NCSTA 2024

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NCSTA 2024

8:30am EST

Cultivating a Science Culture – Extending Science Education through School-wide Science Events Salem 1CKerry Christian • Theresa Strong Early Career Science Teachers: Double Session! Conference Room 1 - DownstairsLottie Peppers • Kristen Kane • Carie Fugle • Adrienne Evans • Jill Francis

9:30am EST

Play to Learn: Integrating Board Games in Science Education Salem 3AAhura Webb

1:30pm EST

Once Upon a Science class... Stories to STEM Salem 3BJessica Croson • Michelle Hafey Inspire Success: Designing Inquiry-Based Classrooms Salem 1AStan Hill, PhD • Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Kelsey Canovai • Leslie Russell Unleash the Scientist Within Winston 3AValerie Sellars

3:30pm EST

Using Technology to Make North Carolina Zoo Field Trips More Accessible for All Salem 3ABeth Folta • North Carolina Zoo - Scott Ainsworth Seamless STEM: Vertical Supports for Success in K-5 Salem 1ATerrell Bynum • Ken Kornegay

8:00am EST

Fire as Phenomena Winston 1AKeith Bamberger • NCDEQ: Air Quality - Janina Millis

10:10am EST

Cafeteria to Compost to Landfill: Student-driven research to enact change Winston 1BAbby Riordan • Will Hendrick • Debbie French

11:10am EST

Creating Professional Development for K-12 educators Salem 1CBrian Calhoun • Debbie French 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 Break the Code of the New NC Science Standards - Escape Room Salem 3CCynthia Goodman • Rachel Hester • Michael Wagner

1:40pm EST

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 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 A Whole Bunch of EdTech that will make you say WOW! 5.0 Salem 3CPeter Panico Using Algae Models & Assays to Illuminate the Interplay between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration for Students! Winston 1CBeverly Cea