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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

Designing a sustainable city Winston 3CJessie Howington • Monica Strada Investigations in Nanotechnology: Integrating Nano in the Curriculum Salem 1CM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff STEM Family Challenge Salem 3AJason Painter

9:15am EST

Exploring energy resilience as an approach to evaluating energy technologies Salem 1CDana Haine Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Winston 3BRenee Strnad (she-they) 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

10:30am EST

Using the World Climate Simulation with your students Salem 3CEvan Couzo Middle School Share-a-thon Winston Ballroom 2Michelle Chadwick

12:30pm EST

Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks Winston 3AClaire Hoots, Exhibitor Using Science and Engineering Practices to Inspire Thinking, Wonder and Fun in the Science Class Salem 3CMelaine Rickard • Todd Guetensberger KaPow! Adding Zing Through Racing Salem 1CEliza Russell The Wearable Device Challenge Salem 1AEvelyn Baldwin • James Lamberth • Dr. Elena Veety

3:30pm EST

Promote Data Literacy Using Real-World Datasets and PhET Simulations Winston 1BPam O'Brien • Dr. Kenn Heydrick Teacher Share-a-Thon: Making Lessons Pop With Virtual Reality Winston 1AM. Gail Jones • Emma Refvem • Kathryn Rende • Pam Huff Human Body PBL Salem 3BDebra Gallagher • Danielle Pannell REAL PBLs: Partnerships with Local Businesses Salem 1ACarol Moore • Gina Barrier

8:00am EST

Giving STEM Learning a Voice Salem 3CAngelia Reid-Griffin • Jessica Croson Citizen Science Projects in Space Science Winston 3CKenneth Brandt Connecting the 4 Cs in the Classroom through STEM Salem 3BKatie Matthews

9:15am EST

Untangle the Cone of Uncertain Spaghetti to Interpret Hurricane Predictions Winston 3BEmma Refvem • Kathryn Rende Student Research in My Classroom? Where Do I Start? Winston 1CJudy Day • Leah Bug Empower Students Through Innovative Teaching Practices Salem 3BShawn Boger

10:30am EST

Elon Explorers: Citizen Science meets Multimedia Communication Winston 1AMark Enfield • Jen Hamel Live Digital Exploration with the NC Zoo Salem 1BLeslie Wilhoit • Linda Kinney Rover Basics Winston 3AAdam Pennell

12:30pm EST

Polar Bears: Canaries of the Arctic Winston 3BLeslie Wilhoit Evolution for Middle School Educators Winston 1BCarly Karas Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations to Increase Student Voice Winston 1APam O'Brien • Dr. Kenn Heydrick Paideia Seminar: Connecting Fiction to Non-Fiction Winston 1CJamie Worth

1:45pm EST

Using Nearpod Activities to Engage, Assess and Adjust Salem 3BMelissa Easley Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks Winston 3AClaire Hoots, Exhibitor 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