The Baxter Symposium

Each year we host over 100 high school and middle school science teachers from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago region for a day of learning, exploring cutting-edge science activities to bring back to the classroom, completely free of charge. In doing so, we hope that educators will feel empowered to bring the new tools they learned back into the classroom to enrich student experiences. 

Attendees have the chance to: 

• Hear from our keynote speaker.
• Learn about hands-on lab activities from educators who have successfully used them in their classrooms. 
• Meet other science teachers from the greater Chicago area.
• Receive science goody bags for attending and enter lab equipment giveaways!
• Earn up to 5 ISBE professional development credits for attendance. 

To all who attended our 2024 Symposium, thank you for helping to make our event successful! Check back for resources from our 2024 Symposium. 

We look forward to another successful symposium next spring!