Join this session to learn from one of WCPSS's students on the Youth Mapping Lab. This workshop will include hands-on learning that explores real-world topics like farming, climate, and local history through maps, data, and emerging AI tools. Workshop participants will explore how maps and AI power the world around us, use tools like ChatGPT, ArcGIS, Google Earth, NOAA, and Teachable Machine. Pathas include From Satelite to Seeds, Map the Future - Rediscover the past, and Build a Time Machine with AI and GIS.
Join fellow middle school Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) educators for a dynamic professional learning event focused on sharing and developing effective strategies and resources to elevate your FCS curriculum. This collaborative session will explore key middle school courses—Exploring Childhood, Exploring Apparel & Interior Design, Exploring Nutrition & Wellness, and Exploring Social Emotional Skills—with an emphasis on practical tools, engaging activities, and cross-disciplinary integration.
Participants will engage in focused discussions, resource sharing, and hands-on idea generation to support student learning, creativity, and well-being. Whether you're looking to refresh your lesson plans, strengthen your classroom connections, or align with current trends in FCS education, this event will provide valuable insights and a supportive professional network.
What to Expect: * Strategy sessions for each MS FCS course area * Classroom-ready resource sharing * Peer collaboration and networking * Opportunities to reflect, discuss, and plan for the school year
In this hands-on session, we will explore how to effectively use ChatGPT and MagicSchool Ai to streamline lesson planning, generate classroom materials, and support differentiated instruction. Attendees will learn the strengths and limitations of each tool, practice writing effective prompts, and leave with practical strategies to enhance efficiency and engagement in CTE classrooms using AI.
Transforming classrooms into interactive, student-centered learning environments. This approach integrates active learning stations, regular check-ins, and self-guided study areas to foster autonomy, collaboration, and critical thinking among students.(Classroom Design: Stations, Check-Ins, and Self-Guide Studies)
Business and Industry professionals are essential in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms, providing invaluable expertise, experience, and insights. Their presence allows educators and students to understand the practical applications of classroom knowledge and improves communication skills. By engaging with these professionals, CTE programs can establish partnerships and collaborations that enhance the educational experience, foster community engagement, and provide practical tools for forging meaningful relationships in the business and industry sectors.
Get ready to spark curiosity and build career connections with this hands-on workshop that focuses on introducing SAE projects to middle school students. Project discussions will be on age-appropriate projects that middle school students can participate in and build upon as they matriculate to high school.
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am EDT 2127Fuquay Varina Training Center, 109 N Ennis St, Fuquary Varina, NC
Come learn about school gardens, animals in classrooms, and training middle school CDE and LDE teams. Each teacher will present one best practice on integrating a course core principle as well as a best practice on training a middle school CDE/LDE team.
Discover how structured, hands-on experiences can transform theoretical knowledge into practical skills, fostering deeper understanding and engagement.
Business and Industry professionals are essential in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms, providing invaluable expertise, experience, and insights. Their presence allows educators and students to understand the practical applications of classroom knowledge and improves communication skills. By engaging with these professionals, CTE programs can establish partnerships and collaborations that enhance the educational experience, foster community engagement, and provide practical tools for forging meaningful relationships in the business and industry sectors.
In today's CTE classrooms, reading is more than a foundational skill—it's a pathway to career success. This professional learning session is designed to empower Career and Technical Education teachers with practical, research-based reading strategies tailored to the unique demands of technical content.
Examine best practices for teaching diverse learners in CTE classrooms. Gain practical guidance for ways to adapt course content for those that might need a little more time to master and those that are ready to move ahead. This is a great session for teachers who have blended student groups (honors and academic students in a single section).
In this hands-on session, we will explore how to effectively use ChatGPT and MagicSchool Ai to streamline lesson planning, generate classroom materials, and support differentiated instruction. Attendees will learn the strengths and limitations of each tool, practice writing effective prompts, and leave with practical strategies to enhance efficiency and engagement in CTE classrooms using AI.
Create an Engaging BFM Expereince: Transforming classrooms into interactive, student-centered learning environments. This approach integrates active learning stations, regular check-ins, and self-guided study areas to foster autonomy, collaboration, and critical thinking among students.(Classroom Design: Stations, Check-Ins, and Self-Guide Studies)
To empower Technology Education teachers with essential lab safety skills and strategies, teacher will learn about the use of tools and machiney, preparing for student accidents, and practical techniques to create a safe, efficient, and engaging Technology Education classroom.
Thursday July 24, 2025 8:30am - 9:25am EDT 2125Fuquay Varina Training Center, 109 N Ennis St, Fuquary Varina, NC
Business and Industry professionals are essential in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classrooms, providing invaluable expertise, experience, and insights. Their presence allows educators and students to understand the practical applications of classroom knowledge and improves communication skills. By engaging with these professionals, CTE programs can establish partnerships and collaborations that enhance the educational experience, foster community engagement, and provide practical tools for forging meaningful relationships in the business and industry sectors.
Discover how to align your lessons with national best practices, integrating hands-on STEM activities, and fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills in your classroom.
Thursday July 24, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am EDT 2127Fuquay Varina Training Center, 109 N Ennis St, Fuquary Varina, NC
In today's CTE classrooms, reading is more than a foundational skill—it's a pathway to career success. This professional learning session is designed to empower Career and Technical Education teachers with practical, research-based reading strategies tailored to the unique demands of technical content.
In this hands-on session, we will explore how to effectively use ChatGPT and MagicSchool Ai to streamline lesson planning, generate classroom materials, and support differentiated instruction. Attendees will learn the strengths and limitations of each tool, practice writing effective prompts, and leave with practical strategies to enhance efficiency and engagement in CTE classrooms using AI.
Designed for educators of all skill sets and career years, this workshop will introduce you to ready-to-use, engaging activities that will bring engineering, robotics, and STEM concepts to life. You will rotate through lab stations with quick labs with a focus on Pitsco and Nasco lab kits.
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT 2127Fuquay Varina Training Center, 109 N Ennis St, Fuquary Varina, NC
In this session we will focus on how to refresh and modernizie older curriculum materials. Learn best practices for sourcing current, relevant business content and engaging student activities that align with today’s industry trends. In this final BFM MS Session pull all of your learning from today together and walk away with practical ideas and resources to keep your instruction current and impactful.
Examine best practices for teaching diverse learners in CTE classrooms. Gain practical guidance for ways to adapt course content for those that might need a little more time to master and those that are ready to move ahead. This is a great session for teachers who have blended student groups (honors and academic students in a single section).
Designed for educators of all skill sets and career years, this workshop will introduce you to ready-to-use, engaging activities that will bring engineering, robotics, and STEM concepts to life. You will rotate through lab stations with quick labs with a focus on Pitsco and Nasco lab kits.
Thursday July 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT 2127Fuquay Varina Training Center, 109 N Ennis St, Fuquary Varina, NC
