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These sessions can be delivered in a format that best meets the needs of your school such as planning periods, after school, or on professional learning days.<\/p>\n<p>With few exceptions, all of the materials, resources, and services listed are available at no cost to schools and teachers from membership systems. \u00a0For additional information, please contact West GYSTC at cfonteno@westga.edu or (770) 328-8530.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAvailable Professional Learning Opportunities\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>West GYSTC Equipment Training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date: August 27, 2026\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Time: 3:30 PM &#8211; 5:30 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Location: UWG College of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3>Solarize A Classroom Training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date: June 1, 2027\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Time: 8:30 AM &#8211; 3:30 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Location: UWG College of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3>Project Wet, Wild, and Learning Tree<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date: November 13, 2026\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Time: 8:30 AM &#8211; 3:30 PM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Location: UWG College of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300px\" height=\"1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MZPhjTDMn0WEQ2pLaHNLUFKZWOx-u9pLk-PPqbxflbJUNFgwTUtIREdXV1lJQjVOMURKN1JRT040Vi4u&#038;embed=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT WEST GYSTC West Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center GYSTC has developed sessions over the years to address the needs of schools in our region that include the following topics: Vocabulary, formative Assessment, Writing in Science, Literacy, Inquire-Based Instruction, Project Based Learning, or STEM. 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