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NCSTA 2024

Welcome to the 2024 NCSTA Professional Development Institute.
The Benton food service bar will be available in the Main Lobby during the lunch break on Thursday and Friday. Grab a quick bite and visit the Exhibit Hall.
StemScopes/Accelerated Learning offers a free lunch and learn session on Thursday. Get tickets at Booth 204.
Savvas offers a free lunch and learn session on Friday. Get tickets at Booth 101.
NCSTA will reimburse up to $15 for parking (total, not per day). Information and form from our website.
CEU forms will be emailed to you after the conference. You may earn .6 CEU per day.

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7:30am EST

Registration Open Salem Foyer

8:00am EST

Exhibit Hall Open Salem Ballroom 2

8:30am EST

Can you see me? An exploration of successful middle school Black Boys in STEM courses Winston 1AObioma Chukwu Environmental Theme Park Project Winston 3AKimberly Adams playing god? podcast Winston 1BDorothy Holley Tactile Learning with Hands, Humor and High-spirits! Salem 3BLeanna Sartwell AI's Influence on Vocabulary and Student Engagement in Inquiry Learning Salem 3AMattie Skinner Body Works Salem 3CPepper Hill Cultivating a Science Culture – Extending Science Education through School-wide Science Events Salem 1CKerry Christian • Theresa Strong New End-of-Grade, End-of-Course, and NC Check-Ins 2.0 Assessments for 2024-25 Winston Ballroom 2Beth Nash • Michael Mahoney Power Up the new Electricity Science and Engineering Practices Winston 3CRuthann McComb • Ben Schosek SEPs Meet DLCs Salem 1BRebecca Pashnyak • Shelly Haskell STEM Success for Beginning Teachers Salem 1AChasity Pate • Willicia Johnson Teaching elementary science with high school mentors using hand-on investigations Winston 3BTom Savage • Kathryn Thompson • Tara Hammond • Ashley Monroy Patino The Science House Presents: Shifting to Modeling and the SEPs in Elementary School Winston 1CMarsha Sirkin • Michelle Taylor (Benigno) • Jason Carter Early Career Science Teachers: Double Session! Conference Room 2 - DownstairsLottie Peppers • Kristen Kane • Carie Fugle • Adrienne Evans • Jill Francis

9:30am EST

Earth/Environmental Science Share-a-Thon (Prize tickets given) Winston Ballroom 2Lisa Tolley The “Great Escape” Box Challenge: Analyze Clues to Solve the Environmental Mystery Winston 1BM. Gail Jones • Doug Call • Kathleen Bordewieck • Tanzimul Ferdous • Amber Meeks • Madeline Stallard • Jenny Ding • Jessica Deaver • Amy Taylor Adapt, Engage, Inspire: Differentiating Science for All Learners Winston 3AMark Picardo Native Teachings for Transformative Learning Salem 3BNicholas Thorne Play to Learn: Integrating Board Games in Science Education Salem 3AAhura Webb Citizen Science in the Elementary Classroom: Going Beyond Data Collection Salem 3CJill McGowan • Christine Goforth Energizing Elementary Science Exercises Winston 3BEmily Cayton • Campbell University Students Exploring Indigenous Science Connections through Games Winston FoyerJessica Metz Federal Resources for Science Classrooms Salem 1CDorothy Holley • Janice West Implementing Science and Engineering Practices in Middle School Winston 1AMelaine Rickard • The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning - Rachael Polmanteer Integrating Math and Science Curriculum Salem 1AEmily Newsome • Emily Paternostro • Mei Cook Integrating STEM Through Socioscientific Storylines Twin City BoardroomKristin Salvatore • Claire Steffens One Stop Shop "Rockin' NC" Geology Salem 1BMarta Toran The Science House Presents: Shifting to Modeling and the SEPs in Middle School Winston 1CJason Carter • Michelle Taylor (Benigno) • Marsha Sirkin Using Rubrics to Effectively and Efficiently Grade Projects Winston 3CNancy Cattrell

10:30am EST

General Session with Keynote Speaker Winston Ballroom 2Dr. Carol O'Donnell

12:00pm EST

STEMScopes/Accelerated Learning - Lunch & Learn - Tickets at STEM/Scopes Booth Salem 1BLaurie Thompson Reality Check - Pre-Service Teachers Pizza Party Salem 1C Exhibit Hall Activities - Spin-a-Wheel Prize Give-Away Salem Ballroom 2 Lunch - Snack Bar Open in Lobby Lobby Past Presidents Luncheon Tulum Restaurant

1:30pm EST

Elementary Share-a-Thon (Prize tickets given) Winston 1ABrad Rhew Let’s Figure It Out Winston 3BNicole Bay The Power of Imagination: When learning STEM feels like playing Salem 1BLaurie Thompson Once Upon a Science class... Stories to STEM Salem 3BJessica Croson • Michelle Hafey Supporting ACTIVE Engagement in the Physics/Chemistry Classroom Through Socraevic Questioning Winston 1BAdrienne Evans CERN: International Teachers Program-A Particle Physics Bootcamp Winston 3CSam Wheeler Igniting Curiosity: Uniting Science Practices for Today's Learners Winston 1CSarmistha Ghosh Incorporating microgrids into lessons on Power and Electricity. Salem 1CShannon Oesch • Dana Haine Inspire Success: Designing Inquiry-Based Classrooms Salem 1AStan Hill, PhD • Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Kelsey Canovai • Leslie Russell Ready...Set...Science Resources! - Biology and Earth/Environmental Science. Winston Ballroom 2Gavin Fradel • Debra Hall • Benita Tipton • Alexis Wood The Science House Presents: Shifting to Modeling and the SEPs in High School Salem 3CMichelle Taylor (Benigno) • Jason Carter • Marsha Sirkin Unleash the Scientist Within Winston 3AValerie Sellars

2:30pm EST

Work Smarter Not Harder: Using AI tools for instruction and differentiation Winston 3AJustin Ingram NC Science Teacher Educators' Meeting - Creating a Statewide Network to Address the Recruitment and Retention Challenges Salem 1CDennis Kubasko • M. Gail Jones • Sarah Carrier Unleaded Learning: Cross-Disciplinary Resources to Engage Students with Water Quality Winston 3CKristana Rogers • Jenny Redmon Hoponick Exploring OpenSciEd Middle School from Carolina (6-8)  Winston 3BCarolina Biological - Jeanna Goodson Support 3-Dimensional Learning with HMH Science Dimensions Grades 6-12 Salem 1BMichael Wagner Does your curriculum spark joy? Exploring the Five Pursuits for Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching Salem 3ACandice Chambers STEM equity through an Ambitious Science Teaching Framework Salem 3BDearing Blankmann Careers in STEM Salem 1AMichelle Hafey Energy Literacy: Thinking Critically about Energy Resources Winston 1BBen Schosek • Ruthann McComb Immunity Unlocked: An Inquiry into Vaccines Winston 1CMaria Long • Savannah Stremlow • Camille Widener • Debbie French One Stop Shop "Deep Time & Fossils Toolbox" Winston 1AMarta Toran Ready...Set...Science Resources! - Chemistry, Physical Science, and Physics Winston Ballroom 2Gavin Fradel • Debra Hall • Benita Tipton • Alexis Wood Real Teaching with Real Data Conference Room 2 - DownstairsTaryn Shelton School Gardens: Opportunities for Students to Engage in Science Salem 3CCarie Fugle • Ashely Honbarrier

3:30pm EST

Physical Science/Physics/Chemistry Share-a-Thon (Prize Tickets Given) Winston Ballroom 2Adrienne Evans Forest fires, wildfire smoke, and health: Exploring curriculum connections Winston 1ADana Haine Discover BIOZONE's extensive range of engaging high school resources. Salem 1BMaureen Rich Experience Science: It's Phenomenal! Winston 3AScott Skene The Fusion of Science and Language through Smithsonian Science for the Classroom (K-5)  Winston 3BCarolina Biological - Jeanna Goodson Embracing the Evolution: Rocking the Science Classroom with AI Tools Salem 3BBrian Whitson • Marsha Sirkin Using Technology to Make North Carolina Zoo Field Trips More Accessible for All Salem 3ABeth Folta • North Carolina Zoo - Scott Ainsworth Integrating the Science of PFAS Salem 1CLynn Chesnut Developing Models for Effective Science Instruction w/ Discovery Education Salem 3CBrad Fountain EnviroSmart Schools: The Understory Project Winston 1BLisa Pope Seamless STEM: Vertical Supports for Success in K-5 Salem 1ATerrell Bynum • Ken Kornegay SEPs, DCIs, and the New Biology Standards...Oh My! Winston 1CKelly Pipes • Lottie Peppers • Benita Tipton Teaching Science & Engineering Practices Through Student Research Conference Room 2 - DownstairsJudy Day • Alisa Wickliff Using Data Sets in Your Classroom Winston 3CBetty Jo Moore • Alyson VanAlphen

4:30pm EST

Exhibit Hall Extravaganza - Spin-a-Wheel Prize Give-Away Salem Ballroom 2

5:30pm EST

Reception Winston Ballroom 2

6:15pm EST

Awards Ceremony - Prize Giveaway, Grant-a-Wish Winners Announced Winston Ballroom 2