2026 NC Standards Academy & MLs Summer Conference (East)

This session engages participants in exploring static electricity through hands-on investigations and model-based reasoning. The session emphasizes student discourse, collaborative sensemaking, and alignment with grades 6–12 physical science standards.

In this session, participants will explore the components of the honors policy and learn how to assess current honors-level courses to ensure they meet the required depth and complexity. They will explore the Honors Level Course Development and Evaluation Tool, along with other resources. Additionally, participants will deepen their knowledge of advanced learning indicators and engage with best-practice instructional strategies that support honors-level coursework.

Explore practical strategies and classroom examples that help elementary educators integrate foundational computer science concepts across PK–5 subjects while building students’ problem-solving and computational thinking skills.

This session engages participants in exploring static electricity through hands-on investigations and model-based reasoning. The session emphasizes student discourse, collaborative sensemaking, and alignment with K–5 science standards.