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Project EnACTeD
With the growing number of Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) programs and the increasing number of English learners in NC K-12 schools, there is a need to better support all NC teachers working with emergent bilinguals and English learners.
Mayra Hayes, EL Director from Guilford County Schools (GCS), quoted research from the Houston Education Research Consortium, when she urged all classroom teachers to be better prepared to support the growing number of English learners, and Leslie Baldwin, World Languages Program Manager at Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS), pointed out:
We need more DL/I teachers because immersion programs are growing at an exponential rate. We need to ‘grow our own’ and train bilingual educators to be successful in the immersion environment so that we can meet the skyrocketing demand for teachers.
To respond to this need, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), in partnership with GCS and WS/FCS, started the Engaging and Advancing Community-centered Teacher Development (EnACTeD) project with funding from a U.S. Department of Education National Professional Development grant. The EnACTeD project is designed to offer online professional development (PD) to educational professionals working with English learners and provide tuition support for NC K-12 teachers interested in completing the add-on licensure coursework at UNCG.
In addition to many GCS and WS/FCS educators who have participated in the PD and UNCG add-on licensure program, teachers from other NC school districts have also joined the program. Shameeka Wilson, a teacher at Balfour Elementary School in Asheboro City Schools, is currently taking the ESL add-on licensure courses as part of her progression toward obtaining an M.Ed. degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from UNCG, and she shared this:
Project EnACTeD has offered me the opportunity to take classes centered around the historical aspects of TESOL, educational theory and implications, dual language instructional practices, and methods courses for TESOL. I have also had the opportunity to attend EnACTeD events which bring together students, working professionals, and university professors who are all dedicated and support the mission of the project.
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Project EnACTeD Professional Development (PD) includes 8 online modules, 8 synchronous meetings, and 4 application tasks. The PD content and application tasks are aligned with Literacy and Digital Learning Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements.
Through Project EnACTeD, all teachers in North Carolina have the opportunity to:
Up to 30 eligible teacher participants every year may receive $500 for their participation in the year-long Project EnACTeD PD activities and completion of the application tasks. [Incentive payments are processed through the payroll system of the school district upon completion. Benefits and other tax deductions may apply.]
The next Project EnACTeD PD cohort will start in August 2019. Please complete the interest form or email enacted@uncg.edu by April 1, 2019, to reserve your spot.
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New NC DL/I Google Site
NCDPI has all NEW Google Sites, including the one for NC Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) programs at http://bit.ly/NCDLIsite.
Here's a quick summary of where the most frequently accessed resources were relocated to in the move:
- The Home page has an overview of DL/I in North Carolina and the 2018-2019 lists of DL/I programs by district, grade span, and language.
- The Resources tab has links to information about curriculum writing, research, and external resources like those from institutes of higher education. There are also separate pages for the Thomas & Collier research and the NC DL/I Program Directory.
- The Professional Development tab has details about the 2018-2019 DL/I Quarterly Update webinar series, including the archives, as well as information about the annual DL/I Seminar.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve the site! If you don't find an item that was posted on the old wiki, or have suggestions for additions, send an email to Ann Marie Gunter, World Languages Consultant, at ann.gunter@dpi.nc.gov.
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March 1 - FLANC Proposals Due
The Call for Proposals for the 2019 FLANC Fall Conference closes soon - March 1!
Don’t miss out! The conference theme is: What’s your piece of the puzzle? and will take place at the Marriott/Embassy Suites in Winston-Salem on October 25-26, 2019. The vision for the 2019 Fall Conference is to explore and share how we integrate our “other" areas of expertise along with our content. Whether it be technology, service learning, leadership and mentoring, project based learning, or another pursuit, please consider submitting a proposal for a 3-hour workshop, a 50-minute session, a research roundtable or a pre-conference webinar.
DL/I programs are a valuable piece of the puzzle! Please consider submitting a proposal to represent DL/I.
Go to www.flanc.org for more information or to submit a proposal.
March 14 - NCVPSTalks Series
The North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) is sponsoring a new conversation series called NCVPSTalks. The NCVPSTalks series will facilitate a broad range of conversations about current and future topics of online and digital learning. These focused conversations support the vision of building communities of digital learning leaders fully equipped to embrace the demands of 21st century learning.
Register for the next session: Learning World Languages Online - Yes, You Can Do It! on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 11 am.
March 21 - CAO and CI Leaders Meeting at CCES Conference
Chief Academic Officers (CAO) and Curriculum and Instructional (CI) Leaders are asked to save the date for a special Chief Academic Officers Meeting on Thursday, March 21, from 9:00-11:30 am in Guilford A-G at the Koury Convention Center. Registration for the CCES conference is not required to attend this portion of the conference. For those interested in registering to attend the conference, please visit: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cces/
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