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Authentic Tasks for Learning and Assessment in Science (ATLAS) 2026-27 Webinar Series
Registration is now open for the Authentic Tasks for Learning and Assessment in Science (ATLAS) Webinar Series. Developed in partnership with California educators, this three-part webinar series from the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles County Office of Education offers a unique learning opportunity designed specifically for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators.
Hear directly from California teachers about how they use performance tasks to make student thinking and reasoning visible, and hear coaches and LEA leaders share how they support teachers in leveraging ATLAS in the classroom. Each webinar is grounded in the idea that performance tasks encourage students to bring rich scientific reasoning to the classroom, surfacing better information about student progress for responsive teaching and learning. Webinars in this series each offer a different focus: how performance tasks engage learners and surface sensemaking, how educators interpret student work together to recognize strengths, provide feedback, and plan next steps, and how schools and systems can make this practice routine. There will also be time allotted for questions and answers.
Audience: Local educational agency (LEA) staff, K-12 teachers, instructional coaches and administrators.
The three webinars in the series are:
November 18, 2026, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
o Seeing Student Sensemaking: ATLAS Performance Tasks as a Path to Teaching, Learning, and Assessment for the Next Generation Science Standards
January 20, 2027, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
o Understanding Students’ Science Reasoning: Interpreting Student Work from ATLAS Performance Tasks to Guide Teaching and Learning
March 17, 2027, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
o Systems That See Reasoning: Using ATLAS Performance Tasks as a Path to Equity for All Learners
Registration: Register for the Authentic Tasks for Learning and Assessment in Science (ATLAS) 2026-27 Webinar Series
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