{"id":9961,"date":"2025-08-08T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/?p=9961"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:00:43","slug":"june-13-2025-professional-development-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/blog\/2025\/08\/08\/june-13-2025-professional-development-day\/","title":{"rendered":"June 13, 2025 Professional Development Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\ud83c\udf1f\u00a0<b>Collaboration at the Core<\/b><br \/>\nOn June 13th, nearly 70 passionate educators from across Western North Carolina gathered at NCCAT in Cullowhee for a day of innovation, learning, and connection at our annual WNC Elementary STEM\/Science Community of Practice PD Day.<\/div>\n<div>The sessions were rich with ideas and strategies to elevate STEM instruction in our elementary classrooms such as integrating science with literacy, AI-supported project-based learning, and practical applications of the Science and Engineering Practices.<\/div>\n<div>A heartfelt thank you to WCU&#8217;s College of Education and Allied Professions for facilitating and sponsoring this event and to NCCAT for being a gracious host. We are proud to be part of a community that puts collaboration, curiosity, and creativity at the center of education.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Let\u2019s keep the momentum going!<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9963\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0130-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sign that reads &quot;Western Carolina: Welcome School of Teaching and Learning; WNC Elementary STEM\/Science Community of Practice PD Day&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9965\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0138-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with representatives from Great Smoky Mountains National Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9966\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0141-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators listening to Dr Bricker present. Board reads &quot;WNC Elementary STEM\/Science Community of Practice Professional Development Day&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9969\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0153-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9971\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0157-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9972\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0161-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9977\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8748-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Educators are sitting, looking at a woman holding a white board recording data\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9974\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8711-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9981\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_9979-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9973\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0162-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators collaborating with each other\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9975\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8722-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators listening to a presentation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9976\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8735-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators are outside picking materials up from the ground as they participate in an engaging science lesson\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9982\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_9982-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators listening to a presentation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9978\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8765-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Educators listening to a presentation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9979\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_8766-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Screen that shows the Zoom call with NCDPI in which Katie Luvdahl is showcasing the K-12 Science Standards Resource Hub\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9980\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_9977-scaled-e1754251342833-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Educators listening to Dr Bricker, the board behind her reads &quot;A Start with Group Norms&quot;\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9964\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/wncelementarystemcop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/403\/2025\/08\/IMG_0132-e1754250259150-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Purple sign that reads &quot;STEM TEACHERS ARE IN DEMAND STL.WCU.EDU WCU offers Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education Programs for Elementary, Middle Grades and Secondary Education.&quot;\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNC STEM\/Science Community of Practice All-Day 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