Professional Development

The NCDPI K-12 Science Team provides Public School Units (PSU) with support related to Science standards, curriculum, and instruction.  If you wish to request support for your PSU, please contact the NCDPI K-12 Science Team for more information.  You can register for upcoming professional development opportunities as well as view past recordings, slide sets, and resources provided by the NCDPI K-12 Science team in the links below.

2024-2025 Upcoming Professional Learning/Development Links to an external site.

Content Standards/Pedagogy Specific

• 2024 OAS Standards Institute
  • K-8 Presentation (Slides Links to an external site.)
  • 9-12 Presentation (Slides Links to an external site.)
    • K-12 Science Scavenger Hunt: NC Science Hub Download K-12 Science Scavenger Hunt: NC Science Hub; Answer Key Download Answer Key
• Fall 2023 Science Professional Learning Institute (Slides Links to an external site.)
• Effective Vocabulary Instruction for K-12 Science (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
• NCSTA PDI Sessions
  • 2024 NCSTA Conference 
    • Elementary Grades Session (Slides Links to an external site.)
    • Middle Grades Session (Slides Links to an external site.)
    • High School Life Sciences Session (Slides Links to an external site.)
    • High School Physical Sciences Session (Slides Links to an external site.)
  • 2023 NCSTA Conference - Elementary Grades Session (Slides Links to an external site.), Middle Grades Session (Slides Links to an external site.), High School Session (Slides Links to an external site.), Science and Engineering Practices (Slides Links to an external site.)
• Office Hours 2024-2025
  • September - Canvas Hub and Classroom Assessment Examples (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • October - K-12 Science Assessment with the Accountability and Testing Division (Recording Links to an external site., Accountability and Testing Slides Links to an external site., K-12 Science Section Slides Links to an external site.)
  • November - Supporting Exceptional Children with the New 2023 K-12 Science Standards: Extended Content Standards (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • January - K-12 Science Canvas Hub and Science Support Documents: Implementation in the Field (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • February - Nonformal and Formal Educator Partnerships (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • March - Supporting Multilingual Learners in K-12 Science Classrooms (Recording Links to an external site., Introductory Slides Links to an external site., Presentation Slides Links to an external site.)
• Office Hours 2023-2024
  • What's New in the 2023 K-12 Science Standards? (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • The Science and Engineering Practices (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • Science Modeling Instruction (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • Accountability: Using Science North Carolina Check-Ins Reports (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
  • Preparing for 2023 K-12 Science Standards Implementation (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)

Testing and Accountability

• North Carolina's Unique Test Development and New State Science Assessments (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
• Office Hours with Accountability: Using Science North Carolina Check-Ins Reports (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)

STEM Schools and PAEMST

• 2024-2025 PAEMST Program Information (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)
• 2024 NCSTA Conference - PAEMST Information Session (Slides Links to an external site.)
• 2023 STEM/PAEMST Recognition Programs (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)

Nonformal Education

• Nonformal and Formal Educators Partnerships (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)

Multilingual Learners Support

• Language Development and Science and Engineering Practices (Recording Links to an external site., Slides Links to an external site.)

2024-2025 Conferences

• October - Bridging the Gap
  • Ready, Set, Science Resources! (Slides Download Slides)
  • Using Formative Assessment Examples in the Classroom (Slides Download Slides)
• March - NCAGT (Concord, NC)
  • Advancing Beyond the Boundary Statements: Using the 2023 K-12 Science Support Documents to Differentiate for Advanced Learners (Slides Links to an external site.)

Archived Presentations from 2020-2023

• Professional Development webinars, presentations, and resources from 2020-2023 (Archived Presentations Links to an external site.)