June 11, 2026 (9 AM - 3 PM)

CMAST - Morehead City

The Science House, NCSU, is conducting a STEM To Your Doorstep Professional Development session for K-16 STEM teachers at the Coastal Satellite Office!

June 16, 2026

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Ext. Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759

This one-day workshop will provide teachers with visits to and interactions in the Research Station fields with faculty and graduate students involved in research on different plant varieties. The morning will be filled with discussions, site visits, and activities exploring the research happening at the Center. The afternoon will be spent in the classroom doing investigations related to the research, and includes resources to take with you so you can implement them in your classroom.  Following the workshop will be a tour of Sierra Nevada and a discussion of the research’s impact on the local economy.

June 17, 2026

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Ext. Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759

Discover how buildings, homes, and everyday systems can bring energy efficiency concepts to life for grades 6–12 students. Educators will engage in hands-on investigations, tour a LEED-certified building, and leave with practical, standards-aligned Switch Classroom lessons ready for the classroom.

2026-2027 School Year

Various Locations

Our professional development packages empower teachers to bring North Carolina’s K–12 Science Standards and Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) to life in their classrooms.

July 14, 2026

Central Crops Research Station

This one-day workshop provides teachers with visits and interactions with faculty and graduate students at the Central Crops Research Station, regarding research on different varieties of corn, soybeans, and sweet potatoes!

July 14-16, 2026

The Science House, 715 Barbour Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

Introduction to Modeling Biology in Raleigh, NC. Modeling Instruction provides professional development in secondary science through a research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy. Modeling helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world.

July 14-16, 2026

The Science House, 715 Barbour Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

Introduction to Modeling Chemistry – Raleigh, NC Modeling Instruction provides professional development in secondary science through a research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy. Modeling helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world. Scientists learn by doing; they construct and deploy models of the real world and test their ability to predict new phenomena.

July 21-23, 2026

CMAST - 303 College Cir, Morehead City, NC 28557

Introduction to Modeling Biology in Morehead City, NC. Modeling Instruction provides professional development in secondary science through a research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy. Modeling helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world.

July 21-23, 2026

CMAST - 303 College Cir, Morehead City, NC 28557

Introduction to Modeling Chemistry – Morehead City Modeling Instruction provides professional development in secondary science through a research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy. Modeling helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world. Scientists learn by doing; they construct and deploy models of the real world and test their ability to predict new phenomena.