Introducing Stile Academy: Professional Development that’s personalized, practical and proven to work.
Professional learning is most effective when it mirrors what we know about great teaching: it’s differentiated, flexible, and built on evidence.
Just as we wouldn’t expect all students to be at the same point in their learning – or need the same instruction – we don’t believe professional learning should be one-size-fits-all either.
We also recognize the realities of teaching today. With packed schedules and increasing demands, any PD worth your time needs to be doable, relevant, and directly tied to your classroom practice.
That’s why we’re excited to introduce Stile Academy – our brand-new professional learning experience, explicitly designed for science educators and built to fit alongside, not on top of, your day-to-day work.
What is Stile Academy?
Stile Academy offers personalized, ongoing professional learning that’s tailored to where you are in your teaching journey. Each interactive module is delivered via the Stile platform and centers on evidence-based strategies that are immediately applicable in your science classroom.
Each module is designed to support improvement in student achievement, engagement and wellbeing.
Small changes: big impact – The Stile Sprint Cycle
At the heart of Stile Academy is our innovative Sprint Cycle approach, designed to help you embed new teaching strategies into your practice through focused action research.
Each sprint follows five key stages:
- Spark ideas: Discover the latest research-backed strategies for science education
- Teaching tweak: Set a small, practical goal to incorporate into your teaching
- Implementation: Apply your teaching tweak over several weeks until it becomes habit
- Learner insights: Reflect on the impact of your changes on student learning
- Evaluate progress: Assess what worked and plan your next steps
Each Sprint takes approximately 5 hours total, spread across 4-6 weeks, making them manageable even with a busy teaching schedule. We recommend completing one module per term.
Find out more about the Stile Sprint Cycle here.
Practical, engaging, and (yes) fun!
We're serious about science education, but we also know how to capture the joy of teaching.
Our modules help you unpack evidence-based pedagogies and instructional practices in short, sharp videos and research wrap-ups.
Video explainers provide high-level overviews of evidence-based strategies.
Illustrations of practice showcase each strategy in action
Our exclusive Stile Academy member webinars include "Show & Tell" sessions where teachers share the Teaching Tweaks they have implemented into their classrooms
Your personal Science teaching coach
Here's the game-changer: each module is guided by a (real-life!) Stile Learning Partner! These experienced educators will provide personalized feedback as you work through the modules, host optional virtual drop-ins, and offer additional coaching opportunities (if you want it!)
Whether you're a new teacher seeking support or an experienced educator looking to refine your practice and bounce ideas, having a dedicated coach that’s an expert in how Stile can support your science teaching practice, makes all the difference in successfully implementing new teaching strategies and maximizing Stile’s curriculum and platform.
Evidence-based pedagogies – no fads
Each Stile Academy module is grounded in well-established learning science and instructional best practices, then translated into actionable strategies for the science classroom.
We focus on evidence-based pedagogies – no fads. The first five modules are based on the science of learning (the backbone of all great teaching!):
- Dual coding
- Spaced repetition
- Retrieval practice
- Metacognition
- Elaboration
We’re continuously adding new modules that explore critical areas like:
- Enhancing classroom engagement
- Building student agency
- Supporting literacy in science
- Differentiation strategies
- Formative assessment
- Science and Engineering Practices
Check out the modules here
Recognition of PD hours
All modules are aligned to teacher standards and are designed to support PLC cycles. Receive a certification recognizing your professional learning achievements for every module completed.
And the best part? You can complete modules asynchronously at your own pace or collaborate with your department during faculty meetings.
Join our learning community
For $399 per teacher per year, educators gain access to:
- All Stile Academy modules
- Personalized coaching and feedback
- A community of like-minded science teachers passionate about improving their practice
- Exclusive events and webinars
Ready to transform your science teaching?
Find out more and register your interest here.