Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference 2024: Full Schedule

The Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference brings together scholars, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, mentor teachers, PI’s & Co PI’s of the NSF Robert Noyce program. The conference provides educational keynotes, sessions, networking and mentoring opportunities.

1:00pm CDT

Conference Registration Check-In

Tuesday June 25, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Registration and check-in for all conference attendees. You will receive your name badge and conference items.
Refreshments will be available from 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area.

Tuesday June 25, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All

8:30pm CDT

Fireside Chat: Navigating the Landscape of the Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tuesday June 25, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Many educators are navigating the landscape of the dynamics of federal and state legislation, district decisions and teaching demands. This fireside chat will be a safe space to discuss the challenges and opportunities of navigating the erasure of DEI efforts, its impact on teaching and meeting the needs of all your students.

Speakers

Dr. Joél Lewis Billingsley

Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, University of South Alabama

Dr. Joél Lewis Billingsley received a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from the University of South Alabama (USA) and an Associate of Arts degree in Culinary Arts from Bishop State Community College. She later returned to her alma mater to pursue a Master of Science... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All, Teaching STEM to Diverse Populations/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Sociocultural

7:00am CDT

Conference Registration Check-In

Wednesday June 26, 2024 7:00am - 4:00pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Registration and check-in for all conference attendees. You will receive your name badge and conference items.

Wednesday June 26, 2024 7:00am - 4:00pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All

8:30pm CDT

Fireside Chat: Climate Change, for Real

Wednesday June 26, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

We change, the climate changes, and we change the climate. The use of fossil fuels has created a warmer atmosphere, land and oceans. It’s an issue for communities, countries and humanity as the impacts of climate change go far beyond just warmer weather. We’ll explore the science of what was once called global warming, and how it manifests itself. In this fireside chat with meteorologist and educator Alan Sealls we’ll discuss climate change and what or whether anything should be done about it. It’s a discussion that is very relevant to the lives of your children and students.

Speakers

Alan Sealls

Alan Sealls recently retired from his position as Chief Meteorologist at NBC15 in Mobile, after serving as Chief Meteorologist at WKRG-TV. Alan earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in meteorology, respectively, from Cornell, and from FSU. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All, Science

6:30am CDT

Conference Registration Check-In

Thursday June 27, 2024 6:30am - 7:30am CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Registration and check-in for all conference attendees. You will receive your name badge and conference items.

Thursday June 27, 2024 6:30am - 7:30am CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All

8:30pm CDT

Fireside Chat: Enacting Black Liberatory K-12 Science Education (BLKSE)

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Black Liberatory K-12 Science Education (BLKSE) is a framework proposed by Morton and colleagues (2022) that addresses the anti-Black nature of science epistemology and praxis. In this workshop, we will unpack the BLKSE framework and explore how it can be leveraged in science classroom spaces.

Speakers

Dr. Terrell R. Morton

Asst. Professor, Identity and Justice in STEM Education, University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Terrell R. Morton is an Assistant Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University (B.S. Chemistry), University of Miami (MS Neuroscience), and UNC Chapel Hill (Ph.D. Education... Read More →

Thursday June 27, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All, Science

7:00am CDT

Conference Registration Check-In

Friday June 28, 2024 7:00am - 12:00pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

Registration and check-in for all conference attendees. You will receive your name badge and conference items.

Friday June 28, 2024 7:00am - 12:00pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All

9:30pm CDT

Fireside Chat: The Hero's Journey: Navigating Burnout, Moral Injury & Mental Health Matters in K-12 STEM Education

Friday June 28, 2024 9:30pm - 10:30pm CDT

2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

During the 21st century, thus far, K-12 teachers have faced a once-in-a-century pandemic, politicization of their jobs, cohorts of students with academic deficits, a crisis in leadership, and an exodus of their peers. Teaching remains a profession that requires heroic psychological and spiritual fortitude given these challenges. How do we find ourselves in the midst of this, and create a professional life of joy, empathy, thriving, and competence rather than demoralization, exhaustion, detachment, and cynicism?

Speakers

Dr. Tres Stefurak

University of South Alabama

Dr. Stefurak is a Professor of Counseling Psychology and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Research & External Relations in the College of Education & Professional Studies at the University of South Alabama. He began his career as a middle school special education teacher for severely... Read More →

Friday June 28, 2024 9:30pm - 10:30pm CDT
2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

All, Teacher mental hnealth & resilience