Welcome To The New School Year
Thank you for all you do to support students, staff, families, and the community. As you spend your time pouring inter others we encourage you to make time for self-care.
This year you can share your examples of character, leadership, and service by sending photos, videos, articles, websites, etc. to Justyn.Knox@dpi.nc.gov with a brief explanation of an activity or project that exemplifies good character. Selected exemplars will be placed on the Character Matters website. To receive the Character Education Update please sign up here. Character Matters is now on Facebook. To like and follow our page click here.
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UPDATE INCLUDES:
OPPORTUNITIES and AWARDS
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS & RESOURCES
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School of Character Application Is Now Open
Has your school or district cultivated a supportive and caring community? Do you think your staff, students, and the larger community have successfully implemented the 11 Principles of Effective Character? Apply this fall for State and National School of Character to receive valuable feedback for improvement whether you reach School of Character status this year or not.
Remember the application is detailed. It is recommended that you begin early. All applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm (EST)
Friday, November 20, 2020
Learn More and Get Started!
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United States Senate Youth Application & Selection Process
North Carolina’s application process for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) will officially open October 1, 2020.
The USSYP provides an educational opportunity for juniors and seniors interested in pursuing college coursework in history or political science to spend a week in Washington D.C. meeting Senators, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and officials from various federal agencies and the White House. Due to the circumstances posed by the current pandemic, the upcoming Washington Week experience will be held online the week of March 15, 2021.
- North Carolina applications will be available for students October 1, 2020 – December 6, 2020.
- Two student winners will be selected to represent North Carolina.
- These two winners will each attend the Washington Week program online and receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship.
For application, entry forms and information about eligibility visit the North Carolina Senate Youth website at http://senateyouthnc.webs.com/.
Grants
Vote! Your Voice Matters Video Contest - Deadline: October 8
Students can submit 30 second non-partisan PSA ready videos on topics such as the importance of young people voting, how to avoid voter suppression schemes, and how to vote safely. 3 winning videos will run online nationally & 1 will be aired in key states on TV.
Read more
socialcinemafoundation.org
Resist Grants Rapid Response Grants - Deadline: Weekly
Resist grants offer support to grassroots groups engaged in activist organizing for structural social and economic change in the United States, including $1,000 Rapid Response Grants (awarded weekly) and $4,000 General Support Grants (awarded quarterly).
Read more
resist.org
NCDPI Webinar Series: Integrating SEL in the Content Areas
We are excited to share the following Webinar Series Program in our upcoming NCDPI Webinar Series: Integrating SEL in the Content Areas.
This webinar series is designed for educators who want to learn more about integrating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into their classrooms and standards-based curriculum. An overview of North Carolina’s SEL initiatives will be shared, including the work of the NC SEL Implementation Team and the five CASEL competencies and Core SEL Practices. The new SEL Standards Mapping documents will be explored, along with other resources that can support the implementation of SEL into any PK-12 learning environment.
The first broadcast, Introduction to the Series: Integrating SEL across the Curriculum, will be on Thursday, October 8 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. This session is recommended for all content areas, including Guidance.
Here is the schedule for the Content Areas, which is also on the attached Webinar Series Program flyer. Registration forms are linked on the flyer and on the dates in this message.
You are welcome to distribute the Webinar Series Program flyer to your communication channels. If you share through Twitter, please use #NCSEL.
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National Bullying Prevention Month
Every October, schools and organizations across the country join STOMP Out Bullying™ in observing National Bullying Prevention Month. The goal of the Character Matters Anti-Bullying Campaign is to bring awareness to the issue of bullying and what schools and communities can do and are doing to stop it. We want to encourage students to share the message that Character Matters and bullying is not acceptable in North Carolina schools and communities.
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October 5: #BlueUp— Wear blue for World Day of Bullying Prevention
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October 21: #UnityDay--Wear Orange to Prevent Bullying and Promote Kindness
Access free distance learning resources to use in your virtual classroom or to continue engaging students in social-emotional learning and bullying prevention.
Below are resources to help you plan for National Bullying Month:
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Social Emotional Learning Resources
The 3 Signature Practices when carefully chosen, effectively facilitated, and thoughtfully debriefed create a solid foundation of safety, consistency, and joy in adult and student learning environments. These signature practices create conditions for growth and learning across all five SEL competencies while using culturally responsive teaching strategies.
Resources:
NC SEL Standards Mapping Documents
NC SEL Standards Mapping Documents Table- these documents show connections between existing standards in twelve content areas and CASEL's Core SEL Competencies. Each document provides acknowledgments, an introduction, and activities & practices across each CASEL Core SEL Competency and standards alignment with each CASEL Core SEL Competency.
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