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.

2025-2026 Upcoming Professional Learning/Development

Content Standards/Pedagogy Specific

Office Hours 2025-2026
- September - NCDPI K-12 Science Resources (Slides, Recording)
2025 Summer PD
2025 Spring PD
- Byte-Sized Science: Enhancing the SEP with Computer Science in K-12 (Slides)
2024 OAS Standards Institute
- K-8 Presentation (Slides)
- 9-12 Presentation (Slides)
  - K-12 Science Scavenger Hunt: NC Science Hub; Answer Key
Fall 2023
- Science Professional Learning Institute (Slides)
NCSTA PDI Sessions
- 2024 NCSTA Conference
  - Elementary Grades Session (Slides)
  - Middle Grades Session (Slides)
  - High School Life Sciences Session (Slides)
  - High School Physical Sciences Session (Slides)
- 2023 NCSTA Conference - Elementary Grades Session (Slides), Middle Grades Session (Slides), High School Session (Slides), Science and Engineering Practices (Slides)
Office Hours 2024-2025
- September - Canvas Hub and Classroom Assessment Examples (Recording, Slides)
- October - K-12 Science Assessment with the Accountability and Testing Division (Recording, Accountability and Testing Slides, K-12 Science Section Slides)
- November - Supporting Exceptional Children with the New 2023 K-12 Science Standards: Extended Content Standards (Recording, Slides)
- January - K-12 Science Canvas Hub and Science Support Documents: Implementation in the Field (Recording, Slides)
- February - Nonformal and Formal Educator Partnerships (Recording, Slides)
- March - Supporting Multilingual Learners in K-12 Science Classrooms (Recording, Introductory Slides, Presentation Slides)
- April - DPI Resources: The New Formative Assessment Probe Alignment Guide (Recording, Presentation Slides)
Office Hours 2023-2024
- What's New in the 2023 K-12 Science Standards? (Recording, Slides)
- The Science and Engineering Practices (Recording, Slides)
- Science Modeling Instruction (Recording, Slides)
- Accountability: Using Science North Carolina Check-Ins Reports (Recording, Slides)
- Preparing for 2023 K-12 Science Standards Implementation (Recording, Slides)

Testing and Accountability

North Carolina's Unique Test Development and New State Science Assessments (Recording, Slides)
Office Hours with Accountability: Using Science North Carolina Check-Ins Reports (Recording, Slides)

STEM Schools and PAEMST

2024-2025 PAEMST Program Information (Recording, Slides)
2024 NCSTA Conference - PAEMST Information Session (Slides)
2023 STEM/PAEMST Recognition Programs (Recording, Slides)

Multilingual Learners Support

2025 Growing Success for MLs Conference - Supporting Multilingual Learners in Science (Slides)
Language Development and Science and Engineering Practices (Recording, Slides)

2024-2025 Conferences

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

Archived Presentations from 2020-2023

Professional Development webinars, presentations, and resources from 2020-2023 (Archived Presentations)