NC A&T QuarkNet Quantum Workshop - February 21, 2026
NC A&T QuarkNet Quantum Workshop
Presented in partnership with QuanTime - the National Q-12 Education Partnership
Saturday, February 21st, 2026 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Small URL for this page: https://bit.ly/QN-Feb21
Location: NC A&T Smith Hall Room 3001, 402 Laurel Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/d738D3tqnuktoEjx7
AGENDA
| Time (ET) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | QuarkNet National Program Sign-In (high school teachers only) & Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions (Shelly Lesher & Hallie Trauger) |
| 9:15 AM | Intro to QuarkNet and Master Classes (Shane Wood) - Slides |
| 10:00 AM | Hands-On Quantum Activity 1: Photons (Charlie Payne & Joana Atkin) - Slides |
| 11:15 AM | BREAK |
11:30 AM | Physics Research Talk - Joanna Atkin, NC A&T Physics - Slides |
12:30 PM | LUNCH & CHAT |
| 1:30 PM | Hands-on Quantum Activity 2: Superposition and Quantum Games (Brean Prefontaine, Megan Alvord & Daniel Kemp) - Slides |
3:00 PM | Implementation Discussion: Incorporating Modern Physics in the High School Curriculum (Shane Wood & Charlie Payne) Including NGSS and NCDPI Science Standards |
3:30 PM | Closing Remarks, Next Opportunities & Short Post-Survey *IF you have been to at least 2 QuarkNet events (including today), please also complete one of the following surveys: A. This Full QuarkNet National Survey , OR B. The UPDATE QuarkNet National Survey (if you had filled out the full survey in 2023-2025). |
Resources:
- QuarkNet Data Activities Portfolio
- QuanTime Activities Library
- Perimeter Institute Resources
- QuarkNet Masterclass Information
Upcoming Opportunities with NC A&T Physics and Atmospheric Science:
- International Particle Physics Masterclass - Saturday March 14th
- NCS AAPT & UNC SHAPE - Friday March 27th & Saturday March 28th at NC State University ... details and registration coming soon!
- North Carolina PICUP (Partnership for the Integration of Computation in Undergraduate Physics) DICE Workshop - Saturday April 11th
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Physics Workshop - May 16th ... details coming soon!
Contacts for this Workshop:
- Dr. Hallie Trauger (hctrauger@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics - primary workshop logistics contact
- Dr. Shelly Lesher (srlesher@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics Department Chair
- Dr. Charlotte Wood (cwood@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics
- Dr. Joanna Atkin (jmatkin@ncat.edu), NC A&T Physics
- Dr. Emily Edwards (emiliy.edwards@duke.edu), Duke Quantum Center
- Megan Alvord (megan.alvord@ncssm.edu), QuarkNet Teacher/Fellow, NC School of Science and Mathematics
- Charlie Payne (paynec@ncssm.edu), QuarkNet Lead Teacher, NC School of Science and Mathematics
- Daniel Kemp, QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Riverside High School, Durham
- Robyn Allaway, QuarkNet Lead Teacher, Southern Guilford High School
- Shane Wood (swood5@nd.edu), QuarkNet National Staff