April 29 - May 3, 2024

NCCAT Ocracoke Campus 2 Irvin Garrish Hwy Ocracoke, 27960 United States

NC has new science standards that leverage Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs). Modeling is the central practice of the SEPs. This research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method of instruction 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 work and test their ability to predict new phenomena. The student-centered Modeling classroom focuses on turning students into scientists to replicate this process. This program will introduce teachers to the instructional methods of SEPs and Modeling.

June 13th, 2024 9am - 3:30pm

NC State's Friday Institute

Come and connect with NC educators who engage in teaching statistics and data science in high school and college, including those who prepare high school teachers. Breakout sessions are planned to be applicable to all audiences.

2024-2025 School Year - Initial PD will be on September 11-12, 2024

The Science House (715 Barbour Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695)

Are you a school or system navigating the transition to the new NCSCOS for Science? Look no further! Our professional development packages are specifically designed to support teachers in implementing the 2023 K-12 Science Standards and Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs).

Whenever You Want to Host

Your School

Hosting a Family STEM Challenge event provides a unique opportunity for schools to build and enhance relationships with family members and to engage and inspire young people to explore STEM in a fun way.

August 28, 2024

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

This one-day workshop will provide teachers with visits and interactions in the Research Station fields with faculty and graduate students involved with research on different varieties of plants.

August 30, 2024

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

K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teachers, what do you need to boost the STEM curriculum in your schools? You will use MacBooks, LabQuests and various probes to explore science and math concepts.