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Mass Learning Project supports the professional learning of MA PLTW teachers and leaders through numerous in-person and virtual events each year. In partnership with One8, all Mass Learning Project professional learning events are at no-cost to participants.

REGISTER TODAY for our 2024 August Refreshers on the 5th and 6th at Worcester Tech High School!

(New location!)

Join Us at Our Next Event

2026 MA PLTW Fall Conference

Come together with the MA PLTW community for our biggest professional learning event of the year!

The goal is the same as always: help students make work they’re proud of. This year we’re focusing on how to get there by building classrooms where mistakes are part of the process, and where feedback is clear, helpful, and drives student engagement. You’ll leave with concrete ideas and resources for your course and pathway, plus connections with PLTW educators across the state.

Additional PL Opportunities

Summer Community Day (August 4, 2026)
  • What: One-day, in-person, no-cost event designed for PLTW teachers to start the school year strong by diving deeper into the content and core materials. Meet your peers from the MA PLTW community, get oriented to key platforms and resources like myPLTW and the APB, and spend hands-on time with student work and course materials you may not have had the chance to explore yet
  • Who: Current MA PLTW educators, especially teachers who are new to PLTW
  • When: August 4, 2026
  • Where: Doherty Memorial High School (Worcester)
Fall Conference (October 19, 2026)
  • What: Large-scale, in-person professional learning event designed to help MA PLTW educators jumpstart their school year with practical ideas and tools that can be implemented immediately in their schools
  • Who: Current and perspective MA PLTW educators
  • When: October 19, 2026
  • Where: Renaissance Framingham
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Spring PD Day (March 3, 2027)
  • What: Large-scale, in-person professional learning event designed to help MA PLTW educators dig into the curriculum, reflect, and plan for the future  
  • Who: Current MA PLTW educators 
  • When: March 3, 2027 
  • Where: Four Points Norwood
One8 Applied Learning Grant Convening (April 14, 2027)
  • What: In-person onboarding for MA PLTW 2027-28 grantees
  • Who: Educators from schools that received grants to implement or expand their PLTW programming 
  • When: April 14, 2027
  • Where: Four Points Norwood
    Virtual Community Events
    • What: Online gatherings, held between in-person events, for the MA PLTW Community to connect, learn, and share ideas!    
    • Who: Current MA PLTW educators 
    • When: Throughout the year

    PL Session Materials Archive

    Click here to explore session materials from past Professional Learning events