NCSTA PDI 2019

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NCSTA PDI 2019

2019 NCSTA PDI
50 Years of STEMing the Tide for Scientific Literacy

8:00am

Designing a sustainable city TBAJessie Howington • Monica Strada Folding over Differentiation TBAMark Case Past, Present, and Future. . .What If? TBARichard G Smith Turning Misinformation into Educational Opportunities: Teaching Climate Change in the Age of Fake News TBAJason Carter Are You Ready to Make a Claim? Let’s Explore Online Simulations TBAChristy Arrowood Canvas Rules! Personalize and Blend Instruction for Deeper Engagement TBABeth Vaughn • Christa Daniel How much does that cost? Strategies for teaching science on a budget TBAEmily Cayton • Gail Jones Investigations in Nanotechnology: Integrating Nano in the Curriculum TBAM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff Outdoor learning for teachers TBASarah Carrier • Aimee Fraulo STEM Family Challenge TBAJason Painter Using Sickle Cell Disease as a Model for Learning about DNA and RNA TBAKelly Allen • Haley Wamble PBL Project, DOK 3-4 Strategies and the NC Science Standards TBABen Bache Using Scrum to Manage Class Projects TBAJennifer Byrd

8:30am

Teaching Science Writing Using Google Classroom TBAPaul Cancellieri Solutions for An Ever-Changing World: PBL In the Middle School Classroom TBAKarsyn Ellis

9:15am

Southeastern Forests and Climate Change TBARenee Strnad Creating a QR-coded periodic table display linked to student work TBAKaren Clark Quick and Easy Experiments Using the Latest Technology TBAJudy Day A Whole Bunch of Awesome Science EdTech Tools that will Make you Say, "Wow!" TBAPeter Panico Making Data MINE TBAValerie Sellars • J'Lisa Miles • Christine SudzinaSchut Can technical innovations transform a structure to make it more energy efficient? TBABecky Gregory • Lesile Cosentine • Lindsey Pavlovic Creating Inquiry-Based Classrooms for Student Success TBAStan Hill • Kelsey Canovai • Jim Duffey

10:30am

Using the World Climate Simulation with your students TBAEvan Couzo Teaching the Human Dimensions of Climate Change TBALeigh Apple Addressing Elementary Curricular Goals with the Makey Makey TBAChris Gordon • David Pugalee • Alisa Wickliff Literacy and STEM: A Perfect Blend for Engagement TBALeslie Pope Student Voice with Seesaw and Flipgrid TBAAubrey DiOrio • Caitlin McCommons Cheap and Easy Hands-on Chemistry Activities TBAChristine Sudzina Schut Examining the Health Effects of Flavored E-Cigarettes: A Data Interpretation Activity TBADana Haine • Elise Hickman School Improvement through the Lens of NC STEM Schools of Distinction TBAHoward Ginsburg • Carol Moore • Lisa Rhoades Teaching Tectonics: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Plate Tectonics TBATim Martin Nurturing STEM Equity in Elementary School: The UNC-G STEM TLC TBAAlison Mercier • Heidi Carlone • Dearing Blankmann The Pet Car Alarm Project TBAAdam Pennell The Science House Presents: Shift Happens TBAMichelle Benigno

11:00am

The STEM Mystery: Literacy and Engagement? TBATerrie Wilson • Lindsey Cahoon

12:30pm

Climate Change: Knowing the Facts and Dispelling the Myths TBASam Wheeler The Creative and Collaborative Process of Creating Digital Content in the Classroom TBAAmy Taylor • Dennis Kubasko Code your Way to Playful Learning for K-2 TBAJennifer Cyr • Namrata Gupta Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks TBARachel Miller • Claire Hoots Modeling Instruction for Secondary Science TBAScott Ragan Read, Think, Write and Speak like a Scientist! TBAJessica Enlow The Interconnectedness of Environmental Education and Classroom Learning TBAMichelle Pearce • Trudie Henninger Using Science and Engineering Practices to Inspire Thinking, Wonder and Fun in the Science Class TBAMelaine Rickard • Todd Guentensberger KaPow! Adding Zing Through Racing TBAEliza Russell Letting Students Solve the Problem TBAMarie Foxworth • Jason Vanzant PBL in the K-5 Classroom TBANancy Betler The Wearable Device Challenge TBAEvelyn Baldwin • James Lamberth • Dr. Elena Veety

3:30pm

250 Years of Science Knowledge TBANick James Creating and Using a Digital Learning Platform TBAAdrienne Evans • Lisa Lennon • Shelly Cullipher GO, DASH! GO! Design a Robot-Powered Cart TBANicole Caprio • Mary Kay Connery Teacher Share-a-Thon: Making Lessons Pop With Virtual Reality TBAM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff Calling all Artists! How to Infuse Glass Making into Chemistry Class TBATom Savage Using Text to Think and Communicate like Scientists TBAKristana Rogers • Joshua Hunter • Katherine Nock Human Body PBL TBADebra Gallagher • Danielle Pannell Investigate Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with Algae Beads TBABeverly Cea REAL PBLs: Partnerships with Local Businesses TBACarol Moore • Gina Barrier

4:00pm

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

8:00am

Giving STEM Learning a Voice TBAAngelia Reid-Griffin • Jessica Croson • Samantha Fisher Microscopy Specialist TBABelinda Reynolds • Jeremy Leblanc Redesigning the Science Sequence for the 21st Century TBAAaron Willey • Jeffrey George • Marci Harvey Citizen Science Projects in Space Science TBAKenneth Brandt Build Engaging Models to Understand Global Change with HHMI BioInteractive TBATim Guilfoyle An Interdisciplinary Approach to Engage Youth in STEM Through Making TBAFaith Freeman • Johnette McCain • Emma Linn Blending Learning in the Science Classroom TBABeverly Owens • Kate Kerr • Molly Ludwick Best of the Best: Hands-On Activities for each 5th Grade Essential Standard TBAPeter Panico Our Nuclear World: radioactivity, nuclear medicine and power production TBALisa Marshall • Roger Sit Connecting the 4 Cs in the Classroom through STEM TBAKatie Matthews Kids as Investigators, Makers, Inventors and Conservationists: UNC-G BRIDGES Program TBAHeidi Carlone • Sara Heredia • Manda Jackson • Katie Singleton

8:30am

3, 2, 1, Liftoff! TBATom Savage Celebrating STEM: How Public Science Is Changing Classrooms TBAErik MacIntosh Illuminate Life Science through Inquiry and Literacy TBAValerie Sellars

9:15am

Problem-based Investigations with Stomata for the Biology Classroom TBASarah Lasseter Elementary GLOBE Weather Adds Up to Climate TBAAlisa Wickliff • Judith McDonald • Chris Gordon Turning Misconceptions into Educational Opportunities TBAKelly Pipes Untangle the Cone of Uncertain Spaghetti to Interpret Hurricane Predictions TBAEmma Refvem • Kathryn Rende Empowering K-12 environmental decision-making with the US EPA’s EnviroAtlas TBAJenna Hartley Engaging Students With Digital Tools for Science TBACarrie Jones • Adrienne Evans Rockin' NC with the Geobago TBAMarta Toran Student Research in My Classroom? Where Do I Start? TBAJudy Day • Leah Bug AccuSTEMize yourself thinking like an Engineer using Phenomenal Science Instruction TBADamon Smerchek Empower Students Through Innovative Teaching Practices TBAShawn Boger Science Projects That Rock: Using Rubrics and other Materials to Lead Student Work TBAKatie Nelson Want to build a Rover? TBADiane Ripollone • John Toebes • Angie Melcher

9:45am

Manipulating Modeling Clay Makes Muscle Models TBACheston Saunders

10:30am

Elon Explorers: Citizen Science meets Multimedia Communication TBAMark Enfield • Jen Hamel Big Data for Little Hands: STEM for young children TBACindi Smith-Walters Climate Science and Solution Strategies TBATed Miracle Live Digital Exploration with the NC Zoo TBALeslie Wilhoit • Linda Kinney Detectives in the Classroom: Building Problem-Solving Skills in K-2 TBAKerrie Lalli Engage the Entire Family in STEM TBAMichelle Hafey Utilizing On-line Nature Cameras TBAKrista Brinchek Facilitating Controversial Conversations in the High School Science Classroom TBABianca Yavelak GENERATE: An Interactive, Data-Based Game for Evaluating Energy Choices TBAKelly Witter • Rebecca Dodder • Anna Tomkins • Lauren Bamford Problem-Based Learning Activities and Strategies That Engage all Learners TBAIris Mudd Rover Basics TBAAdam Pennell SWITCH up your energy unit to explore alternative energies TBARuthann McComb

11:00am

VR/AR: Latest Fad or Wave of the Future? TBAJennifer Snyder • Ashley Wilkinson

12:30pm

Who told the elements where to go? The Year of the Periodic Table TBADorothy Holley • Janice West Moving Away From Traditional Assessments: Incorporating Lab and Open-Ended Experiences Into Testing TBAMarci Harvey Polar Bears: Canaries of the Arctic TBALeslie Wilhoit 185 Tech Tips, Tools and Tricks: One for Each Day of the School Year TBACharles Bullins Engaging with Weather: Technology-Based Weather Lessons TBADanielle Scharen • Sarah Carrier Evolution for Middle School Educators TBABertha Vazquez • Carly Karas Be a Science Teacher and See the World TBALindsay Smith Message In A Bottle: Forming International Friendships Through the Power of the Gulf Stream TBASusan Schambach No Bones About It: Learning about the Human Body is Fun! TBAAmy Sparks Paideia Seminar: Connecting Fiction to Non-Fiction TBAJamie Worth Civil Air Patrol STEM Program: Free Resources for your Classroom TBACovey Denton • William Hess • Liz Dunster The Opioid Epidemic: Exploring the Genetic Associations of Opioid Abuse TBABeverly Cea

1:00pm

Expanding Vocabulary and Making Connections TBACindy Quiggle

1:45pm

NC Climate Science Through Engagement and Literacy TBAPamela Johnson • Graham Lynch Dive Into Exploring Energy and Biomass with HHMI BioInteractive TBATim Guilfoyle G-Suite + Science = Tools You Can Use Tomorrow TBAJessica Cosma • Alexandria Keilen • Jeanne Bennett GooseChase: Digital Scavenger Hunts for Today’s Learners TBAAnnie McEntyre Smoothie Science: 1 part Technology, 1 part Teacher, 1 part Diverse Learner TBAChelsea Ash • Jessica Croson • Kelly Cromartie Using Nearpod Activities to Engage, Assess and Adjust TBAMelissa Easley Teaching Ethics to Elementary Science Students TBAWayne Shore The Poetry and (Language) Art of Science TBAChristy Hinkelman • Nicolette Torres Threaded Labs: Using Authentic Experiences as Unit Backbones TBAJeffrey George ENGAGE: Integrating Computational Thinking into Middle School Science TBADanielle Boulden • Jennifer Houchins • Aleah Abernathy • Lucy Dioguardi Playful Inquiry: A Playful Approach to Scientific Investigation and Exploration TBALinda Kinney