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NCSTA PDI 2019

Welcome to the 2019 NCSTA PDI. We are celebrating 50 years of continued support of science educators in North Carolina. We have many great sessions and exciting activities planned.

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6:00pm EST

Registration and Check-In Salem Foyer

7:00am EST

Registration and Check-In Salem Foyer

8:00am EST

Designing a sustainable city Winston 3CJessie Howington • Monica Strada Folding over Differentiation Salem 1AMark Case Past, Present, and Future. . .What If? Salem 3CRichard G Smith, Exhibitor Turning Misinformation into Educational Opportunities: Teaching Climate Change in the Age of Fake News Winston 3BJason Carter #Innovate4Littles: Tech Tools for Inquiry-Based Learning Winston 1CAubrey DiOrio Are You Ready to Make a Claim? Let’s Explore Online Simulations Winston 1AChristy Arrowood Canvas Rules! Personalize and Blend Instruction for Deeper Engagement Winston 1BBeth Vaughn • Christa Daniel Investigations in Nanotechnology: Integrating Nano in the Curriculum Salem 1CM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff STEM Family Challenge Salem 3AJason Painter Using Sickle Cell Disease as a Model for Learning about DNA and RNA Salem 1BKelly Allen • Haley Wamble PBL Project, DOK 3-4 Strategies and the NC Science Standards Winston 3ABen Bache Using Scrum to Manage Class Projects Salem 3BJennifer Byrd

8:30am EST

Teaching Science Writing Using Google Classroom Winston 3CPaul Cancellieri

9:00am EST

Exhibit Area Opens Salem Ballroom 2

9:15am EST

Exploring energy resilience as an approach to evaluating energy technologies Salem 1CDana Haine It's Earth Science! Salem 1BCliff Hudson Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Winston 3BNC Project Learning Tree Creating a QR-coded periodic table display linked to student work Salem 3CKaren Clark Quick and Easy Experiments Using the Latest Technology Winston 3AVernier Software & Technology • Judy Day The Science House Presents: Robotics and Coding in the STEM Classroom Winston 1AGina Barrier A Whole Bunch of Awesome Science EdTech Tools that will Make you Say, "Wow!" Salem 3APeter Panico Promoting Quality Student Research in STEM Winston 1CAlisa Wickliff • Burroughs Wellcome Fund/NC SMT Center • Chris Gordon Creating Inquiry-Based Classrooms for Student Success Salem 1AStan Hill • Wake Forest School of Medicine • Jim Duffey Interactive Case Studies: Real-Time Formative Assessment of Problem-Solving Skills Winston 1BDr. Tom Robertson SWITCH up your energy unit to explore alternative energies Salem 3BRuthann McComb

10:30am EST

Using the World Climate Simulation with your students Salem 3CEvan Couzo Middle School Share-a-thon Winston Ballroom 2Michelle Chadwick Teaching the Human Dimensions of Climate Change Winston 3BLeigh Apple Addressing Elementary Curricular Goals with the Makey Makey Winston 1BChris Gordon • David Pugalee • Alisa Wickliff Literacy and STEM: A Perfect Blend for Engagement Winston 1ALeslie Pope Student Voice with Seesaw and Flipgrid Salem 3AAubrey DiOrio • Caitlin McCommons Cheap and Easy Hands-on Chemistry Activities Salem 1CChristine Sudzina Schut Examining the Health Effects of Flavored E-Cigarettes: A Data Interpretation Activity Salem 1BDana Haine • Elise Hickman School Improvement through the Lens of NC STEM Schools of Distinction Winston 1CHoward Ginsburg • Carol Moore • Burroughs Wellcome Fund/NC SMT Center Teaching Tectonics: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Plate Tectonics Winston 3CTim Martin Nurturing STEM Equity in Elementary School: The UNC-G STEM TLC Salem 3BAlison Mercier • Heidi Carlone • Dearing Blankmann The Science House Presents: Shift Happens Salem 1AMichelle Benigno

11:30am EST

Lunch & Exhibits Reality Check for Pre-Service Teachers - Lunch & Networking Conference 1 (downstairs)

12:30pm EST

Earth/Environmental Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2Mark Case Climate Change: Knowing the Facts and Dispelling the Myths Winston 3BSam Wheeler The Creative and Collaborative Process of Creating Digital Content in the Classroom Winston 1AAmy Taylor • Dennis Kubasko Code your Way to Playful Learning for K-2 Winston 3CJennifer Cyr • Namrata Gupta Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks Winston 3AClaire Hoots, Exhibitor Modeling Instruction for Secondary Science Winston 1CScott Ragan Read, Think, Write and Speak like a Scientist! Winston 1BJessica Enlow The Interconnectedness of Environmental Education and Classroom Learning Salem 1BMichelle Pearce • Trudie Henninger (she/they) Using Science and Engineering Practices to Inspire Thinking, Wonder and Fun in the Science Class Salem 3CMelaine Rickard • Todd Guentensberger KaPow! Adding Zing Through Racing Salem 1CEliza Russell Letting Students Solve the Problem Salem 3BMarie Foxworth • Jason Vanzant PBL in the K-5 Classroom Salem 3ANancy Betler The Wearable Device Challenge Salem 1AEvelyn Baldwin • James Lamberth • Dr. Elena Veety

1:45pm EST

Welcome Message from Governor Roy Cooper, Keynote Speakers and General Session Winston Ballroom 2Orrin H. Pilkey • Mary Edna Fraser

3:30pm EST

Elementary School Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2Angela Adams Past Presidents Meeting Twin City Boardroom Combining Digital and Hands-On Science in an Urban Title 1 School Salem 3ATed Miracle • Peter Panico GO, DASH! GO! Design a Robot-Powered Cart Salem 3CNicole Caprio • Mary Kay Connery Promote Data Literacy Using Real-World Datasets and PhET Simulations Winston 1BPam O'Brien • Jessica Mayfield Teacher Share-a-Thon: Making Lessons Pop With Virtual Reality Winston 1AM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff Calling all Artists! How to Infuse Glass Making into Chemistry Class Salem 1CTom Savage Teaching Meteorology: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Teaching Weather Winston 3CTim Martin Using Text to Think and Communicate like Scientists Winston 1CKristana Rogers • Joshua Hunter • Katherine Nock Human Body PBL Salem 3BDebra Gallagher • Danielle Pannell Investigate Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with Algae Beads Salem 1BBeverly Cea REAL PBLs: Partnerships with Local Businesses Salem 1ACarol Moore • Gina Barrier Science in the Middle: Working with Middle School Students Winston 3BRichard G Smith, Exhibitor

4:00pm EST

Talking Our Way To Understanding in Elementary Science and Engineering Winston 3ADearing Blankmann • Denise Crouse • Reba Johnson

4:30pm EST

Birthday Extravaganza in the Exhibit Hall and Reception Salem Ballroom 2

5:15pm EST

Reception Salem Foyer

6:30pm EST

Awards Ceremony and Prize Give-Away Winston Ballroom 2

7:00am EST

Registration and Check-In Salem Foyer

8:00am EST

Giving STEM Learning a Voice Salem 3CAngela Reid-Griffin • Jessica Croson Microscopy Specialist Winston 3ABelinda Reynolds, Commercial • Jeremy Leblanc, Commercial Redesigning the Science Sequence for the 21st Century Salem 1BAaron Willey • Jeffrey George • Marci Harvey Citizen Science Projects in Space Science Winston 3CKenneth Brandt Build Engaging Models to Understand Global Change with HHMI BioInteractive Winston 3BTim Guilfoyle An Interdisciplinary Approach to Engage Youth in STEM Through Making Winston 1BFaith Freeman • Johnette McCain • Emma Linn Blending Learning in the Science Classroom Winston 1ABeverly Owens • Kate Kerr • Molly Ludwick Best of the Best: Hands-On Activities for each 5th Grade Essential Standard Salem 3APeter Panico How much does that cost? Strategies for teaching science on a budget Winston 1CEmily Cayton • M. Gail Jones Our Nuclear World: radioactivity, nuclear medicine and power production Salem 1CLisa Marshall • Roger Sit Connecting the 4 Cs in the Classroom through STEM Salem 3BKatie Matthews Kids as Investigators, Makers, Inventors and Conservationists: UNC-G BRIDGES Program Salem 1AHeidi Carlone • Courtney Ferguson • Lakshmi Iyer • Manda Jackson • Charlene Marsh • Alison Mercier • Katie Singleton Exhibit Area Opens Salem Ballroom 2

8:30am EST

3, 2, 1, Liftoff! Winston 3CTom Savage Celebrating STEM: How Public Science Is Changing Classrooms Salem 3CErik MacIntosh Illuminate Life Science through Inquiry and Literacy Salem 1BValerie Sellars

9:15am EST

Problem-based Investigations with Stomata for the Biology Classroom Salem 1BSarah Lasseter Biology/Life Science Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2MaryKate Holden Elementary GLOBE Weather Adds Up to Climate Salem 3AAlisa Wickliff • Judith McDonald • Chris Gordon Turning Misconceptions into Educational Opportunities Salem 3CKelly Pipes Untangle the Cone of Uncertain Spaghetti to Interpret Hurricane Predictions Winston 3BEmma Refvem • Kathryn Rende Empowering K-12 environmental decision-making with the US EPA’s EnviroAtlas Winston 1AJenna Hartley (she/her) Engaging Students With Digital Tools for Science Winston 1BCarrie Jones • Brian Whitson Rockin' NC with the Geobago Winston 3CMarta Toran Science and Literacy: Making the Connection Winston 3AValerie Sellers (STEMscopes) • Pam O'Brien • Stan Mozingo • Jessica Mayfield Student Research in My Classroom? Where Do I Start? Winston 1CJudy Day • Leah Bug Empower Students Through Innovative Teaching Practices Salem 3BShawn Boger Science Projects That Rock: Using Rubrics and other Materials to Lead Student Work Salem 1AKatie Nelson Want to build a Rover? Salem 1CDiane Ripollone

9:45am EST

Manipulating Modeling Clay Makes Muscle Models Salem 1BCheston Saunders

10:30am EST

Elon Explorers: Citizen Science meets Multimedia Communication Winston 1AMark Enfield • Jen Hamel Big Data for Little Hands: STEM for young children Winston 1BCindi Smith-Walters Physics/Chemistry/Physical Science Share-a-Thon Winston Ballroom 2Lori Khan Climate Science and Solution Strategies Winston 3BTed Miracle Live Digital Exploration with the NC Zoo Salem 1BLeslie Wilhoit • Linda Kinney Detectives in the Classroom: Building Problem-Solving Skills in K-2 Salem 3AKerrie Lalli Engage the Entire Family in STEM Winston 1CMichelle Hafey Utilizing On-line Nature Cameras Salem 3CKrista Brinchek Facilitating Controversial Conversations in the High School Science Classroom Salem 1ABianca Yavelak GENERATE: An Interactive, Data-Based Game for Evaluating Energy Choices Winston 3CKelly Witter • Ruthann McComb • Lauren Bamford Rover Basics Winston 3AAdam Pennell Tricked into Thinking Salem 3BRichard G Smith, Exhibitor

11:00am EST

VR/AR: Latest Fad or Wave of the Future? Winston 1AJennifer Snyder • Ashley Wilkinson Update from the Robeson Planetarium Winston 1B

11:30am EST

Lunch & Exhibits

12:30pm EST

Who told the elements where to go? The Year of the Periodic Table Salem 1CDorothy Holley • Janice West Moving Away From Traditional Assessments: Incorporating Lab and Open-Ended Experiences Into Testing Salem 3BMarci Harvey Polar Bears: Canaries of the Arctic Winston 3BLeslie Wilhoit Engaging with Weather: Technology-Based Weather Lessons Salem 3ADanielle Scharen Evolution for Middle School Educators Winston 1BCarly Karas Be a Science Teacher and See the World Salem 3CLindsay Smith Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations to Increase Student Voice Winston 1APam O'Brien • Jessica Mayfield Message In A Bottle: Forming International Friendships Through the Power of the Gulf Stream Winston 3CSusan Schambach No Bones About It: Learning about the Human Body is Fun! Winston 3AAmy Sparks Paideia Seminar: Connecting Fiction to Non-Fiction Winston 1CJamie Worth Civil Air Patrol STEM Program: Free Resources for your Classroom Salem 1ACovey Denton • William Hess • Liz Dunster The Opioid Epidemic: Exploring the Genetic Associations of Opioid Abuse Salem 1BBeverly Cea

1:45pm EST

NC Climate Science Through Engagement and Literacy Winston 3BPamela Johnson • Graham Lynch Dive Into Exploring Energy and Biomass with HHMI BioInteractive Salem 1BTim Guilfoyle G-Suite + Science = Tools You Can Use Tomorrow Salem 3AJessica Cosma • Alexandria Keilen • Jeanne Bennett GooseChase: Digital Scavenger Hunts for Today’s Learners Winston 1BAnnie McEntyre • Donna Pyatt Smoothie Science: 1 part Technology, 1 part Teacher, 1 part Diverse Learner Winston 1AChelsea Ash • Jessica Croson • Kelly Cromartie Using Nearpod Activities to Engage, Assess and Adjust Salem 3BMelissa Easley Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks Winston 3AClaire Hoots, Exhibitor Teaching Ethics to Elementary Science Students Salem 3CWayne Shore The Poetry and (Language) Art of Science Winston 3CChristy Hinkelman • Nicolette Torres Threaded Labs: Using Authentic Experiences as Unit Backbones Salem 1CJeffrey George ENGAGE: Integrating Computational Thinking into Middle School Science Winston 1CDanielle Boulden • Jenn Houchins • Aleah Abernathy • Lucy Dioguardi • Eric Wiebe Playful Inquiry: A Playful Approach to Scientific Investigation and Exploration Salem 1ALinda Kinney