NCSTA 2024

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7:30am EST

Registration Open Salem Foyer

8:00am EST

Biology/Life Science Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2Jill Francis Exploring STEM - Indoor and Outdoor Adventures for Middle School Minds Winston 1CGareth Wilkinson Modeling Temperature Effects on the Solubility of CO2 Salem 1BDenise O'Gorman CER and the NC Science Standards: Igniting Inquiry in the Science Classroom Winston 3BKelsie Stocz • Rhyan Nelson Supporting the Science Standards with Gizmos Salem 3CDustin Lackey Engaging All Learners: Multimodal & Multilingual Science Assessment Salem 3AAmy Burden • Ivanna Mann-Thrower Anderson • Keira Ballantyne • Brittany York Reach for the Stars Salem 3BAmy Sparks • Michelle Mund Have You Heard About the Presidential Awards (PAEMST)? Conference Room 1 - DownstairsAlexis Wood Can High School Students Really Argue? Winston 3CJessica Burch Elementary Science: What's Not Messy? Salem 1ADr. Kelly Ficklin • Karen Granger • Jennifer Whittington Fire as Phenomena Winston 1AKeith Bamberger • NCDEQ: Air Quality - Janina Millis Forms of Energy & Energy Transformations Interactive Lessons Salem 1CNEED Project - Mark Case Learning from Nature: STEAM Investigations for the Classroom Winston 1BAlyson VanAlphen Making Connections between Science, Math, and the SEPs Winston 3ADr. Joey Lord • Dr. Lane Wesson Exhibit Hall Open Salem Ballroom 2

9:00am EST

Keynote Speaker Winston Ballroom 2Dr. Nehemiah Mabry, P.E.

10:10am EST

TBA Winston 1C Cafeteria to Compost to Landfill: Student-driven research to enact change Winston 1BAbby Riordan • Will Hendrick • Debbie French Pivotal Plates: How plate tectonics created NC landforms and resources Winston 1ANorth Carolina Geological Survey - Amy Pitts Common Critters: A Unique Approach to Animal Kingdom Instruction Salem 3CErik Day Igniting Innovation: Transforming Science Education with Science and Engineering Practices. Salem 1BRachel Hester • Cynthia Goodman Harnessing AI: Inclusive Instructional Design for Diverse Classrooms Salem 3ALeslie Russell • Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Kelsey Canovai Supporting Student Discourse in a High School Biology Classroom Winston 3BStephanie Wallace Using WIDA ELD Science Standards and the SEPs to Support MLs in Physical Science Salem 3BStephen Roman Cultivating Knowledge: Integrating Ag In The Classroom Salem 1ALindsey Stalls • Taylor Dougherty K-5 Building Engineers with the New Science Standards Winston 3ACarla Butts • Julie Carson • Michell McNeill Ready...Set...Science Resources! - 6-8 Winston Ballroom 2Gavin Fradel • Debra Hall • Benita Tipton • Alexis Wood Science and Engineering Practices and the Science Teacher Leader Group Salem 1CJennifer Redfearn That was cool! Using sensors and probes for data collection Winston 3CJustin Ingram

11:10am EST

Middle School Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2Michelle Hafey Creating Professional Development for K-12 educators Salem 1CBrian Calhoun • Debbie French From Stars to Farms: Transforming Science Classes with Virtual Reality Winston 3CTyler Harper-Gampp • Melissa Pearce In AWE with DEQ (Air, Water and Earth) Winston 1AKeith Bamberger • Lauren Daniel • North Carolina Geological Survey - Amy Pitts • NC DEQ - DEMLR - E&SC Program - Rebecca Coppa Teaching Science with Historical Primary Sources Winston 1BDorothy Holley • Janice West Understanding Climate Change Through Data Analysis Winston 3BStephanie Wallace Break the Code of the New NC Science Standards - Escape Room Salem 3CCynthia Goodman • Rachel Hester • Michael Wagner Game-Based Learning for the Science Classroom Salem 1BPlasma Games - Jenny Savage How Can Canvas Help You? Salem 3BNancy Cattrell A Curriculum Lens - Supporting the New Standards for District Leaders Salem 3AErica Bower Adapt and Experiment: Teaching Biology Using the New Standards Winston 1CGabrielle Riesner • Amy Taylor Implementing Science and Engineering Practices in Elementary Classes Salem 1AThe Center for Inquiry-Based Learning - Rachael Polmanteer • Melaine Rickard New End-of-Grade, End-of-Course, and NC Check-Ins 2.0 Assessments for 2024-25 Conference Room 1 - DownstairsBeth Nash • Michael Mahoney Using Science and Engineering Practices to Strengthen Your Science Instruction Winston 3AAdam Haas • Suzanne Raxter

12:00pm EST

Lunch - Snack Bar Open in Lobby Lobby

12:20pm EST

Savvas Lunch and Learn Salem 1B

1:20pm EST

Spin-a-Wheel Lobby

1:40pm EST

Cultivating Social Responsibility through Experiential Learning in Nature Salem 3CKlara Higgins Inquiry-based Lessons for People and the Planet Winston 1AJoanne Rebbeck Empowering Change: Weaving Social Justice into Science Education with the New NC Standards Salem 3BKate Whittier • Daniel Alston Building STEM Leaders for the Future Winston 3BAlisa Wickliff • Pat Shane • Adam Haas • Jennifer Redfearn • Ahura Webb Crush Critical Thinking with AI-Infused Lessons Winston 3CStacy Lovdahl Leveraging New Science Standards to Increase Environmental Literacy: Data and Strategies Winston 1BNikki Jones Making Science Active Salem 3AAshley El Youssfi PFAS in the Environment: Curriculum connections for the life science classroom Winston 1CDana Haine • Lynn Chesnut Race Cars, Banking and Speed Salem 1BEliza Russell Ready...Set...Science Resources! - K-5 Winston Ballroom 2Gavin Fradel • Debra Hall • Benita Tipton • Alexis Wood Sensemaking with Concept Maps Salem 1CPeter Panico Taking the Plunge into the Science & Engineering Practices Salem 1AKayla Boykin Utilizing a district-level PLC model to build capacity for teaching SEPs Winston 3ADillon Crockett

2:40pm EST

Improved -- & Improving -- Climate Modeling Winston 1AJohn White Unlocking Student Potential with NC Science Olympiad Winston 3CJayne Carlisle • Valerie Bass BioNetwork In The Classroom Salem 3BTrent Stanforth Using the Modern Classroom Project to provide a more inclusive learning environment Salem 3AIsaiah Gorham A Whole Bunch of EdTech that will make you say WOW! 5.0 Salem 3CPeter Panico AI TImesavers: Unlocking Inquiry in the New Science Standards Winston 3AStacy Lovdahl Do you want to build an Ecosystem? Come on, let’s go and play! Salem 1CMilith Miano Embracing the New Standards in the Outdoors: Transforming Teaching Beyond the Classroom Walls Winston 1BKatelyn Higgins • Amy Taylor • Dennis Kubasko • Skylar Bagley Matter on the Menu Salem 1AAubrey DiOrio Using Algae Models & Assays to Illuminate the Interplay between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration for Students! Winston 1CBeverly Cea

3:30pm EST

Prize Giveaway Finale Lobby