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.

8:45am CDT

Workshop: Questions about Behavior?

Wednesday June 26, 2024 8:45am - 11:45am CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

In this presentation, you will determine the content. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about challenging behaviors that you have been dealing with in your classroom. We will discuss these challenges and come up with some strategies to support you and your students. Come prepared to ask questions!

Speakers

Dr. R. Allan Allday

University of South Alabama

Dr. Allday is the outgoing Chair of Leadership and Teacher Education at the University of South Alabama. He has been researching and developing interventions for challenging behaviors in classrooms for over 20 years.

Wednesday June 26, 2024 8:45am - 11:45am CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars

1:45pm CDT

Workshop: Building Momentum: Design Challenges as a Medium for STEM Equity

Wednesday June 26, 2024 1:45pm - 4:45pm CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

Integrated STEM design challenges that focus on identifying and solving real-world problems add relevance to the classroom. These challenges demonstrate science in the students' own world and help them make sense of scientific concepts. The purpose of this workshop is to enhance a teacher’s toolkit by providing a complete, classroom-tested integrated design challenge aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Participants will engage in an accessible playground design challenge and develop strategies to implement Integrated STEM in their curriculum.

Speakers

Elizabeth Andrew Thiel

Purdue University

Elizabeth Andrew Thiel is a PhD student with 20 years of various classroom teaching experience. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher and works as a research assistant for CATALYST and teaches elementary science methods and Integrated STEM courses at Purdue University. She is... Read More →

Austin Jenkins

Purdue University

Austin Jenkins is a PhD candidate in science education at Purdue University where he serves as a research assistant for Indiana GEAR UP and a teaching assistant for elementary and secondary science methods courses. Prior to starting his PhD, Austin taught secondary science in Indianapolis... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 1:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars, Teaching STEM to Diverse Populations/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

8:45am CDT

Using Digital Tools to Improve Peer Feedback and Assessment

Friday June 28, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

Engineering uses peer feedback and design reviews to improve thinking, learning, and solution outcomes. Traditionally, engineering notebooks are used for documentation. Teachers who may desire to facilitate peer feedback or peer assessment may struggle. This workshop presents options for including peer feedback and assessment in your classroom, and maximizing efficiency, doing so using digital tools. Digital tools will be introduced and demonstrated in the workshop. Attendants will need laptops and a project or project idea to pilot.

Speakers

Dr. Tamecia Jones

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Dr. Tamecia Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Technology, Engineering, and Design Education (TDE) Program within the STEM Education Department at North Carolina State University College of Education. Her research involves creating innovative and unobtrusive technologies and methods... Read More →

Friday June 28, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars, Teaching STEM to Diverse Populations/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

10:00am CDT

Developing Student Ideas in Physical Science

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

Deep understanding of concepts in science requires students to work through their ideas along with scientific investigation. This session will discuss methods to help students work through the development of physical science concepts through engagement with big ideas, prompting and encouraging students to develop their own ideas about concepts, and supporting students through the development of accurate scientific explanations.

Speakers

Dr. Drew Gossen

University of South Alabama

Dr. Drew Gossen taught middle school and high school science for 11 years, including courses in junior high physical science, high school physics, and a variety of other science elective courses. After receiving his Ph.D. in science education at Oklahoma State University, he moved... Read More →

Friday June 28, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars, Science

11:15am CDT

Impact of STEM on Justice: Integrating the Human-ity into the Work

Friday June 28, 2024 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

STEM has long claimed to be neutral. We teach future scientists and mathematicians without ethics or humanities who become professionals that participate in systems that prioritize profit over people. This workshop helps middle and high school teachers integrate humanity into STEM education and identify blindspots that create injustice or harm. It will also show how we can be inspired by social justice to use STEM to respond to past and/or current injustices. It will provide an example case study for teachers and help teachers find examples to use based on their content areas.

Speakers

Dr. Tamecia Jones

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Friday June 28, 2024 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars, Teaching STEM to Diverse Populations/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

2:15pm CDT

"I Live in The South!" A collective conversation on how to effectively teach Evolution

Friday June 28, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

During this session we will effectively break down the NGS High School Standard on Natural History and Evolution. Studies have shown that High School Biology Educators struggle with how to teach without challenging student views on Evolution. This session we will talk and discuss ideas that we have used. Also, what worked and what did not work with this topic.

Speakers

T'Keyan Peoples-Williams

Friday June 28, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars, Teaching STEM to Diverse Populations/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

8:00am CDT

Impact of STEM on Justice: Integrating the Human-ity into the Work

Saturday June 29, 2024 8:00am - 9:15am CDT

Grand Bay Ballroom II

Speakers

Dr. Tamecia Jones

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Saturday June 29, 2024 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Grand Bay Ballroom II

Scholars