2023 PDI Strands

Putting It All Together and Moving Beyond – New Standards, New Ideas, New Directions

STRANDS

Tools and Ideas for Embracing, Navigating and Implementing the New Standards

Breaking down and analyzing the standards. What do they mean for science teachers? Planning how to implement the standards. Examining the standards at various grade levels/spans.

Creative and Innovative Strategies for Elevating Teaching, Learning, Engagement and Relevance through Inquiry-Based Approaches

Empowering the learner and teacher to analyze data, communicate effectively, and determine supportable conclusions. Enhancing STEM lessons by fostering critical thinking skills through inquiry, case studies, and authentic data.

STEM Lessons and Ideas to Address Contemporary Current Events and Emerging Science Topics

Teachers are charged with preparing students for the future with the skills they need to apply and analyze hot button topics in the news: climate change, alternate energy sources, infectious disease, flooding, food sources, land usage, etc.They must also address emerging science such as coding, robotics, gaming, AI, and chaos theory.

PDI Vendor Services

PDI Vendor Registration

Vendor Secure Online Registration is Now Open!

Vendor Services for the NCSTA Professional Development Institute Conference is now open. Vendors will be able to create a Vendor account, purchase products, services and much more securely online.

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PDI Keynote Speaker

Dr. Laura Bottomley

Dr. Laura Bottomley has more than 35 years of experience teaching STEM at all levels, pre-K through graduate school, all over the world. Referred to as Dr. B by her students, she engages those same students in bringing STEM activities to places in the world like Rwanda and Puerto Rico.