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From Curiosity to Creation – Las Vegas: Listen, Learn, Create
2026-09-16 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Join us for From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create, an immersive, hands-on event where curiosity becomes your compass. Explore with DRI researchers who are your guides for discovery—experiment with scientific tools, dive into STEM and Nevada Robotics activities, and let those moments of wonder spark your own artwork. Through art materials and playful tinkering, you’ll transform what you learn into creations uniquely your own. Come ready to explore, make, and imagine alongside a community of fellow curiosity-seekers.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

From Curiosity to Creation – Artown Reno: Listen, Learn, Create
2026-07-15 17:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Join us for DRI’s third Artown event: From Curiosity to Creation: Listen, Learn, Create, an immersive, hands-on event where curiosity becomes your compass. Explore with DRI researchers who are your guides for discovery—experiment with scientific tools, dive into STEM and N Robotics activities, and let those moments of wonder spark your own artwork. Through art materials and playful tinkering, you’ll transform what you learn into creations uniquely your own. Come ready to explore, make, and imagine alongside a community of fellow curiosity-seekers.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

STEM Education Program's Truckee River Watershed: Water Quality and Groundwater Training
2026-05-27 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual
In partnership with the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Desert Research Institute STEM Education Program has created four virtual lessons! These virtual resources are flexible to allow for either self-directed student learning and exploration (flipped classroom) or teacher-directed instruction. This professional development training will lead educators through the online resources and allow educators to discuss how these resources could best be implemented in their classrooms.
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: Virtual
This training is open to K-12 formal and informal educators. Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 1.5 Continuing Education hours.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/ZiM6cVC4J8qg9AMSA

What Lies Beneath: Stories of Obscured Truths and Quiet Dangers
2026-05-20 18:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Join us for an evening that uncovers the dangers, truths, and meanings that often remain just out of sight. Through science, art, history, and personal reflection, this program invites you to look beneath the surface—at the hidden risks, overlooked details, and subtle forces that shape how we move through the world.
You’ll hear about efforts to detect threats earlier and more precisely, alongside stories that explore how a simple shift in perspective can alter our understanding of safety, meaning, and connection. Whether buried in the ground, embedded in memory, or woven into the fabric of daily life, the unseen has a profound impact on what we believe and how we act.
Come discover how looking closer—and looking differently—can transform what we think we know about the world and our place within it.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

Mapping the Invisible: Stories of Hidden Forces That Shape our World
2026-04-15 18:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Join us for an evening that reveals the powerful forces we rarely see but live with every day. Through science, data, creativity, and human insight, this program explores the hidden patterns, risks, and influences that shape our lives—from dangers that lie beneath the surface to the subtle currents that guide our decisions, behaviors, and relationships.
We’ll look at efforts to detect threats earlier and more accurately, as well as stories that illuminate the psychological, social, and artistic forces that influence how we understand the world around us.
Come discover how mapping the invisible—whether through research, reflection, or imagination—can deepen awareness, expand possibility, and help us navigate the unseen with greater clarity and care.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

STEM Professional Development Training: Nature Journaling
2026-04-11 09:00 - 11:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Are you interested in learning how to use nature journaling as a tool for STEM education? Not only can nature journaling help people hone their powers of observation, the practice also improves language, critical thinking, STEM, and artistic skills. Nature journaling has also been shown to increase nature connectivity and awareness of one’s local environment. Come to this training and learn the basics of teaching nature journaling through hands-on activities and guided prompts. At the end, you’ll receive a nature journaling resource packet as well as a few art materials to get you started.
This training is open to both classroom and informal educators. Attendees will be eligible for up to 2 Continuing Education hours.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/ogMUJYH14jnFX8gF7

STEM Professional Development Training: AI in Education
2026-04-11 08:00 - 11:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Discover the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in education with our three-hour professional development session tailored for educators. Gain foundational insights into AI and explore innovative tools to personalize learning and streamline tasks. Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, learn how AI can enhance your teaching strategies and boost student outcomes. We’ll also tackle ethical considerations like data privacy and equity, ensuring responsible AI adoption. Engage in collaborative discussions to share strategies with fellow educators. By session’s end, you’ll be equipped to create a strategic plan for integrating AI, empowering you to transform your classroom into a more engaging and effective learning environment. Embrace the future of education with AI.
Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/TbPj2mhc1omF6zbV8

The Future in Rearview: Stories from the Edge of Then and Now
2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Join us for an evening that looks to the past to better understand the future. Through science, history, and creative reflection, this program explores how moments that shaped a community—whether dramatic, devastating, or quietly transformational—continue to echo forward in time.
From modeling future floods using lessons from 1997 to stories that revisit turning points in personal or collective memory, we’ll examine how the past offers clues, caution, and insight for the world we’re building next.
Come explore what it means to view tomorrow through the rearview mirror, and how the stories we carry can illuminate the path ahead.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

STEM Professional Development Training: Introduction to Hydroponics
2026-03-07 08:00 - 11:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Learn how to operate and integrate hydroponic systems into your classroom in DRI’s STEM Education Program FREE educator professional development training! In the training, educators will gain hands-on experience germinating seeds, transplanting seedlings, mixing nutrient solution, programming lights, assembling and operating hydroponic systems, and integrating hydroponics into the classroom. This training is open to K-12th grade educators. Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours as well as the ability to check out hydroponic systems from DRI’s STEM Co-Lab Lending Library. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/qVLm9kYm1MHoqd9s6

STEM Professional Development Training: 3D Printers
2026-02-21 08:00 - 12:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Unlock innovative teaching methods with DRI’s STEM Education Program’s FREE educator professional development training on 3D printers! In the training, educators will gain hands-on experience designing 3D objects in Tinkercad, operating Prusa MK3S+ printers, and resources to transform the classroom into a hub of creativity and exploration! This training is open to K-12th grade Educators. Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 4 Continuing Education hours as well as the ability to check out Prusa 3D printers from DRI’s STEM Co-Lab Lending Library. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/tGGDXrN4b6gatdjK6

The Weight of Water: Stories of Water’s Weight on Land and Heart
2026-02-18 18:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Join us for an evening that explores how water shapes our lives—physically, historically, and emotionally. Through science, story, and reflection, this program invites you to consider the many forms water takes in our world: the floods that transform our cities, the policies that define its use, and the deeply human moments where its presence—or absence—carries the weight of memory, loss, and renewal.
Come discover how water moves through landscapes and lives, revealing the connections between environment, community, and the stories we carry.
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
More information and tickets coming soon!

STEM Professional Development Training: 3D Printers
2026-02-07 08:00 - 12:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Unlock innovative teaching methods with DRI’s STEM Education Program’s FREE educator professional development training on 3D printers! In the training, educators will gain hands-on experience designing 3D objects in Tinkercad, operating Prusa Mini printers, and resources to transform the classroom into a hub of creativity and exploration! This training is open to K-12th grade Educators.
Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 4 Continuing Education hours as well as the ability to check out Prusa 3D printers from DRI’s STEM Co-Lab Lending Library.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/2Mtky4h4ZnMCkLnn7

STEM Professional Development Training: Microplastics
2026-01-26 16:00 - 19:00 | Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Boulevard, Boulder City, NV, 89005, United States
Have you ever heard of milk plastics? Or wanted to learn what happens when a plastic cup sinks to the bottom of a lake? Join us for the Microplastics professional development training where we will explore these topics and more! In this training, you will gain expertise in identifying, analyzing, and addressing the pervasive issue of microplastic pollution. Equip yourself with hands-on activities and resources to empower students with the knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on our planet’s health! Although this training will cover middle school NGSS lessons, all interested formal and informal educators are welcome to attend! Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours. Click here to register: https://forms.gle/PE1wGhePajn2cR769

Nevada Robotics METRICS: Carson City PreK/K Cohort
2026-01-14 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 15:30 | Carson City School District Professional Development Center, 604 West Musser St., Carson City, NV, 89703, United States
Nevada Robotics is proud to continue its relationship with Carson City Schools and is providing METRICS for the district’s PreK educators. METRICS is engaging and ongoing training using Nevada Robotics’ Books and Bots Lessons. Teachers are learning how to use robots to meet PreK literacy and math standards, and how to develop early readers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers.
Trainees are receiving a classroom robot set, free robot loans, parent resources, teaching supplies, classroom support as needed, and technical support.
METRICS (Mentoring Educators Teaching Robotics and Innovation in Computer Science) is engaging and ongoing training using Nevada Robotics’ Books and Bots Lessons. Teachers learn how to use robots to meet PreK-5 literacy and math standards, and how to develop early readers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers.
Teachers will attend 7.5-hours of training and will receive free resources, robots, and books. This training is during the school day/contract hours, so stipends and certificates are not available.
FREE Resources
A classroom robot set
Robot loans
Books and Bots Lessons
Parent resources
Teaching supplies
Classroom support as needed
Technical support
Training Details
Sign in at 12:45 p.m.
Training from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
– Wednesday October 8
– Wednesday November 19
– Wednesday January 14
Location: 604 West Musser Street, Carson City
Participants must attend all three sessions.
Interested in learning more about opportunities to train with Nevada Robotics?
Contact AJ Long
Nevada Robotics Director
aj.long@www-dev.dri.edu
www.nevadarobotics.org
Follow nevadarobotics on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

Nevada Robotics IDEALS: Northern Nevada Cohort
2025-12-04 16:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-06 16:30 - 19:30 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Nevada Robotics is taking applications from K-12 Northern Nevada educators for an IDEALS – Integrating Drone Education and Learning Statewide – professional development series in Reno. During the 3-part training, educators will explore using the CoDrone EDU in the classroom /club and for REC Aerial Drone Competitions. This 7.5 – hour training provides hours for Opal (teacher license renewal).
Piloting
Learn how to fly an indoor drone. Teach your students how to take flight.
Programming
Learn how to code a drone to execute a variety of maneuvers; teach your students coding skills.
Potential
Explore the possibility of creating a drone competition team.
Training Details
Sign in and dinner at 4:30 p.m.
Training from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday October 2
Thursday November 6
Thursday December 4
Location: DRI, Reno 2215 Raggio Parkway
Participants must attend all three sessions.
FREE Resources
Drone loans
Activity resources
Competition guidance
Classroom support as needed
Technical support
THIS TRAINING SERIES IS FULL.
To learn more about other professional development opportunities, contact AJ Long, Nevada Robotics Director, at aj.long@www-dev.dri.edu.
To learn more about Nevada Robotics, visit www.nevadarobotics.org.

Nevada Robotics METRICS: Northern Nevada Cohort
2025-12-02 16:30 - 19:30, 2025-10-21 16:30 - 19:30 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
METRICS (Mentoring Educators Teaching Robotics and Innovation in Computer Science) is an engaging and ongoing training using Nevada Robotics’ Books and Bots Lessons. Teachers learn how to use robots to meet PreK-5 literacy and math standards, and how to develop early readers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers.
Teachers may receive a $375 stipend or a certificate for PD hours for this 7.5-hour training series. Participants also receive dinner, teaching resources, robots, and books. Grade level teams are encouraged to sign up together.
FREE Resources
A classroom robot set
Robot loans
Parent resources
Teaching supplies
Classroom support as needed
Technical support
Training Details
Sign in & dinner at 4:30 p.m.
Training from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
– Tuesday September 16
– Tuesday October 21
– Tuesday December 2
Location: DRI
2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno
Participants must attend all three sessions.
Training is for educators new to METRICS.
THIS TRAINING COHORT IS AT CAPACITY.
This training is made possible in part thanks to generous support from the Redfield Foundation to support Redfield Community Outreach (RCOP) Schools, and PowerShift by NV Energy.

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Want information about other opportunities?
Contact AJ Long
Nevada Robotics Director
aj.long@www-dev.dri.edu
www.nevadarobotics.org

STEM Professional Development Training: Solar Homes
2025-11-08 10:00 - 13:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Join us for a FREE professional development session on our middle school Green Box unit, Solar Homes! This Green Box provides three weeks of curriculum and all necessary supplies to teach students about solar energy and sustainable home design. You’ll explore solar radiation’s impact on homes and discover strategies to reduce its effects through smart design. Learn how to engage students in hands-on activities that empower them to create their own solar-powered homes. Although this training will cover middle school standards, all interested educators are welcome to attend.
Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours. Note that this training can be taken in conjunction with the 9/27 Watersheds and Water Quality training and the 10/15 Truckee Watershed STEM Curriculum trainings to earn a full 0.5 credit (7.5 CE Hours). See the DRI Professional Development page for more information.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/ExLBkuxhD6EFZbVJ8

STEM Professional Development Training: Solar Homes
2025-11-08 08:00 - 11:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Join us for a FREE professional development session on our middle school Green Box unit, Solar Homes! This Green Box provides three weeks of curriculum and all necessary supplies to teach students about solar energy and sustainable home design. You’ll explore solar radiation’s impact on homes and discover strategies to reduce its effects through smart design. Learn how to engage students in hands-on activities that empower them to create their own solar-powered homes. Don’t miss this chance to make sustainability an exciting part of your classroom!
Although this training will cover middle school standards, all interested educators are welcome to attend! Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/Bq92uugtoTghrA6e9

The Possible Unknown: Stories about Exploring the Unreachable
2025-11-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Vegas Theatre Company, 1025 S 1st St., Las Vegas, NV, 89101, United States
Join us for an evening of storytelling that delves into the mysteries of exploring what once seemed unreachable. ‘The Possible Unknown’ highlights stories of curiosity, innovation, and determination that open doors to new frontiers—whether through groundbreaking technology, scientific discovery, or personal journeys. Discover how the impossible becomes possible and the unknown becomes accessible to all.
Purchase tickets online!
DRI Storyteller:
Megan Stueve will tell a story that is still unfolding. She is documenting hiking trails throughout the state parks in Nevada using 3D technology. The result is an immersive digital space that makes Nevada’s stunning landscapes accessible to all.

Featured Storyteller:
Ryan Cooper has spent the last decade building world-class endurance races and most recently for the IRONMAN Group, all while chasing his own dreams…but one journey changed everything. Ryan invites audiences to reflect on what it means to chase dreams, confront loss, and find meaning in the mountains—both literal and metaphorical.

Dr. Julian Kilker is a media scholar specializing in emerging technologies and their impact, and most recently guest-edited the open-source journal Tradition-Innovations’ issue on “Artificial Intelligence and Possible Future for the Arts.” His research on innovation and visual methods spans work exhibited in Switzerland, Washington DC, California, and Nevada and multiple academic publications.
Additional Experience: Attendees are encouraged to visit At the Heart of Basin and Range, a Nevada Humanities exhibition located right next door at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery (next to Vegas Theatre Company). The gallery will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., inviting guests to explore this companion exhibit before or after the event. Julian Kilker, Co-Curator to this exhibit will also be a featured storyteller for this Curiosity Lab event.
Thank you to our community partner Nevada Humanities

This production is not a Vegas Theatre Company event. The views expressed and other information presented are solely those of the producing entity.

Nevada Robotics at the Springs Preserve
2025-10-31 10:00 - 16:00 | Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, 89107, United States
Happy Birthday, Nevada!
Come celebrate with us from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Nevada Day at the Springs Preserve on Friday October 31 in Las Vegas. Nevada Robotics staffers will offer hands-on and engaging coding and engineering activities for families.
The theme is “Turn Off the Lights!” based on a Nevada Robotics original Books and Bots lesson created with support from our partners at PowerShift by NV Energy.
The first 100 families who learn to touch code and “turn off the lights” with Nevada Robotics will receive a copy of the book Earth Hour by Nanette Heffernan.

The View from Here: Stories of Perspective and Discovery
2025-10-22 18:30 - 20:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Join us for an evening of storytelling that explores the world through new perspectives and the discoveries they inspire. ‘The View from Here’ invites you to see how technology, curiosity, and innovation allow us to view our surroundings in ways never before possible. From scientific breakthroughs to personal insights, these stories reveal how shifting our perspective can unlock a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Purchase tickets online!
DRI Storyteller:
Eric Wilcox
Dr. Wilcox is a DRI researcher focused on the interactions between aerosols, clouds, and precipitation to better understand regional climate variability, radiative forcing of climate at regional scales, and precipitation processes. His work combines satellite data, in-situ observations, and atmospheric modeling to study cloud dynamics and their climatic impacts. As leader of DRI’s atmospheric modeling group, he employs high-resolution regional and global climate models for applications in water resources, renewable energy, and air quality. Additionally, he directs the ASTER Laboratory, advancing unmanned aircraft systems for environmental research.
Featured Speaker:
Michael Branch, who is University Foundation Professor, Emeritus at UNR, is an award-winning writer and humorist who lives with his wife and two daughters in the western Great Basin Desert. His published work includes 300 essays and ten books, among them the Pulitzer Prize-nominated John Muir’s Last Journey. His trilogy of humorous creative nonfiction from the high desert includes Raising Wild, Rants from the Hill, and How to Cuss in Western. His most recent book, On the Trail of the Jackalope, which braids humor, science, and the arts and humanities, has been called “an entertaining and enlightening road trip to the heart of an American legend.” Mike was the 2024 inductee into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. Learn more about his work at michaelbranchwriter.com
Thank you to our community partner Nevada Humanities, our media sponsor KUNR, and our exclusive beverage sponsor 10 Torr.

AWE+2025 Collaborative: Wildfire & Beyond – Building an Adaptable and Resilient World
2025-10-16 08:00 - 18:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
AWE+ is a DRI global initiative formed in 2024. Reflecting the four classical elements of nature – air, water, earth, and fire – AWE+ advances community resilience and adaptability in the face of increasing, inevitable catastrophes that affect human lives and environmental ecosystems. It addresses tough challenges by promoting actionable solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration.
The AWE+2025 Collaborative will be both a reflective and transitional exercise. It will carry forward and reinforce the objectives of last year’s AWE+2024 summit where DRI brought together stakeholders of various disciplinary backgrounds to consider matters of resilience and recovery in light of the devastating impacts of wildfire. AWE+2025 will build on the 2024 conversations and examine in greater depth the cascading impacts of wildfire and smoke such as heatwaves, flooding, and droughts. Its goal is to:

Highlight and prompt the continuing and urgent need for community, regional, and state leadership in taking action to strengthen our communities to mitigate inevitable catastrophes that are compounded by changes in climate, land use, and population.
Promote interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaboration as essential in strengthening the resolve for tough decision making on consequential impacts and challenges to achieve meaningful progress.

We invite 2024 participants to continue the conversation and welcome persons new to the AWE+ experience to join right in.
Visit the AWE+ website for more information and to register!

STEM Professional Development Training: Truckee Watershed STEM Curriculum
2025-10-15 16:30 - 18:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
In partnership with the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Desert Research Institute STEM Education Program has created two new middle/high school lessons! These two lessons will use computational simulations to illustrate how water management within the Truckee River watershed balances human sustainability and environmental biodiversity. The first lesson focuses on water management of dams and reservoirs, and the second lesson focuses on urban source water protection. This professional development training will lead educators through the online resources and allow educators to discuss how these resources could best be implemented in their classrooms. Although this training will cover grade level standards, all interested educators are welcome to attend!
Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 1.5 Continuing Education hours. Note that this training can be taken in conjunction with the 9/27 Watersheds and Water Quality training and the 11/8 Solar Homes training to earn a full 0.5 credit (7.5 CE Hours). See the DRI Professional Development page for more information.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/Ei4rmpe2eBoijdnU7

STEM Professional Development Training: Genetics and Your Environment
2025-10-11 08:00 - 11:00 | DRI, Las Vegas Campus, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV, 89119, United States
Green Box Session Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 8:00am – 11:00am
Location: Desert Research Institute
755 E Flamingo Rd Las Vegas, NV 89119
Nevada National Security Site Tour: Date to be determined
Time: 7:00am-5:00pm
Meeting Location: Desert Research Institute
755 E Flamingo Rd Las Vegas, NV 89119
Join us for a FREE professional development training on our high school Green Box unit, Genetics and Your Environment! This Green Box provides three weeks of curriculum and all necessary supplies to complete hands-on investigations about DNA replication, protein synthesis, and mutations, in the context of radiation. Students will also learn about careers related to radiation and biophysics, and how to protect the body from radiation through time, distance, and shielding.
A tour of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) is also provided as part of the training. The date of the tour is to be determined. During the tour, a NNSS tour guide will accompany us to provide information about the NNSS and ties to the Green Box unit. Space is limited. A waitlist option will be added once capacity is reached.
Special Note: Although this training will cover high school standards, all interested educators are welcome to attend! Educators who attend the session and NNSS Tour will be eligible for Continuing Education hours for the Green Box training session and tour. The NNSS Tour is open to United States Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents. An additional field trip form confirming your status is required.
Click the following link to register: https://forms.gle/bJS2ejUj2nSyVnov5

Nevada Robotics METRICS: Carson City PreK/K Cohort
2025-10-08 13:00 - 15:30 | Carson City School District Professional Development Center, 604 West Musser St., Carson City, NV, 89703, United States
Nevada Robotics is kicking-off an invitation-only METRICS series this fall for Carson City PreK educators.
METRICS (Mentoring Educators Teaching Robotics and Innovation in Computer Science) is engaging and ongoing training using Nevada Robotics’ Books and Bots Lessons. Teachers learn how to use robots to meet PreK-5 literacy and math standards, and how to develop early readers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers.
Teachers will attend 7.5-hours of training and will receive free resources, robots, and books. This training is during the school day/contract hours, so stipends and certificates are not available.
FREE Resources
A classroom robot set
Robot loans
Books and Bots Lessons
Parent resources
Teaching supplies
Classroom support as needed
Technical support
Training Details
Sign in at 12:45 p.m.
Training from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
– Wednesday October 8
– Wednesday November 19
– Wednesday January 14
Location: 604 West Musser Street, Carson City
Participants must attend all three sessions.
Interested in learning more about opportunities to train with Nevada Robotics?
Contact AJ Long
Nevada Robotics Director
aj.long@www-dev.dri.edu
www.nevadarobotics.org
Follow nevadarobotics on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

Nevada Robotics IDEALS: Northern Nevada Cohort
2025-10-02 16:30 - 19:30 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Nevada Robotics is taking applications from K-12 Northern Nevada educators for an IDEALS – Integrating Drone Education and Learning Statewide – professional development series in Reno. During the 3-part training, educators will explore using the CoDrone EDU in the classroom /club and for REC Aerial Drone Competitions. This 7.5 – hour training provides hours for Opal (teacher license renewal).
Piloting
Learn how to fly an indoor drone. Teach your students how to take flight.
Programming
Learn how to code a drone to execute a variety of maneuvers; teach your students coding skills.
Potential
Explore the possibility of creating a drone competition team.
Training Details
Sign in and dinner at 4:30 p.m.
Training from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday October 2
Thursday November 6
Thursday December 4
Location: DRI, Reno 2215 Raggio Parkway
Participants must attend all three sessions.
FREE Resources
Drone loans
Activity resources
Competition guidance
Classroom support as needed
Technical support
Application deadline is 9/25/25. Space is limited.

STEM Professional Development Training: Watersheds and Water Quality
2025-09-27 10:00 - 13:00 | DRI, Reno Campus, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
In partnership with the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Desert Research Institute STEM Education Program has created two new middle school Green Boxes to help students learn about water in their community! This professional development will lead educators through hands-on activities that help students to learn about the Truckee River watershed, water sources, water quality testing, and water treatment. Educators will create a watershed model, explore interactive story maps, simulate runoff, learn to test water samples for common contaminants, and more. Although this training will cover middle school standards, all interested educators are welcome to attend!
Educators who attend the session will be eligible for up to 3 Continuing Education hours. Note that this training can be taken in conjunction with the 10/15 Truckee Watershed STEM Curriculum and 11/8 Solar Homes trainings to earn a full 0.5 credit (7.5 CE Hours). See the DRI Professional Development page for more information.
Click here to register: https://forms.gle/SfTVsvJbkpVrkvWt9
