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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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Reality Check for Pre-Service Teachers - Lunch & Networking 11:30am - 12:30pm

Folding over Differentiation 8:00am - 8:30am

Creating Inquiry-Based Classrooms for Student Success 9:15am - 10:15am

The Science House Presents: Shift Happens 10:30am - 11:30am

The Wearable Device Challenge 12:30pm - 1:30pm

REAL PBLs: Partnerships with Local Businesses 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Using Sickle Cell Disease as a Model for Learning about DNA and... 8:00am - 9:00am

It's Earth Science! 9:15am - 10:15am

Examining the Health Effects of Flavored E-Cigarettes: A Data In... 10:30am - 11:30am

The Interconnectedness of Environmental Education and Classroom... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Investigate Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with Algae B... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Investigations in Nanotechnology: Integrating Nano in the Curric... 8:00am - 9:00am

Exploring energy resilience as an approach to evaluating energy... 9:15am - 10:15am

Cheap and Easy Hands-on Chemistry Activities 10:30am - 11:30am

KaPow! Adding Zing Through Racing 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Calling all Artists! How to Infuse Glass Making into Chemistry C... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

STEM Family Challenge 8:00am - 9:00am

A Whole Bunch of Awesome Science EdTech Tools that will Make you... 9:15am - 10:15am

Student Voice with Seesaw and Flipgrid 10:30am - 11:30am

PBL in the K-5 Classroom 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Combining Digital and Hands-On Science in an Urban Title 1 Schoo... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Using Scrum to Manage Class Projects 8:00am - 9:00am

SWITCH up your energy unit to explore alternative energies 9:15am - 10:15am

Nurturing STEM Equity in Elementary School: The UNC-G STEM TLC 10:30am - 11:30am

Letting Students Solve the Problem 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Human Body PBL 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Past, Present, and Future. . .What If? 8:00am - 9:00am

Creating a QR-coded periodic table display linked to student wor... 9:15am - 10:15am

Using the World Climate Simulati... 10:30am - 11:00am

Using Science and Engineering Practices to Inspire Thinking, Won... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

GO, DASH! GO! Design a Robot-Powered Cart 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Exhibit Area Opens 9:00am - 6:15pm

Birthday Extravaganza in the Exhibit Hall and Reception 4:30pm - 6:15pm

Registration and Check-In 7:00am - 3:30pm

Reception 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Past Presidents Meeting 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Are You Ready to Make a Claim? Let’s Explore Online Simulations 8:00am - 9:00am

The Science House Presents: Robotics and Coding in the STEM Clas... 9:15am - 10:15am

Literacy and STEM: A Perfect Blend for Engagement 10:30am - 11:30am

The Creative and Collaborative Process of Creating Digital Conte... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Teacher Share-a-Thon: Making Lessons Pop With Virtual Reality 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Canvas Rules! Personalize and Blend Instruction for Deeper Engag... 8:00am - 9:00am

Interactive Case Studies: Real-Time Formative Assessment of Prob... 9:15am - 10:15am

Addressing Elementary Curricular Goals with the Makey Makey 10:30am - 11:30am

Read, Think, Write and Speak like a Scientist! 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Promote Data Literacy Using Real-World Datasets and PhET Simulat... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

#Innovate4Littles: Tech Tools for Inquiry-Based Learning 8:00am - 9:00am

Promoting Quality Student Research in STEM 9:15am - 10:15am

School Improvement through the Lens of NC STEM Schools of Distin... 10:30am - 11:30am

Modeling Instruction for Secondary Science 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Using Text to Think and Communicate like Scientists 3:30pm - 4:30pm

PBL Project, DOK 3-4 Strategies and the NC Science Standards 8:00am - 9:00am

Quick and Easy Experiments Using the Latest Technology 9:15am - 10:15am

Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Talking Our Way To Understanding... 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Turning Misinformation into Educational Opportunities: Teaching... 8:00am - 9:00am

Southeastern Forests and Climate Change 9:15am - 10:15am

Teaching the Human Dimensions of Climate Change 10:30am - 11:30am

Climate Change: Knowing the Facts and Dispelling the Myths 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Science in the Middle: Working with Middle School Students 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Designing a sustainable city 8:00am - 8:30am

Teaching Science Writing Using G... 8:30am - 9:00am

Teaching Tectonics: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Plate... 10:30am - 11:30am

Code your Way to Playful Learning for K-2 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Teaching Meteorology: A Grab Bag of Hands-On Activities for Teac... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Middle School Share-a-thon 10:30am - 11:30am

Earth/Environmental Share-a-Thon 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Welcome Message from Governor Roy Cooper, Keynote Speakers and General Session 1:45pm - 3:15pm

Elementary School Share-a-Thon 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Awards Ceremony and Prize Give-Away 6:30pm - 7:30pm




 
 
Salem 1A Salem 1B Salem 1C Salem 3A Salem 3B Salem 3C Salem Ballroom 2 Salem Foyer Winston 1A Winston 1B Winston 1C Winston 3A Winston 3B Winston 3C Winston Ballroom 2
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Kids as Investigators, Makers, Inventors and Conservationists: U... 8:00am - 9:00am

Science Projects That Rock: Using Rubrics and other Materials to... 9:15am - 10:15am

Facilitating Controversial Conversations in the High School Scie... 10:30am - 11:30am

Civil Air Patrol STEM Program: Free Resources for your Classroom 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Playful Inquiry: A Playful Approach to Scientific Investigation... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Redesigning the Science Sequence... 8:00am - 8:30am

Illuminate Life Science through... 8:30am - 9:00am

Problem-based Investigations wit... 9:15am - 9:45am

Manipulating Modeling Clay Makes... 9:45am - 10:15am

Live Digital Exploration with the NC Zoo 10:30am - 11:30am

The Opioid Epidemic: Exploring the Genetic Associations of Opioi... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dive Into Exploring Energy and Biomass with HHMI BioInteractive 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Our Nuclear World: radioactivity, nuclear medicine and power pro... 8:00am - 9:00am

Want to build a Rover? 9:15am - 10:15am

Who told the elements where to g... 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Threaded Labs: Using Authentic Experiences as Unit Backbones 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Best of the Best: Hands-On Activities for each 5th Grade Essenti... 8:00am - 9:00am

Elementary GLOBE Weather Adds Up to Climate 9:15am - 10:15am

Detectives in the Classroom: Building Problem-Solving Skills in... 10:30am - 11:30am

Engaging with Weather: Technology-Based Weather Lessons 12:30pm - 1:30pm

G-Suite + Science = Tools You Can Use Tomorrow 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Connecting the 4 Cs in the Classroom through STEM 8:00am - 9:00am

Empower Students Through Innovative Teaching Practices 9:15am - 10:15am

Tricked into Thinking 10:30am - 11:30am

Moving Away From Traditional Ass... 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Using Nearpod Activities to Engage, Assess and Adjust 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Giving STEM Learning a Voice 8:00am - 8:30am

Celebrating STEM: How Public Sci... 8:30am - 9:00am

Turning Misconceptions into Educational Opportunities 9:15am - 10:15am

Utilizing On-line Nature Cameras 10:30am - 11:30am

Be a Science Teacher and See the World 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Teaching Ethics to Elementary Science Students 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Exhibit Area Opens 8:00am - 1:30pm

Registration and Check-In 7:00am - 12:00pm

Blending Learning in the Science Classroom 8:00am - 9:00am

Empowering K-12 environmental decision-making with the US EPA’s... 9:15am - 10:15am

Elon Explorers: Citizen Science... 10:30am - 11:00am

VR/AR: Latest Fad or Wave of the... 11:00am - 11:30am

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning: Scientific Explanations to Increase St... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Smoothie Science: 1 part Technology, 1 part Teacher, 1 part Dive... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Engage Youth in STEM Through Ma... 8:00am - 9:00am

Engaging Students With Digital Tools for Science 9:15am - 10:15am

Big Data for Little Hands: STEM... 10:30am - 11:00am

Update from the Robeson Planetar... 11:00am - 11:30am

Evolution for Middle School Educators 12:30pm - 1:30pm

GooseChase: Digital Scavenger Hunts for Today’s Learners 1:45pm - 2:45pm

How much does that cost? Strategies for teaching science on a bu... 8:00am - 9:00am

Student Research in My Classroom? Where Do I Start? 9:15am - 10:15am

Engage the Entire Family in STEM 10:30am - 11:30am

Paideia Seminar: Connecting Fiction to Non-Fiction 12:30pm - 1:30pm

ENGAGE: Integrating Computational Thinking into Middle School Sc... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Microscopy Specialist 8:00am - 8:30am

Science and Literacy: Making the Connection 9:15am - 10:15am

Rover Basics 10:30am - 11:30am

No Bones About It: Learning about the Human Body is Fun! 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Game Time! Incorporating Competition with Science Notebooks 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Build Engaging Models to Understand Global Change with HHMI BioI... 8:00am - 9:00am

Untangle the Cone of Uncertain Spaghetti to Interpret Hurricane... 9:15am - 10:15am

Climate Science and Solution Strategies 10:30am - 11:30am

Polar Bears: Canaries of the Arctic 12:30pm - 1:30pm

NC Climate Science Through Engagement and Literacy 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Citizen Science Projects in Spac... 8:00am - 8:30am

3, 2, 1, Liftoff! 8:30am - 9:00am

Rockin' NC with the Geobago 9:15am - 10:15am

GENERATE: An Interactive, Data-Based Game for Evaluating Energy... 10:30am - 11:30am

Message In A Bottle: Forming International Friendships Through t... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

The Poetry and (Language) Art of Science 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Biology/Life Science Share-a-Thon 9:15am - 10:15am

Physics/Chemistry/Physical Science Share-a-Thon 10:30am - 11:30am