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Thursday, November 7
 

8:30am EST

AI's Influence on Vocabulary and Student Engagement in Inquiry Learning
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST
Salem 3A
This presentation explores AI's influence on student learning in biology at Beddingfield High School, Wilson, NC. It examines AI's impact on vocabulary development and engagement during inquiry-based learning. The experimental group used ChatGPT alongside traditional learning supports, while the control group relied solely on conventional aids. Initial findings reveal no significant statistical differences in outcomes between groups. Yet, certain engagement metrics indicate promising trends that warrant further investigation with larger, more homogeneous samples.
Lead Presenter
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Mattie Skinner

Science Teacher, Beddingfield High School, Wilson County
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST
Salem 3A
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

8:30am EST

Body Works
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST
Salem 3C
Discover fun ways to help your students understand how structures and systems of the
human body perform functions necessary for life. Explore major systems of the human body, examine anatomical models, experiment with genetic traits, and discover how you are uniquely YOU!
Lead Presenter
avatar for Pepper Hill

Pepper Hill

Executive Director and Educator, Science Alliance of Eastern NC
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:20am EST
Salem 3C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

1:30pm EST

Let’s Figure It Out
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST
Winston 3B
Engage your learners with societal challenges we can no longer ignore. Challenge your students to “figure out” rather than “learn about” scientific phenomena. Come learn how BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life new instructional model, Anchored Inquiry Learning changes the way students learn and use science throughout their lives.
Lead Presenter
NB

Nicole Bay

Kendall Hunt Publishing
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST
Winston 3B
  Commercial

1:30pm EST

The Science House Presents: Shifting to Modeling and the SEPs in High School
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST
Salem 3C
So you are already doing great science/ STEM teaching in your high school classes, now what? How can we shift to incorporating more Science and Engineering Practices? Join us for a guided self-reflection time where we work on shifting lessons toward SEP implementation. Participants will experience a traditional lesson and then work through a guided reflection process that demonstrates how to identify areas that can be enhanced to become more student-centered and minds-on.

Lead Presenter
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Michelle Taylor (Benigno)

The Science House of NCSU
Presenters
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Jason Carter

Assistant Director - Mountain Satellite Office, The Science House of NCSU
Jason Carter, Assistant Director of the Mountain Office for the Science House at NC State University,  has over  20 years as an educator in science and math. Along with this experience, Jason is a Fulbright Teacher for Global Classrooms honoree and a Science Ambassador for the National... Read More →
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Marsha Sirkin

The Science House
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm EST
Salem 3C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

2:30pm EST

Immunity Unlocked: An Inquiry into Vaccines
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EST
Winston 1C
Participants will engage in an inquiry-based learning sequence on how vaccines work, the types of vaccines, and the global social justice issues around vaccine information and access. These lessons are aligned with the 2023 NC science standards and will showcase science and engineering practices such as analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and computational thinking, and constructing explanations.
Lead Presenter
ML
Presenters
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Savannah Stremlow

Wake Forest University
CW

Camille Widener

Wake Forest University
DF

Debbie French

Wake Forest University
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm EST
Winston 1C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

3:30pm EST

Discover BIOZONE's extensive range of engaging high school resources.
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Salem 1B
BIOZONE’s interactive worktexts provides flexible, engaging, student-centred resources for Biology, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Earth and Space, Chemistry, Physics, and Anatomy and Physiology.
Our digital platform integrates the worktexts with presentation slides, interactive 3D models, videos and more, providing powerful and flexible options for delivering your high school science programs.
Lead Presenter
avatar for Maureen Rich

Maureen Rich

BIOZONE Corporation
Inspiring better outcomes for our planet through science education.BIOZONE has more than 30 years experience in the development of engaging and effective resources for science teaching and learning. Our resources are unlike any you’ve seen before, and a departure from the traditional... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Salem 1B
  Commercial

3:30pm EST

Integrating the Science of PFAS
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Salem 1C
Participants will be introduced to three high school science lessons that integrate the highly relevant and cutting-edge science of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). PFAS are a class of thousands of persistent chemicals used in the production of waterproof, stainproof, and nonstick items. These lessons, co-created by teachers and scientists, use real-world data collected from water and aquatic organisms in NC. Lessons are aligned with the new NC science standards in Biology and Earth Environmental (as well as AP Biology and APES).
Lead Presenter
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Lynn Chesnut

UNC Chapel Hill
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Salem 1C
  Other, Integrating Cutting Edge Science

3:30pm EST

SEPs, DCIs, and the New Biology Standards...Oh My!
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Winston 1C
Nervous about the new Biology standards? Overwhelmed by the supporting documents? Unsure what assessment will look like? Session presenters served on the teams that wrote the new standards, drafted the supporting documents, and made recommendations for EOC assessment specs. Now, we want to help teachers develop meaningful instruction, resolve concerns, and feel confident utilizing the new standards with their students. Time will be reserved for small-group collaboration.
Lead Presenter
avatar for Kelly Pipes

Kelly Pipes

Biology & CTE teacher, Wilkes Early College High School
I am a Teacher Ambassador for the National Center for Science Education, where I help empower teachers to teach controversial topics like climate science and evolution. I am known among colleagues as the teacher with bees. My school has an on-campus honey bee apiary, and I collaborate... Read More →
Presenters
avatar for Lottie Peppers

Lottie Peppers

Biology, Earth/Environmental Science teacher, (NCSTA Board member group)
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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 →
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm EST
Winston 1C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards
 
Friday, November 8
 

10:40am EST

Common Critters: A Unique Approach to Animal Kingdom Instruction
Friday November 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EST
Salem 3C
Common Critters is a modular educational animal card game introducing students to the animal kingdom systematized by Level II ecoregions. Each critter card includes a wealth of information regarding distribution, habitation, behavior, status in the food chain, and relative metric size. Accommodating 2-12 students, the game develops visual and traditional literacy by incorporating a unique right-brained approach to identification.  
Lead Presenter
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Erik Day

Common Critters, LLC
Friday November 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EST
Salem 3C
  Commercial

10:40am EST

Supporting Student Discourse in a High School Biology Classroom
Friday November 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EST
Winston 3B
How can you engage and support diverse learners through discussion? In this session, we will share strategies and supports to get your biology students talking as they analyze patterns in the distribution of species across the United States and build a consensus definition for the term ecosystem. By sharing ideas and building on each other’s understanding, students will make powerful connections to content and practices.
Lead Presenter
SW
Friday November 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EST
Winston 3B
  Meeting the needs of our diverse learners

11:40am EST

Adapt and Experiment: Teaching Biology Using the New Standards
Friday November 8, 2024 11:40am - 12:30pm EST
Winston 1C
We will discuss pacing and unit planning to assist those adapting to the new biology standards. Our focus will be on inquiry-based lessons in experimental design and evolution, highlighting the use of models, questioning techniques, and data analysis. We'll offer engaging activities and opportunities to collaborate with fellow biology educators to share implementation strategies for the new standards.
Lead Presenter
avatar for Gabrielle Riesner

Gabrielle Riesner

Science Teacher, Southeast Area Technical High School
I'm a science teacher. Biology and Environmental science. I love curriculum planning.
Presenters
avatar for Amy Taylor

Amy Taylor

Professor, UNC Wilmington
Friday November 8, 2024 11:40am - 12:30pm EST
Winston 1C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

1:40pm EST

PFAS in the Environment: Curriculum connections for the life science classroom
Friday November 8, 2024 1:40pm - 2:30pm EST
Winston 1C
This session will feature biomedical research taking place to understand environmental exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and implications for human health. Attendees will participate in an activity that introduces how scientists use a systems biology approach to study environmental influences on living systems. This session will showcase strategies for incorporating real biological data and associated science practices into instruction to provide students with current, NC-relevant examples of curriculum concepts.
Lead Presenter
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Dana Haine

UNC-Chapel Hill
Presenters
LC

Lynn Chesnut

UNC Chapel Hill
Friday November 8, 2024 1:40pm - 2:30pm EST
Winston 1C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards

2:40pm EST

BioNetwork In The Classroom
Friday November 8, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm EST
Salem 3B
What can BioNetwork do for you and your classroom? The BioNetwork STEM Outreach division provides STEM resources, programs, and more for teachers and students across North Carolina. Join us as we provide an overview of what BioNetwork is, what programs and events we offer, and answer your questions.
Lead Presenter
avatar for Lily Dancy-Jones

Lily Dancy-Jones

Western STEM Outreach Coordinator, BioNetwork
I am the new Western STEM Outreach Coordinator for BioNetwork, the life-science training initiative of the NC Community College System.  Our outreach team strives to serve K-12 and community college educators and students in all 100 counties through community STEM events, classroom... Read More →
BioNetwork in the Classroom NCSTA Digital Handout (2) pdf
Friday November 8, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm EST
Salem 3B
  Meeting the needs of our diverse learners

2:40pm EST

Using Algae Models & Assays to Illuminate the Interplay between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration for Students!
Friday November 8, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm EST
Winston 1C
In this session, instructors will use 2D models of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to conduct tracking of carbon molecules and apply this information to a hands-on assay using freshwater algae to indirectly qualify carbon movement. They will then develop protocols that quantifies the qualitative changes witnessed (via carbon dioxide tracking) under a variety of environmental conditions. Collectively, participants will use the sum of their experiences to develop and explain an ecological model of carbon cycling.
Lead Presenter
BC
Friday November 8, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm EST
Winston 1C
  Strategies for engaging learners to meet the new science standards
 
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