AMSTI-UM
Science Training & Professional Development
The Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative is proud to offer professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators. We are committed to supporting Alabama's educators in their professional growth. Please join us for one or more sessions. You will be glad you did!
AMSTI Menu of Services
Scroll below to each class to register or to go directly to the registration link: click HERE or scan this QR Code.
Session Locations:
AMSTI-Central: 240 George Roy Parkway, Calera, AL 35040
AMSTI-UM: University of Montevallo, Wills Hall, King-Harman St, Montevallo 35115
Shelby County Instructional Services Center (SCISC): 601 1st St S, Alabaster, AL 35007
AMSTI4All
(No prerequisite or foundational required)
More 6-12 AMSTI4All sessions listed in the 6-12 section below.
K-12 Science Foundational
(Required to attend all content training and receive materials)
Registration Link: HERE
K-12 Science Foundational Training
Date: 09/09/2025
Time: 8:30-3:30
Location: Shelby County Instructional Services Center, Alabaster
K-5 Elementary Science
Content Sessions
(K-12 Science Foundational is required to attend content training.)
Registration Link: HERE
Click for K-5 Digital Notebooks
Kindergarten
NEW - Objects in Motion
NEW - Plant and Animal Needs
NEW - Ready for Weather
1st Grade
NEW - Living Things
Sky Patterns
2nd Grade
NEW - Growing Plants
Matter
Soils & Shores
3rd Grade
NEW - Comparing Organisms
NEW - Patterns of Motion
NEW - Weather and Climate
4th Grade
NEW - Animal Senses
Energy and Waves
NEW - Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
5th Grade
NEW - Living Systems
Matter & Interactions
NEW - Navigating the Sky
K-3 AMSTI and ELA Integration
The integration document crosswalks the major reading curriculums chosen by the districts in AL and integrates them with our current AMSTI kits. The ALCOS Science Standards are linked for each AMSTI kit, but may not be fully addressed if the kit is not taught in its entirety.
6-12 AMSTI4All & ASIM
(No prerequisite or foundational required; All Sessions count toward TEAMS Credit)
Registration Link: HERE
6th Grade
NEW - Earth’s Dynamic Systems
NEW - Space Systems Exploration
NEW - Weather and Climate Systems
7th Grade
NEW - Ecosystems and Their Interactions
NEW - Genes and Molecular Machines
NEW - Structure and Function
8th Grade
Electricity, Waves and Information Transfer
NEW - Energy, Forces, and Motion
NEW - Matter & Its Interactions
6-8 Science Sessions
All 9-12 Sessions are TEAMS approved for credit within your teaching standards.
K-12 Science Foundational is required to attend content training.
To attend any crossover training, you must have certification in one grade-level unit.
Registration Link: HERE
Science in Motion
9-12 Secondary Science
All 9-12 Sessions are TEAMS approved for credit within your teaching standards.
K-12 Science Foundational is required to attend content training.
ALL ASIM-UM Teachers, click to submit Teacher Information for AY 24/25
To request 9-12 support or materials two weeks in advance, click ASIM Lesson Request
ASIM Chemistry/Physical Science
