Dr. Judith McDonald

Presentations:

• ASTE presenting new publication – Science Teachers Attitudes Towards Inquiry, Portland, OR (January, 2015)
• NSTA co-presented Genetics: 1, 2, 3 Look at Me!  Understanding Genetics for the Elementary Classroom (Charlotte, NC, 2013)
• MAASTE presented preliminary results of data collected from The Impact of Informal Science Experiences on Pre-Service Teachers – Marshall University (September, 2013)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte SITE 3rd – 5th grade Science Content: weeklong summer institutes teaching new curriculum focusing on content using engaging strategies to cohorts of 25 with follow-up sessions in the school year. (June 2009 – present)
• North Carolina Science Teachers Association Professional Development Presented many topics including:  Assessment and Effective Evaluations, Reaching Adult Learners, Curriculum Design, Inquiry and Discrepant Events, and many lessons on science content. (2008 – present)
• MAASTE co-presented inquiry study, Teachers Understanding and Implementation of Inquiry with Dr. Warren DiBiase – Virginia Tech (September, 2012)
• NASA Educator Workshop for STEM Educators All the Factors in the Water Cycle – Charlotte, NC (February, 2012)
• Keynote speaker to induction of Delta Epsilon Sigma honor society at Belmont Abbey College– (December 2011)
• Teacher Development at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary for K – 5^th grade teachers, What Does it Mean to Teach Using Inquiry? – (Fall 2011)
• Water Day for 300 local Middle Grade Students in Charlotte Region at the National Whitewater Center – (Fall 2011)
• Gaston County Business Association – Importance of Science Diversity (November 2009)
• National Science Teachers Association Presentation – Understanding Electricity for Elementary Classrooms (October 2008)
• North Carolina State University Expanding Your Horizons – Girls in Science Presentations (March 2006 – present)
• GIS Day – Prepared teachers and students to present (November 2006)
• Southwest Alliance Science Conference at Charlotte (November 2006)
• STEM ACT Conference presented What Do Alternatively Certified Science Teachers Bring to the Classroom?  (May 5 – 7, 2006)
• Southwest Alliance Meeting – Science presentations on science content in the elementary and middle grades using research based instructional methodology.  (September 2005 & November 2006)
• Classroom Management- How Do I Manage a Lab in Middle School Science? (February, 2005)
• Train new middle school science teachers – CMS middle grades (Summer 2004)
• Organize and Train Middle School Science Teachers through Alliance Meetings (2004 – present)
• Secondary Alliance Meeting – What the issues in classroom management and where do I begin?  (Spring, 2005)
• Inquiry – What is it and why use it?  Presented to all middle school academic facilitators in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Fall 2004)