Schedule
Day 1
Tuesday, October 24
7:30 AM |
LobbyCheck-In & Walk-Up RegistrationRoom 1A/1B/1DMorning Refreshments |
8:00 AM |
Room 2Welcome & IntroductionsSuzanne Wilkison- North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research |
8:20 AM |
Room 2Opening Keynote - Science & Society: Myths, Mayhem and Strategic Misunderstandings - What STEM Stakeholders Need to Know
Roger Conner- Coalition for the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS)
Martha A. Alexander-Miller, Ph.D.- Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Director, Center for Vaccines at the Extremes of Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine Justin Baumann- Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Fred Gould, Ph.D.-William Neal Reynolds Professor of Agriculture; Co-Director, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University |
10:00 AM Option 1 of 9 |
Room 1C |
10:00 AM Option 2 of 9 |
Room 2 |
10:00 AM Option 3 of 9 |
Room 3 |
10:00 AM Option 4 of 9 |
Room 4 |
10:00 AM Option 5 of 9 |
Room 5 |
10:00 AM Option 6 of 9 |
Room 6 |
10:00 AM Option 7 of 9 |
Room 7A |
10:00 AM Option 8 of 9 |
Room 7B |
10:00 AM Option 9 of 9 |
Room 8A |
11:00 AM Option 1 of 8 |
Room 1C |
11:00 AM Option 2 of 8 |
Room 3 |
11:00 AM Option 3 of 8 |
Room 4 |
11:00 AM Option 4 of 8 |
Room 5 |
11:00 AM Option 5 of 8 |
Room 6 |
11:00 AM Option 6 of 8 |
Room 7A |
11:00 AM Option 7 of 8 |
Room 7B |
11:00 AM Option 8 of 8 |
Room 8A |
11:50 AM |
Room 1A/1B/1DExhibit Hall Opens |
12:10 PM |
Room 2Lunch |
12:35 PM |
Room 2Lunch KeynoteCitizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of DiscoveryAll around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people are choosing to participate in the scientific process through something called citizen science. And for those whose careers involve preparing students to become well-rounded adults, this not only means successfully preparing young people for future career paths, it also means introducing them to life-long hobbies – hobbies such as in sports, music and theater. Through citizen science, science can be a life-long hobby, too. Caren Cooper, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, will discuss how citizen science challenges old notions about who can conduct research, where knowledge can be acquired, and even how solutions to some of our biggest societal problems might emerge. In addition to her faculty appointment at NC State, Caren is assistant head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. At NC State, she is part of an interdisciplinary team of faculty in the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program in Leadership in Public Science, and she mentors conservation biology graduate students within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources. Caren is author of Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery, and she is director of research partnerships with SciStarter.com, the largest searchable repository of citizen science projects. Applicable to all audiences Caren Cooper, Ph.D.- North Carolina State University |
1:30 PM Option 1 of 8 |
Room 1C |
1:30 PM Option 2 of 8 |
Room 3 |
1:30 PM Option 3 of 8 |
Room 4 |
1:30 PM Option 4 of 8 |
Room 5 |
1:30 PM Option 5 of 8 |
Room 6 |
1:30 PM Option 6 of 8 |
Room 7A |
1:30 PM Option 7 of 8 |
Room 7B |
1:30 PM Option 8 of 8 |
Room 8A |
2:20 PM |
Room 1A/1B/1DPoster SessionThe poster session will provide conference attendees with updated information about practical, quality STEM education research. Applicable to all audiences Melani Duffrin, Ph.D.- East Carolina University Room 1A/1B/1DBreakRefreshments served. Room 1A/1B/1DVisit Exhibits |
2:40 PM Option 1 of 9 |
Room 1C |
2:40 PM Option 2 of 9 |
Room 2 |
2:40 PM Option 3 of 9 |
Room 3 |
2:40 PM Option 4 of 9 |
Room 4 |
2:40 PM Option 5 of 9 |
Room 5 |
2:40 PM Option 6 of 9 |
Room 6 |
2:40 PM Option 7 of 9 |
Room 7A |
2:40 PM Option 8 of 9 |
Room 7B |
2:40 PM Option 9 of 9 |
Room 8A |
3:40 PM Option 1 of 8 |
Room 1C |
3:40 PM Option 2 of 8 |
Room 2 |
3:40 PM Option 3 of 8 |
Room 3 |
3:40 PM Option 4 of 8 |
Room 4 |
3:40 PM Option 5 of 8 |
Room 5 |
3:40 PM Option 6 of 8 |
Room 6 |
3:40 PM Option 7 of 8 |
Room 7A |
3:40 PM Option 8 of 8 |
Room 8A |
4:30 PM |
Room 1A/1B/1DExhibit Hall Closes/ End of Day 1 |
Day 2
Wednesday, October 25
7:30 AM |
Room 1A/1B/1DExhibit Hall OpensMorning Refreshments |
8:00 AM |
Room 2WelcomeSuzanne Wilkison- North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research |
8:15 AM |
Room 2Spark Video OverviewBiogen Foundation |
8:35 AMOption 1 of 2 |
Room 2Outreach ExpoThis session will take place simultaneously in Rooms 2 and the 1A/1B/1D exhibitor area. Attendees will travel from table to table to learn about the programs and resources listed below that were developed for K-12 schools and districts. The Outreach Expo table diagram is here. Table #42
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8:35 AMOption 2 of 2 |
Room 6 |
9:35 AM Option 1 of 9 |
Room 1C |
9:35 AM Option 2 of 9 |
Room 2 |
9:35 AM Option 3 of 9 |
Room 3 |
9:35 AM Option 4 of 9 |
Room 4 |
9:35 AM Option 5 of 9 |
Room 5 |
9:35 AM Option 6 of 9 |
Room 6 |
9:35 AM Option 7 of 9 |
Room 7A |
9:35 AM Option 8 of 9 |
Room 7B |
9:35 AM Option 9 of 9 |
Room 10 |
10:15 AM |
Room 1A/1B/1DPoster SessionThe poster session will provide conference attendees with updated information about practical, quality STEM education research. Applicable to all audiences Melani Duffrin, Ph.D.- East Carolina University Room 1A/1B/1DVisit Exhibits |
10:35 AM |
Room 1C |
11:35 AM |
Room 1C |
12:25 PM |
Room 2Lunch |
12:45 PM |
Room 2Lunch Keynote and Teaching Award PresentationAdapt and Thrive: Living in a Climate Changed WorldWith the persistence of climate change, people across the world are experimenting daily with different adaptive methods on the ground. At a time when doomsday narratives dominate the current climate conversation, adaptation plays an increasingly vital role for both its practical application and as a hopeful reminder of our resilience as a species. Alizé Carrère, a National Geographic Explorer and cultural ecologist, will share her experience from the field and remarkable examples of human adaptation that she has witnessed firsthand. With support from National Geographic, Alizé is documenting case studies in places such as Madagascar, Bangladesh, India, Norway and the United States to create a web series that reveals human ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of environmental adversity. Collectively, her story is far grander than the sum of its parts; it is one that reminds us of the single most important trait that has allowed for survival for as long as life has existed on earth. Applicable to all audiences Alizé Carrère- National Geographic |
2:00 PM Option 1 of 7 |
Room 1C |
2:00 PM Option 2 of 7 |
Room 3 |
2:00 PM Option 3 of 7 |
Room 4 |
2:00 PM Option 4 of 7 |
Room 5 |
2:00 PM Option 5 of 7 |
Room 6 |
2:00 PM Option 6 of 7 |
Room 7A |
2:00 PM Option 7 of 7 |
Room 10 |
2:50 PM |
Room 1A/1B/1DPoster SessionThe poster session will provide conference attendees with updated information about practical, quality STEM education research. Applicable to all audiences Melani Duffrin, Ph.D.- East Carolina University Room 1A/1B/1DBreakRefreshments served. Room 1A/1B/1DVisit Exhibits |
3:10 PMOption 1 of 8 |
Room 1C |
3:10 PMOption 2 of 8 |
Room 2 |
3:10 PMOption 3 of 8 |
Room 3 |
3:10 PMOption 4 of 8 |
Room 4 |
3:10 PMOption 5 of 8 |
Room 5 |
3:10 PMOption 6 of 8 |
Room 6Hands-On, Pioneering Instructional Practices ExpoThis session will take place in Room 6. Attendees will travel from table to table to learn about inquiry-based, hands-on activities that can be used in the classroom. Table #1
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3:10 PMOption 7 of 8 |
Room 7A |
3:10 PMOption 8 of 8 |
Room 10 |
3:30 PM |
Room 1A/1B/1DExhibit Hall Closes |
4:10 PM |
Room 2Closing Session and Giveaways |
4:30 PM |
End of Day 2 |
Tracks
Citizen Science
The Work Ahead: Forecast for the Future
Explores strategies for bridging the skill gap from school to work. Specifically, this track will address the following topics:
- Future workforce needs
- Specific STEM industry needs
- Extreme vertical alignment
- Digital disruption
- Connecting education and employment
- Entrepreneurial design for teaching
- Automation and artificial intelligence
- Computational thinking
- Career readiness and employability
Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education
Provides undergraduate STEM faculty with practical guidance about:
- Methods for designing, implementing and assessing high-impact practices for undergraduate STEM teaching and learning
- Strategies for supporting, rewarding and building the capacity of STEM faculty to meet the shifting demands of higher education
- Strategies for transforming institutional cultures for undergraduate STEM reform
- Ways in which STEM higher education can encourage more students to select and persist in STEM majors
- Strategies for broadening participation in STEM
- Gateway course success: pedagogy, engagement and active learning practices
- Strategies for preventing STEM drop-out in early higher education
- Best practices for mentoring and training STEM students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to connect their learning to real-world problems
- Introduction to pedagogy and adult learning in the higher education classroom
- Education sciences and STEM teaching tools for a differential approach
- Strategies for innovating traditional curricula in higher education with e-learning tools
- Flipped classrooms/learner-centered teaching in higher education
- Interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to STEM education in higher education
- Social media in the classroom
- Student learning styles and the STEM knowledge base of today’s college freshmen
Exhibitor Action Lab
The exhibitor action lab provides an opportunity for attendees to connect with premium exhibitors and engage in hands-on activities using the most-up-to-date STEM resources during a 50-minute concurrent session. These sessions may include demonstrations and advertisement for resources that are available for purchase.
Expanding, Engaging and Sustaining STEM
Provides K-12 teachers with practical guidance about:
- Creating connections between science, mathematics and literacy
- Expanding STEM programming to include all STEM disciplines
- Integrating engineering and science in the mathematics classroom
- Incorporating STEM into non-STEM subjects
- Exploring argument-driven inquiry
- Using three-dimensional learning
- Developing lesson plans to encourage critical thinking in STEM
- Expanding, integrating and making time for STEM implementation
- Tapping into STEM programs offered throughout the state by informal STEM groups, museums, etc.
- Expanding STEM programs to rural areas and after-school programs
STEM Launching Pad: Getting Started in STEM
Provides K-12 teachers with practical strategies to meet STEM classroom needs (time management, space, integration, differentiation, funding, etc.).
Innovative Hands-On Instructional Practices (50-minute concurrent session)
Provides K-12 teachers with inquiry-based, hands-on activities that can be used in the classroom. These interactive presentations will provide practical guidance for incorporating STEM in the classroom using cross-content integration and hands-on activities. Specifically, this track will address:
- Strategies for building bridges across contexts and disciplines
- Design thinking in the classroom
- Problem- and project-based learning (PBL)
- STEM to STEAM, STREAM, or STEMM: adding to the relevancy of learning
- Instructional design innovations
- Vertical alignment
- The student-centered classroom
- Teaching tools for differentiated instruction
- STEM strategies and implementation
- Mathematical connections to the real world
- STEM in elementary education: bringing science back into the curriculum
- Grand challenges and critical thinking in the classroom
- Citizen science and the K-12 classroom
- Online crowdfunding for classroom needs
Hands-On Expo
Provides K-12 teachers with inquiry-based, hands-on activities that can be used in the classroom. These interactive presentations will provide practical guidance for incorporating STEM in the classroom using cross-content integration and hands-on activities. Specifically, this track will address:
- Strategies for building bridges across contexts and disciplines
- Design thinking in the classroom
- Problem- and project-based learning (PBL)
- STEM to STEAM, STREAM, or STEMM: adding to the relevancy of learning
- Instructional design innovations
- Vertical alignment
- The student-centered classroom
- Teaching tools for differentiated instruction
- STEM strategies and implementation
- Mathematical connections to the real world
- STEM in elementary education: bringing science back into the curriculum
- Grand challenges and critical thinking in the classroom
- Citizen science and the K-12 classroom
- Online crowdfunding for classroom needs
STEM Beyond the Classroom: Building Bridges for Continuity and Impact
Addresses the interconnectedness of educational experiences by highlighting key issues faced by organizations and individuals working across groups toward collective impact within STEM education. Topics will include:
- How to develop programs, projects and evaluations
- How to embrace diverse expertise
- How to develop partnership models
- How to integrate citizen science
- How to engage science professionals in community outreach
- The science of science communication
- Community engagement and outreach
- Optimal evaluation approaches for use across settings
- Strategies to address broader impacts in grant applications
- Maker-spaces/making as a learning process
- Collective impact and national networks
Outreach Expo
Provides attendees from higher education and informal/other STEM groups who are looking to share research outcomes and finished products with an opportunity to:
- Disseminate deliverables from grant-funded research activities
- Disseminate STEM education resources
- Disseminate STEM curricula
- Promote museum and other informal STEM outreach opportunities
- Promote STEM programs for K-12 teachers and students
- Promote products in the final stages of development
- Promote offerings from university centers and institutes
- Promote partnerships for ongoing and future programs with K-12 teachers and students
The Future of Teaching: A Forward Look at Education Policy, Standards and Assessments
Provides K-12 teachers with practical guidance about:
- Developing and assessing STEM curricula
- Balancing inquiry with standardized testing
- Understanding the implications of the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
- Navigating the future of science education
Provides higher education and others with practical guidance for:
- Understanding the North Carolina Essential Standards (North Carolina’s K-12 science standards)
- Understanding Common Core State Standards (North Carolina’s K-12 language arts and math standards)
- Understanding how education policy shapes practice
Engaging at the Intersections: Shared Understanding and Convergence of the K-16 STEM Ecosystem
Creates a convergence between all K-16 stakeholders to address systematic concerns and issues in STEM throughout North Carolina. Specifically, this track will address the following topics:
- Creating shared understanding between all core STEM groups
- Industry connections and partnerships, including the integration of relevant, real-world industry problems into K-12 instruction, and internships for undergraduate students
- How to create true college readiness
- Middle-skill STEM jobs
- Motivation: educational psychology and STEM
- The role of the community college
- The 2+2 pathway
- Creating a successful grant application
- Student self-efficacy in learning
- Keeping STEM fresh, new, innovative and exciting
- Exploring innovative collaborations
- The future of STEM in North Carolina
- Developing community connections
- Science education and the nation’s future
- Citizen science: projects and activities to inspire authentic science research
- Informal STEM: resources and partnership opportunities for K-12 schools
Diversity and Difference: Transformative STEM Learning
Explores issues of inclusiveness and equity in the entire STEM environment across K-16 education. Specifically, this track will address the following topics:
- Serving K-12 gifted students
- Serving K-12 students with disabilities
- Pedagogies for mentoring underrepresented students in higher education
- Reaching low SES (socioeconomic status), rural, urban and minority students
- Collaborations that explore the interdisciplinary nature of STEM
STEM Unconference
The STEM Unconference brings together attendees with similar interests for presentations, workshops, demonstrations and discussions. Come with ideas of what you want to learn regarding STEM and with things you can share.
Trending Teaching Technologies
Introduces free, easy-to-use technology and demonstrates innovative ways of integrating technology and engineering across the curriculum. Specifically, this track will address the following topics:
- Blended learning
- Citizen science in the classroom
- Inexpensive and free technologies
- Virtual labs and online interactives in the classroom
- Maker spaces, maker movement and STEM labs
- Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Hour of Code, Girls Who Code
- Computer programming, engineering and design thinking