NCSSM’s 2025 Data Science Summer Institute
NCSSM-Morganton, June 23-26, 2025
Announcements
Schedule
Monday - Welcome and Data Collection
- 1:00pm
- WelcomeWelcome to DSSI25!
- Google Slides, Data Portraits
- 2:00pm
- SessionGetting InSTEP with Data Science
- Slides (after),
- We will engage in two data collection activities, process the data, and import into CODAP for some initial exploratory data analysis.
- Data Collection on Google Maps
- Google Sheet for Data Processing
- InSTEP Online Professional Learning
- 4:00pm
- Dismiss for the day
Tuesday
- 8:30am
- Arrival and coffee
- 9:00am
- Speaker Mahmoud Harding - DS4E
- Google Slides
- Title: The State of Data Science
- A national overview of data science education efforts including curriculum and standards from across the country.
- Additional resources
- Data Advocacy Deck (several example slides for making the “pitch” to school leaders)
- DS4E Classroom Resource Center
- Sign up to join the DS4E Slack Community
- 10:30am
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
- 10:45am
- Speaker Taryn Shelton - NC State
- Google Slides
- Title: Real Teaching with Real Data
- Bring meaningful, real-world data into the classroom using public health datasets on topics like social media trends and environmental health. Participants will explore hands-on, student-centered lessons that build student agency, critical thinking, and data analysis skills while deepening understanding of math, science, and social studies concepts.
- 12:00pm
- 🥘 Lunch 🥘
Novice Track - The Barn
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Workshop Sessions Emily & Michelle
- Google Slides
- Title: Making Sense of Data Visualizations and Exploring Restaurants with CODAP
- This session with introduce the Making Sense of Data Visualization framework and support teachers in their ability to use CODAP in their classrooms.
- 2:15pm
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
Experienced Track - Jeter Hall
- 1:00pm - 2:15pm
- Workshop Sessions Taylor Gibson
- Google Slides
- Title: Introduction to Categorical Prediction Methods
- This session will provide an introduction to making categorical predictions, which is a topic often overlooked in traditional statistics coursework. We’ll look at how to decide if bank notes are counterfeit, if a cell patient is likely to have chronic kidney disease, or if a midge is a carrier of deadly virus.
- 2:15pm
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Workshop Sessions Jon Davis
- Google Slides
- Title: Teachable Machines
- Learn how to use Google’s Teaching Machine interface to streamline your students abilities to make categorical predictions without having to neccesarily understanding a full technology stack to code it themselves.
Wednesday
- 8:30am - 9:00am
- Arrival and coffee
- 9:00am
- Speaker Kathryn Wymer - UNC Chapel Hill
- Slides
- 10:15pm
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
- 10:30 am
- Speaker Fola Omofoye
- Slides
- 12:00pm
- 🥘 Lunch 🥘
Novice Track - The Barn
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Workshop SessionsGemma & Bruce
- Google Slides
- Exploring Data Visualization and Association with CODAP
- We will explore data visualizations that support developing data literacy. We will also engage in a data investigation focused on association using CODAP. You will have the opportunity to reflect on different phases of a data investigation process.
- 2:15pm
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
Experienced Track - TBD Classroom
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Workshop SessionsTaylor Gibson
- Google Slides
- 2:15pm
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
Everyone!
- 5:30pm
- 🍻 Happy Hour Reception
- Come grab a drink and socialize this evening at Fonta Flora brewery, right across the street from The Fairfield Inn and Suites in downtown Morganton. We have the side room reserved for our event. Fonta Flora is known for their beer, but also serve wine, and have non-alcoholic drink options available as well. Hope to see you there!
Thursday
- 8:30am
- Arrival and Coffee
- 9:00 am
- Speaker Carolina Cardona - NOAA
- Google Slides
- 10:15am
- ☕ Coffee Break ☕
- 10:30am
- Workshop Session NC State - InSTEP Team
- Title: Implementation Planning Time
- This session will provide support and time to plan for how to bring data science into your classroom next school year.
- Title: Implementation Planning Time
- 12:00pm
- 🥘 Lunch 🥘
- 1:00pm
- Closing activities