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This update contains the latest announcements and current news impacting K-12 Social Studies in North Carolina public schools. As always, we encourage those of you who receive the updates to please share this issue with others who are not currently subscribed to our listserv. To receive Social Studies Updates please sign up using the following link: Social Studies Listerv Update or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
If you would like to share any upcoming events, professional learning opportunities, instructional resources, or award/grant opportunities with the NCDPI Social Studies Listserv, please send a brief explanation or description, image, and any pertinent additional information by the 4th of each month to Phylisha.Sanders@dpi.nc.gov.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
#GoOpenNC is the Open Education Resources initiative in North Carolina, and it’s also the name of the platform where NC educators can become part of the OER community of practice as they find, develop, and share standards aligned instructional and professional learning materials. The #GoOpenNC platform has the ability to design collaborative spaces called “Hubs” that serve to connect resources and users around a central topic.
Throughout Fall 2020, NC educators are invited to engage virtually in the continued development of a Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Hub, which launched in Spring 2020. Culturally Responsive/Relevant Teaching is a way of instruction that values the lived experiences and out of school cultures of all students. This type of instruction situates instructional content and the teaching process within the context of a society that has undervalued the contributions and experiences of black and indigenous people of color (amongst other cultures). When you are being culturally relevant and responsive, you see the culture of all students as bridges to deeper understanding instead of barriers to connection.
In the CRT Hub Academy, participants will learn about OER and #GoOpenNC, work with CRT learning facilitators to strengthen their CRT competencies and share/remix resources with CRT scaffolds to be shared across the state.
If you are interested in participating in the development of the NC CRT hub, join the Hub Academy by applying here! Space is limited, and we will be offering 2 sections. There is NO COST for this professional development and each section is limited to 150 participants.
Applications are open through September 8th. Accepted applicants will be informed on September 10th.
Academy Schedule:
The Academies will be offered twice this Fall. Section One will be September - October and Section Two will be October - November.
Section One
Section Two
A deeper exploration of CRT Competencies and applications will happen as a “CRT Academy 201” that will run October 19th - November 13th. If you wish to participate in the 201 section, you must register for “Section One” of the Academy 101, which finishes in time for you to participate in the 201 Academy.
CEU Information:
Part One of the Academy includes (3) 90 minute webinars and 2.5 hours of engagement on the platform, which is 7 contact hours and is eligible for 0.7 CEUs. Part Two of the Academy includes (1) 60 minute reflection webinar and 5 hours of contributing and remixing materials on the platform over a two week period and is eligible for another 0.6 CEUs.
Certificates of participation will be provided one week after the close of each CRT section, upon successful completion of the Academy activities, with alignment to the NC Digital Learning Competencies for Teachers. You will receive one certificate for Part One activities and a second certificate for Part Two activities according to your level of participation. No partial credit will be awarded for either Part One or Part Two activities. Please follow your Public School Unit’s procedures for submitting this certificate for CEUs.
Please direct questions to Pam Batchelor at pamela.batchelor@dpi.nc.gov.
Wilmington 1898: The Hidden History of An American Coup D’État
Wed. Sept. 9 from 5 – 7:30 PM
On November 10, 1898, the only coup d’état ever to take place on American soil began with the torching of a black owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina, and ended with white supremacists overthrowing the local government.
In the first half of this session, three award-winning historians, authors and experts on this period – LeRae Umfleet, David Cecelski, and Dr. Freddie Parker – will discuss the events leading up to and taking place during the Wilmington coup, as well as discuss the lasting legacy of this still little known history. After a brief presentation from each panelist, they will answer and discuss questions posed by attending educators.
The second half of the session will include professors of education Lisa Brown Buchanan (Elon University) and Cara Ward (UNC-W), as well as middle school teacher Cori Greer-Banks, to discuss strategies for teaching 1898 Wilmington, discussion of teaching “hard history” in general, as well as the challenges teachers often face in this work. Participants will receive a list of supplemental resources after the event.
This program is open to any K-12 educator, staff or administrator, as well as those at the community college or university level. K-12 teachers can receive .3 CEUs for participating, or can combine several online events for a larger certificate.
For more information about CEUs visit: https://humanities.unc.edu/ck12/ceus-for-virtual-events/
Click HERE to Apply
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Growing Success for ELs Fall PD Series
The NCDPI ESL/Title III team is pleased to announce the "Growing Success for ELs" Fall PD Series #NCELs. As our population continues to grow, it is critical for us to develop and strengthen our skills, processes, and resources to teach ELs. We have planned interactive sessions to share some of the many resources available to educators, students, and families of ELs during blended and remote instruction. We hope these resources will help us all continue our journey as life long learners as we navigate this unique situation together!
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Registration: When you register, the system automatically sends you your personal login information for the webinar. Please check for that email to be sure you have the link. If the email is not in your inbox, please check your ‘junk’ and ‘spam’ folders.
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Cancel Registration: If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration via the link in your acceptance email. You can cancel your registration up to 24 hours before the first session begins. Registrants who do not cancel the registration and who do not attend may be unable to register for future offerings.
bit.ly/20FallPDSeries
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K-12 Social Studies
Google Sites
Google Sites now serves as a central hub for Social Studies educators, administrators, institutions of higher education, and other interested parties. This hub houses the repositories, communications, and recommended resources related to the implementation of the North Carolina Social Studies Standard Course of Study (SCoS). Social Studies educators are encouraged to browse, reference, download, share, discuss, and adapt resources. Use the navigation menu to access information and resources.
REMEMBER, K-12 Social Studies resources and information can also be found on the shelves of our current LiveBinders. Click this K-12 SS LiveBinders hyperlink to access all social studies materials!
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