Outside speakers are also invited regularly. The workshops provide a great deal of curricular material and projects to use with students, practice at conducting hands-on activities, and opportunities to integrate technology. At times special professional development opportunities are provided. For example, middle and high school teachers were offered intensive instruction in the use of graphing calculators, along with a classroom set of calculators. For example, one such workshop was located in Central Oregon and focused on the unique volcanic nature of the region.
Attendance is required at all workshops.
This includes provision of science equipment and computers, and access to faculty expertise. One of the strengths of the program is that it puts the resources of a large university at the service of public school teachers and students.