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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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8:00am EST

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 Are You Ready to Make a Claim? Let’s Explore Online Simulations Winston 1AChristy Arrowood Investigations in Nanotechnology: Integrating Nano in the Curriculum Salem 1CM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff STEM Family Challenge Salem 3AJason Painter

8:30am EST

Teaching Science Writing Using Google Classroom Winston 3CPaul Cancellieri

9:15am EST

Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Winston 3BRenee Strnad (she-they) Promoting Quality Student Research in STEM Winston 1CAlisa Wickliff • Burroughs Wellcome Fund/NC SMT Center • Chris Gordon

10:30am EST

Using the World Climate Simulation with your students Salem 3CEvan Couzo Teaching the Human Dimensions of Climate Change Winston 3BLeigh Apple Cheap and Easy Hands-on Chemistry Activities Salem 1CChristine Sudzina Schut Teaching Tectonics: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Plate Tectonics Winston 3CTim Martin

12:30pm EST

The Creative and Collaborative Process of Creating Digital Content in the Classroom Winston 1AAmy Taylor • Dennis Kubasko Modeling Instruction for Secondary Science Winston 1CScott Ragan Read, Think, Write and Speak like a Scientist! Winston 1BJessica Enlow The Wearable Device Challenge Salem 1AEvelyn Baldwin • James Lamberth • Dr. Elena Veety

3:30pm EST

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 Investigate Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with Algae Beads Salem 1BBeverly Cea

8:00am EST

Redesigning the Science Sequence for the 21st Century Salem 1BAaron Willey • Jeffrey George • Marci Harvey Build Engaging Models to Understand Global Change with HHMI BioInteractive Winston 3BTim Guilfoyle

8:30am EST

Illuminate Life Science through Inquiry and Literacy Salem 1BValerie Sellars

9:15am EST

Turning Misconceptions into Educational Opportunities Salem 3CKelly Pipes Untangle the Cone of Uncertain Spaghetti to Interpret Hurricane Predictions Winston 3BEmma Refvem • Kathryn Rende Engaging Students With Digital Tools for Science Winston 1BCarrie Jones • Brian Whitson Student Research in My Classroom? Where Do I Start? Winston 1CJudy Day • Leah Bug Science Projects That Rock: Using Rubrics and other Materials to Lead Student Work Salem 1AKatie Nelson Want to build a Rover? Salem 1CDiane Ripollone

10:30am EST

Rover Basics Winston 3AAdam Pennell

12:30pm EST

Polar Bears: Canaries of the Arctic Winston 3BLeslie Wilhoit Paideia Seminar: Connecting Fiction to Non-Fiction Winston 1CJamie Worth

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 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 The Poetry and (Language) Art of Science Winston 3CChristy Hinkelman • Nicolette Torres Threaded Labs: Using Authentic Experiences as Unit Backbones Salem 1CJeffrey George