Who? Anyone interested in process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning. Feel free to invite your peers!
What? An informal opportunity to share your experiences, ask questions, try out new activities, and network with other POGIL practitioners.
Registration will not be through our website. Please see below on how to RSVP.
BONUS for WA State Teachers! Three Washington State STEM clock hours are available through WSTA for each meeting. Certificates of participation for post-secondary and non-WA teachers are also available.
Cost: There is no cost to simply attend a Summit.
When? 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time on the following Saturday mornings.
Schedule of 2025-26 Summits
September 20, 2025
October 18, 2025
November 15, 2025
December 13, 2025
January 10, 2026
February 7, 2026
March 14, 2026
April 18, 2026
May 16, 2026
Where? Remote - Online Zoom meeting
RSVP and questions to Mare Sullivan, Summit Meeting Coordinator: joe.mare.sullivan@gmail.com
Issue during the meeting? Text (206) 453-0462
Please RSVP so we can send the Zoom link, prepare breakout rooms to meet each participant's personal needs, and send clock hour registration information.
The POGIL Networks Task Force, in collaboration with the Affinity Groups Strategic Team, invite you to join our Fall 2025 POGIL Book Club. We'll be reading and discussing Jonathan Zimmerman’s The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America.
(The book is available from Johns Hopkins University Press and through Amazon in both print and e-book versions.)
*The group will decide if the November session should be shifted one week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Larson at jlarson2@capital.edu.
This event is an introductory workshop and is designed for those with limited or no previous exposure to POGIL. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in POGIL activities, observe facilitation strategies firsthand, and learn about POGIL classroom implementation.
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
Facilitator: Tracey Murray
Facilitator: Megan Hoffman
This is an introductory workshop designed for those with limited or no previous exposure to POGIL pedagogy. This is a very learner-centered, active-learning workshop. There will be a small homework assignment given to help participants reflect on their learning and prepare for either the second half of the day or the second day, depending on whether you attend the 1-day or 2-half day workshop.
Participants will engage with teammates and workshop facilitators to:
Technical Specifications
For this workshop, you will need to connect to Zoom via a computer with video and microphone/sound capabilities. Using a smartphone or iPad is not recommended.
If several people from your institution are attending this workshop, you must each have your own device as you may be assigned into different breakout rooms and also need to be able to answer polls individually, etc. You must be located in your own room or use earbuds so there will be no feedback between devices.
Technical specifications for participation in this virtual workshop can be found in our Virtual Workshop Policy.
Workshop Materials
Electronic materials will be sent to you via email prior to the workshop.
Registration
Early Bird Cost: $157 Deadline: October 10, 2025
Regular Cost: $177 Deadline: November 5, 2025
If you would like to pay by invoice or purchase order, please register and check out without paying. Your registration will be pending. Next, contact Elaine Ressel at elaine.ressel@pogil.org to arrange payment.
Workshop Cancellation Policy
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by October 24, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after October 24, 2025.
Faculty often encounter significant challenges when managing non-ideal student behaviors and unexpected situations that disrupt the learning environment. Issues such as chronic disengagement, academic dishonesty, emotional outbursts, and boundary-testing interactions require thoughtful, consistent, and compassionate responses.
Join facilitators Hanae Hanouari (New Jersey City University), Urik Halliday (Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center), and Mare Sullivan (Seattle Pacific University, retired) in a discussion that focuses on identifying practical and adaptable strategies that:
Registration for this event is limited to 36 people. Registrants will be sent a Zoom meeting link 2 days prior to the webinar. Please note that the session begins at 7 PM Eastern (6 PM Central/5 PM Mountain/4 PM Pacific). The session is scheduled for 75 minutes.
Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel your registration, please contact Julie Boldizar at julie.boldizar@pogil.org. Registered participants who cancel by November 5, 2025 will receive a refund minus a $5 administrative fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after November 5, 2025.
This event is a one-day workshop with a Fundamentals of POGIL session in the morning, followed by an afternoon of more informal roundtable discussions and birds of a feather sessions. Lunch will be provided.
FUNDAMENTALS of POGIL is an introductory workshop designed for those with limited or no previous exposure to POGIL. Participants will engage in POGIL activities, experience POGIL classroom management, and discuss the path to implementation.
During this session, participants will:
Registration Information
Registration Deadline: November 7, 2025
$30, includes materials and lunch
If you are a middle school or high school teacher whose school district requires you to pay for your own substitute for professional development events, The POGIL Project can provide up to $180 to the school district to cover the cost of the substitute. (For up to a maximum of 10 teachers in the workshop.) We will reach out to you after registration for contact information.
Is POGIL right for you?
Middle School teachers: The POGIL Project offers several middle school science collections that are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
High School teachers: POGIL collections are available for biology and chemistry at two levels (general and AP), along with two volumes of conceptual physics aligned with NGSS.
Chemistry professors: POGIL can help address the new ACS 2023 guidelines for chemistry program approval.
Other STEM professors: Increase the amount of active learning in your classroom with POGIL activities. Existing collections include anatomy & physiology and several math courses.
Humanities teachers & professors: POGIL is not just for STEM fields! You too can help students develop their problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork by using POGIL techniques and activities in your classroom.
A $5 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by October 31, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after October 31, 2025.
Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel your registration, please contact Julie Boldizar at julie.boldizar@pogil.org. Registered participants who cancel by November 26, 2025 will receive a refund minus a $5 administrative fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after November 26, 2025.
Early Bird Cost: $157 Deadline: December 19, 2025
Regular Cost: $177 Deadline: January 14, 2026
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by January 2, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after January 2, 2026.
Early Bird Cost: $157 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, March 31, 2026
Regular Cost: $177 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, May 10, 2026
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by April 24, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after April 24, 2026.
Regular Cost: $177 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, June 21, 2026
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by June 10, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after June 10, 2026.
Make the most out of facilitating POGIL activities without having to leave home! We know that designing a classroom environment that is student-centered, collaborative, and responsive requires a different set of teaching strategies. This virtual session will give you the tools and confidence you need to run POGIL activities in your classroom, maximize content understanding, help your students grow their 21st century skills, and engage more deeply in subject matter. Our 4-day Classroom Facilitation Virtual Workshop features interactive team activities, as well as small homework assignments (~30 minutes) after each session. Workshop sessions will run from 1:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday-Thursday.
Prerequisites
Virtual Fundamentals of POGIL workshop, a summer 3-day POGIL workshop, or a 1-day POGIL workshop. We will review your workshop participation and contact you if we feel you may not have met this requirement.
For this workshop, you will need to connect to Zoom via a computer with video and microphone/sound capabilities. Using a smartphone or iPad is not recommended. Technical specifications for participation in this virtual workshop can be found in our Virtual Workshop Policy.
A packet of materials will be sent to you in advance of the workshop to the address you provide during registration if you are located in the United States and have registered and paid by June 29, 2026. If you are located outside of the United States or register and/or pay after June 29, 2026, electronic materials will be sent to you via email prior to the workshop.
Early Bird: $285 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, March 31, 2026
Regular: $350 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, July 1, 2026
If you would like to pay by invoice or purchase order, please contact Elaine Ressel at elaine.ressel@pogil.org to arrange payment.
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by June 22, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after June 22, 2026.
If you have a great idea for a POGIL activity, we can help you write it without you leaving home! In this evidence-based, learner-centered curriculum development workshop, you will learn how to structure an activity using the Learning Cycle, weave process skills into the questions, and develop clear, robust models. Our 4-day Activity Writing Virtual Workshop features interactive team activities, as well as small homework assignments (~30 minutes) after each session. Workshop sessions will run from 1:00-4:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday-Thursday. On Friday, an optional Collaborative Feedback Training will be offered to allow participants to submit their own POGIL activities to the POGIL Activity Clearinghouse, review others’ activities, and classroom test draft activities.
Regular: $350 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, July 8, 2026
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by June 29, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after June 29, 2026.
Regular Cost: $177 Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, July 29, 2026
A $25 administrative fee will be retained for cancellations received by July 21, 2026. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after July 21, 2026.
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