH MY! 2025.09.06 Flyer
- September 13, 2025 (Sat) 9:30am – 2:00pm: Birds and You 2025-09-13 Flyer
- CANCELLED, due to government shutdown: October 11, 2025 (Sat) 8am – 3:15pm: The Cold Fire Project, Robo-Tree, and Forests to Faucets STEM Kit 2025.10.11 Flyer
- November 15, 2025 (Sat) 8:30am – 2:00pm: Computational Thinking in the Science Classroom 2025.11.15 Flyer
- January 24, 2026 (Sat) 8:15am – 2:00pm: Forensic Chemistry 2026.01.24 Flyer
———- PALS PARTICIPANT INFORMATION (Liability) FORM
Participants in our meetings are required to complete a 2025-2026 PALS Information Form. If you would like to fill this out in advance and bring the finished form to your first meeting, please do so.
———- More about RESERVATIONS & CANCELLATIONS
Registration for one month’s meetings will open on the workday after the first hub meeting of the previous month. When registration is open, use the form on the right side of this page. For some workshops we may send an e-mail reminder to registered teachers in advance of a workshops and may request that you confirm your participation in advance. If you do not respond to the confirmation request your place may be given to another participant.
PLEASE… Cancel if you cannot attend. Let us know (via our Contact Us page) or by emailing Tammy at RSVP@sciencehubs.org or by calling/texting Tammy at 719-337-1552 (cell) as far in advance as possible, as we may have a waiting list and/or may have to pay in advance for your spot. Several of our hub meetings this year involve paying significant entry fees per person, so we are limiting participation. Late cancellations may cost another educator the opportunity to participate. Please be considerate of your colleagues!
Reserving a spot and failing to show makes planning on the part of our team and our speakers difficult, definitely causes us to spend precious grant money on unused materials and may cost another educator the opportunity to participate. Please be a responsible member of our learning community and cancel in advance if you are unable to attend.
———- DOCUMENTATION OF HOURS
Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer college continuing education credits. Of course, you will still earn professional development contact hours (documented with a certificate) for attending Hub meetings.
———- FUNDING
Thanks to ALL of our funders!
- Mikkelson Education Foundation
- Mikkelson Education Fund / Jim Mikkelson
- D. Furstenau Memorial Donation
Please visit our Sponsors Page for more details!