NCSTA 2024: Full Schedule

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8:30am EST

Can you see me? An exploration of successful middle school Black Boys in STEM courses

Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST

In the United States, there are 7.7 million black children being educated in our school system. The news you hear about black males is normally negative regarding their education, especially at the middle school level. Using narrative inquiry, my research study gave middle school black boys a chance to share their stories regarding what has made them successful in their science and math classes, including the type of support they have had to help them be successful. The findings and implications from this study will enable presentation participants to develop culturally relevant pedagogy and protocols to support black boys in general.

Lead Presenter

Obioma Chukwu

Pitt County Schools

Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST
Winston 1A

Meeting the needs of our diverse learners

Subject Area All Sciences
Grade Level 6-12

9:30am EST

Implementing Science and Engineering Practices in Middle School

Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am EST

Winston 1A

Join us for a hands-on session that shares strategies and lessons which utilize Science and Engineering Practices to engage students in the key concepts of NC’s new standards. Learn how to incorporate models and phenomena to engage and support all students in deeper understanding. Leave with resources for supporting your students as they begin to think and work like scientists!

Lead Presenter

Melaine Rickard

Center for Inquiry Based Learning

Presenters

The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning - Rachael Polmanteer

Resource Development Director, The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning

CIBL's mission is to support K-8 teachers with training and the most engaging, integrated, hands-on STEM curriculum materials that promote creativity, collaboration, and communication. I specialize in writing hands-on K-12 science curricula based on NGSS and individual state standards... Read More →

Thursday November 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:20am EST
Winston 1A

Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

Subject Area Integrated/General Science
Grade Level 6-8

1:30pm EST

Ready...Set...Science Resources! - Biology and Earth/Environmental Science.

Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST

Winston 1A

The purpose of this interactive session is to provide an overview of the new support documents for the 2023 Science Standards. Participants will engage in conversations highlighting how the Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science & Engineering Practices (SEP), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCC) connect to unpacking the standards. We will also discuss how the proficiency statements and academic language support student learning. This session will focus on Biology and Earth/Environmental Science.

Lead Presenter

Gavin Fradel

Secondary Science Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Gavin Fradel is a science consultant in the K-12 Standards, Curriculum and Instruction section in the Office of Academic Standards at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Gavin obtained his Undergraduate teaching degree in Middle Grades Education with a concentration... Read More →

Presenters

Debra Hall

K-5 Science Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Debra works as an Elementary Science Consultant in the Division of Academic Standards at NCDPI. She has a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on STEM Education. Prior to joining NCDPI, Debra worked as a classroom teacher and science specialist. During this time she... Read More →

Benita Tipton

Secondary Science Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Benita Tipton works as a Secondary Science Consultant with the NC Department of Public Instruction. Prior to coming to the Department in 2003, she taught high school science and college-entry biology at a community college. She earned a master’s degree in Education with a concentration... Read More →

Alexis Wood

Secondary Science Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction

Alexis Wood joined the NCDPI Office of Academic Standards after teaching high school for 20 years in Lenoir and Wake Counties. Her primary job as a member of the Office of Academic Standards Science Team is to provide support to PSUs at the secondary science level that ensures the... Read More →

Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST
Winston 1A

Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

Subject Area This session will focus on Biology and Earth/Environmental Science. There wasn't a way to check those three circles above, so I described it here.
Grade Level 9-12

2:30pm EST

One Stop Shop "Deep Time & Fossils Toolbox"

Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EST

Winston 1A

This is a condensed version of the Deep Time Toolbox workshop developed by AppState’s Geology Department which will include alignment to the new standards. Participants will try hands-on activities around geologic time, extinction event clues and fossils (including ID and fossilization methods). Materials are geared towards Gr. 6-8 but 4th grade teachers would also find them useful with some modification. Classroom kits and fossil samples given out on a first come first served basis.

Lead Presenter

Marta Toran

Appalachian State University

Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EST
Winston 1A

Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

Subject Area Earth/Space Science
Grade Level K-8, 6-8

3:30pm EST

Forest fires, wildfire smoke, and health: Exploring curriculum connections

Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST

Winston 1A

NC communities are increasingly encountering wildfire smoke and reduced air quality from forest fires burning near and far. In this session, we’ll explore curriculum connections and discuss strategies and tools for engaging students in learning about NC’s growing wildland urban interface and increased susceptibility to climate-driven wildfires. We will also explore the range of solutions that can be implemented to prevent wildfires and protect public health from exposure to wildfire smoke.

Lead Presenter

Dana Haine

UNC-Chapel Hill

Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Winston 1A

As the world turns: bringing the spheres together

Subject Area Environmental Science
Grade Level 9-12