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Join Us for Our Next Webinar Featuring Suzanne Zilvetti, Doctoral Student, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Show What You Know: Empowering Students with Science Portfolios

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

7:00 p.m. ET, 6:00 p.m. CT, 5:00 p.m. MT, 4:00 p.m. PT

Looking for a meaningful way to showcase your students’ growth, deepen engagement, and celebrate learning? Join me for a hands-on webinar where we’ll explore how digital portfolios can transform the science classroom.

 You’ll discover:

• Why digital portfolios matter – how they build student self-efficacy, ownership, and pride in learning.

• Practical strategies – simple, step-by-step ways to create and manage digital portfolios without adding to your workload.

• Celebrating success – ideas for end-of-year presentations that highlight student voice and achievement.

Using simple digital tools that you already have on hand and easily accessible, customizable templates, this session will provide you with practical takeaways and inspiration to make science learning visible, memorable, and empowering.

 Bring your curiosity—and leave ready to launch digital portfolios in your classroom!

Presenter: Suzanne Zilvetti

 

Suzanne Zilvetti, Ed.S., is an experienced science educator and teacher leader with over 30 years of experience in middle and high school classrooms and is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. Passionate about creating meaningful, student-centered learning experiences, she is known for blending inquiry-based instruction, hands-on exploration, and digital tools to foster curiosity, critical thinking, and self-efficacy.

As the creator of a school-wide digital portfolio initiative, Suzanne has helped students and teachers alike use portfolios to reflect, grow, and celebrate learning. She has presented nationally on science education, growth mindset, and digital portfolios, and her work is rooted in a commitment to equity, innovation, and developing lifelong learners. Recognized as Teacher of the Year and a five-time student-selected “Most Passionate Teacher,” Suzanne brings both professional expertise and a deep dedication to inspiring others. 

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A certificate indicating you have engaged in one hour of professional development will be available to those who attend the webinar in person and request it.

The presentation will be recorded and placed on the NMLSTA website https://nmlsta.wildapricot.org/ where it will be available for members.

2025-2026 Webinar Schedule

September 25, 2025

Suzanne Cunningham: LEGO(TM) Chemistry

October 21, 2025

   Suzanne Zilvetti: Show What You Know: Empowering Students with Science Portfolios    

 November 18, 2025

   Emily Hawbaker; Kimberly Swan; Wendi Moss; & Mary Spruill: Teaching Energy & Creating Energy Team - Kids Teaching Kids!    

December 2, 2025

Missy Holzer & Donna Governor - Empowering Students to Think Critically with Model-Evidence Link Diagrams

 January 15, 2026

Katy Garvey - MySciLife
 February 25, 2026

    Jon Griffith & Bridget Walsh -  Explore Data Sensemaking Strategies in the Context of Climate Phenomena with Data Puzzles    

March 24, 2026

Rachel Arbor - Integrating Environmental Literacy into the Classroom

April 15-18, 2026

NSTA National Conference

Anaheim, CA

The presentations will be recorded and placed on the NMLSTA website where it will be available for members.

To access the recordings of previous webinars, click on the "Members-Only" link  in the header strip.