The K-12 Science Team would like to wish everyone a very peaceful Holiday season!
If you have information or opportunities you'd like to share in the monthly K-12 Science newsletter, please send a request to gavin.fradel@dpi.nc.gov no later than the third Monday of every month. Note: Not all requested items are guaranteed to be included.
K-12 Science Virtual Office Hours
The K-12 Science Section will offer office hours during the 2024-25 School Year. Each session will focus on a particular topic and target a specific audience. The office hours sessions for the first semester is shown in the table below. Information about upcoming sessions and registration can also be found on the K-12 Science Canvas Hub.
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January 22, 2025
3:30-4:30
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2023 K-12 Canvas Hub and Science Support Documents
The purpose of this session is to provide an overview of the new 2023 K-12 Science Standards Support Documents.
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District leaders, principals, classroom teachers
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Registration
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February 12, 2025
3:30-4:30
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Nonformal and Formal Educators Partnerships
The session will focus on how nonformal educators and formal educators form partnerships to promote student learning.
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District leaders, principals, and classroom teachers, nonformal educators
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Registration (Zoom hosted by NCDEQ)
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March 12, 2025
3:30-4:30
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Supporting Multilingual Learners in Science
This session highlights strategies and examples of how the use of formative assessment can support multilingual learners in K-12 science classrooms.
Information from the Grades 3-5, M2-Si grant (NCDPI and The Center for Applied Linguistics) will be shared.
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District leaders, principals, and classroom teachers
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Registration
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April, 2025
3:30 - 4:30
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End of Year 1 Standards Implementation
A review of the first year of the 2023 K-12 Science Standards Implementation and supporting resources. What is working? What additional supports are still needed?
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District leaders, principals, administrators, and classroom teachers
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Registration (Coming Soon)
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K-12 Science Canvas Hub
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The North Carolina K-12 Science Standards Canvas Hub is a repository to provide all Science stakeholders a variety of resources for supporting school leaders, administrators, educators, and parents/caregivers.
Did you know...
- November's Office Hours recording with Matthew Martinez from the Exceptional Childrens Division is now in the Professional Development button.
- The K-12 Science Standards have been translated into Spanish. You can find them in the K-12 Science Standards button on the K-12 Science Standards Canvas Hub.
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 Want to learn more about PAEMST?
7th Grade AQ-IQ Contest
Each year the North Carolina Division of Air Quality invites 7th grade students to participate in the AQ-IQ Contest which combines S.T.E.A.M. education and project-based learning with student creativity to teach air pollution science to students across the state. The contest gives these students an opportunity to learn about air quality and think about solutions to air pollution and put THEM in charge of creating a project to educate others about an air quality problem.
The AQ-IQ contest allows students to explore their interests and strengths while engaging with the material and learning about air quality. Students are asked to think creatively while designing their projects. Past projects have been posters, videos, Minecraft creations, games, and artistic projects off all sorts!
Winners will be recognized during the summer of 2025 at a REGIONAL and STATEWIDE level and will receive AWESOME prizes!
For details about how to enter, deadlines, general information and past project examples, please visit the NC Environmental Education webpage.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Keith Bamberger at keith.bamberger@deq.nc.gov, or Janina Millis at janina.millis@deq.nc.gov.
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 Open House for Catalyst, a free International and National Award winning STEM program, for June 2025-June 2026, for New Students will be on either January 16, 2025 Virtually from 7PM-8PM or January 18, 2025 in person at NC State University from 10AM-11AM.
You must register to attend Open House and only pick one to attend. The address and link to join are on the registration form when you sign up. Students must be rising Grade 9-12 Students for School Year 2025-2026, in Regular Education, Honors, AP or College Level Classes or the Occupational Course of Study Program to participate and have a documented disability, IEP or 504 Plan. We accept students in Public School, Private School, Charter School or Homeschooled.
Save the Date
Calling All STEM Reviewers!
Your support is greatly appreciated
The 2024-2025 North Carolina STEM Schools of Distinction Recognition Program is underway. With nearly 20 schools across the state having communicated their Intent to be recognized as a leading STEM program in North Carolina, we are asking for STEM educational leaders, who have familiarity with the STEM Schools of Distinction process, to assist with the Peer Review of this year's applications.
Individuals presently leading within a NC recognized STEM school, or any individuals who have served as past SSoD reviewers, are asked to provide updated contact information by completing this Reviewer Application by December 20th.
There will be a required Reviewer training. More information on this training will be available soon. This year's application submissions will be shared by January 13th and reviewers will have through January 24th to complete their individual review and share feedback. The number of reviewers assigned will be dependent upon the final number of submitted applications.
Thank you for continuing to drive quality STEM education in North Carolina!
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Dr. Debra Hall
K-5 Science
debra.hall@dpi.nc.gov
Gavin Fradel
6-8 Science
gavin.fradel@dpi.nc.gov
Benita Tipton
9-12 Science
benita.tipton@dpi.nc.gov
Alexis Wood
9-12 Science
kathryn.wood@dpi.nc.gov
Additional Contacts
Dr. Charles Aiken
Section Chief K-12 Mathematics, Science and STEM
charles.aiken@dpi.nc.gov
Howard Ginsburg
K-12 STEM Consultant
howard.ginsburg@dpi.nc.gov
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