Urgent Reminder! Only 1 Week Remaining!!
Intent to Apply due by Friday, October 9th. Takes only minutes to complete!
Many schools across our state facilitate quality STEM instruction; maximizing community partnerships and driving opportunities for students, developing the skills necessary for future success. NC DPI and the NC State Board of Education want to recognize each and every school that exemplifies the qualities associated with STEM success.
The STEM School Progress Rubric serves as an incredible tool for self-assessment and school improvement and is the key to achievement for STEM schools in North Carolina.
Schools who self-assess at the Prepared or Model level of achievement, based on the Rubric, are encouraged to complete an Intent to Apply with NC DPI. This intent does not obligate the school, but instead, allows the opportunity for receiving additional information and resources toward becoming recognized as one of North Carolina's finest in STEM education.
Interested schools should complete their Intent to Apply no later than COB this
Friday, October 9, 2020.
Please contact Howard Ginsburg at howard.ginsburg@dpi.nc.gov should you have further questions.
Presidential Awards Selection Committee
The North Carolina Selection Committee for the Presidential Awards evaluates applications to determine the North Carolina Finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The NC Selection Committee is looking for qualified and experienced reviewers.
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At least 5 years of teaching experience
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Experience giving descriptive feedback
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Experience using a variety of instructional practices
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Content area expertise
The review of the applications will take place through two rounds starting October 26, 2020. The first round will take place from Monday, October 26 to Monday, November 9. Reviewers will be asked to individually evaluate 3 applications online. During the second round, a smaller group of reviewers will be asked to evaluate at most 5 applications, ending with an online meeting to come to a group consensus on the finalists and provide feedback.
Previous experience with the Presidential Awards is not necessary and training will be provided for all selected reviewers. Certificates for contact hours, which may be used for CEUs, will be awarded based on the training and the number of applications reviewed. Minor compensation will be available to reviewers.
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NCTM Opportunities and Resources
NCTM Virtual Workshop
Participants in the virtual workshop will explore the effective Mathematics Teaching Practices highlighted in the NCTM publication Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All. The opening session will introduce participants to the eight effective Mathematics Teaching Practices. Participants will then engage in grade-level content in breakout workshops. The first set of sessions will be facilitated by the authors of the Taking Action series, and the second set of workshops will be facilitated by classroom teachers. The virtual conference will conclude with a session highlighting connections between the effective Mathematics Teaching Practices and the Equitable Mathematics Teaching Framework. After the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to debrief and reflect with other workshop participants. Read more details and register today.
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NCTM 2020 Virtual Conference
November 11-14
Keynote speakers, workshops, sessions, and networking events are being finalized for the NCTM 2020 Virtual Conference, November 11–14. We are putting together a not-to-be-missed program of relevant, thought-provoking content as well as events celebrating a century of excellence in teaching math!
Be sure to register by October 15, and NCTM will send you a bag loaded with surprise goodies, including a collectible NCTM Centennial T-shirt.
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This Week's Free Webinars in 100 Days of Professional Learning
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has three more free, live 60-minute webinars next week in 100 Days of Professional Learning. Scroll down for information or visit nctm.org/100 to view the schedule, to register, and to access free recordings of completed webinars.
- Webinars take place on 100 selected days between April and October 2020.
- Speakers and topics are geared to meet all grade bands and interests.
- Webinars are led by selected speakers from the NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition program that was to take place in Chicago.
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All webinars are recorded and made available the next day at nctm.org/100.
- You do not have to be a NCTM member to register for a free webinar or view a free recording.
Free, Live Webinars This Week:
Learn more and register for these and other free webinars at nctm.org/100
 Rough Drafts in Math Class: Going beyond Getting Correct Answers (General Interest) (Sponsored by Stenhouse Publishers) | October 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT | Speaker: Amanda Jansen
Author Panel Talk: Rich Tasks (Sponsored by Stenhouse Publishers) | October 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT | Speakers: Beth Kobett, Patrick Vennebush, Roger Day, and Marian Small
 A Chat with a Hidden Figure: Dr. Christine Darden (Sponsored by: Reveal Math by McGraw Hill) | October 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT | Speakers: Robert Q. Berry III, Dr. Christine Darden, and Shelly Jones
Bookmark nctm.org/100 to register for upcoming free webinars and to access free recordings of completed webinars
*Note: Starting in mid-October, access to our recordings becomes a member-only benefit.
Join our community of math educators to stay engaged and have access to our wide range of resources!
Download the NCTM Publications 2020 catalog. Learn about peer-reviewed publications, designed for administrators, principals, teachers, math coaches, teacher educators, and more. Check out our books High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice and Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice: Conversations with Educators.
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World View
World View is a public service program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, providing global education professional development since 1998. World View equips K-12 and community college educators with global knowledge, best practices and resources to prepare students to engage in our interconnected and diverse world. UNC World View will offer several programs, virtually, in the 2020-2021 academic year.
FOR K-12 EDUCATORS:
OCTOBER 8, 3:30 – 5:30 pm via Zoom
Shared Narratives: UNESCO Intercultural Competency Training
Dr. Darla K. Deardorff, Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators, will lead us in a training experience to build intercultural competencies based on her newly released Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles, published by UNESCO and Routledge. The Story Circles methodology promotes intercultural competence development in building more inclusive societies and can be used in and out of classrooms. It has been piloted around the world through the United Nations and is now to available in 5 languages. We will learn more about this intercultural tool and experience Story Circles through a highly interactive virtual session. CEU offered. Register today: https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/shared-narratives-unesco-intercultural-competency-training/
OCTOBER 22, 3:30 – 5:00 pm via Zoom
Shared Narratives: Bridging Cultures with Music Across the Curriculum
The integration of music across the curriculum enables students to engage in rich textual analysis of diverse, interdisciplinary primary source materials, as well as further develop global competency skills such as recognizing perspectives and communicating across cultures. World View’s Bridging Cultures with Music Across the Curriculum program will feature the story and music of acclaimed artists Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei. The program will also feature World View’s Global Music Fellows, sharing best practice for integrating global music across the curriculum. CEU offered. Register today: https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/shared-narratives-bridging-cultures-with-music-across-the-curriculum/
NOVEMBER 19, 5:00 – 7:00 pm via Zoom
Shared Narratives: Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies
In partnership with The Choices Program
UNC World View and the Choices Program at Brown University partner to offer a unique professional development program exploring issues of racial slavery and Choice’s new curriculum unit, Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies. This new unit explores how and why the system of racial slavery developed in the Americas and how it continues to shape society and affect the lives of people today. At the heart of the unit are the experiences of enslaved people as they navigated and resisted a violent and oppressive system designed to dehumanize them. Participants will learn how to use the unit, engaging in lessons and activities. Participants attending this two-hour program will receive a free one-year Digital Editions license for the Choices unit, Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies. The program is intended for upper middle grades, high school and community college educators. Space is limited. CEU offered. Register today: https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/shared-narratives-racial-slavery-in-the-americas/
DECEMBER 3, 3:30 – 5:30pm via Zoom
Shared Narratives: Stories from the Holocaust
Join us to learn about the importance of stories of the Holocaust. In this program we will dive deeper in discussing how we honor and preserve the stories and memories of another’s lived experiences from the Holocaust. The program will also offer sessions with resources for teaching the Holocaust in K-12 classrooms. CEU offered. Register today: https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/stories-from-the-holocaust/
UNC Charlotte Reduced Tuition Cohort for State Elementary Mathematics Add-on Licensure Program
UNC Charlotte is starting a new cohort for the North Carolina Elementary Mathematics Add-on Licensure program in January 2021. Participants will only have to pay tuition for half of the courses.
NC DPI Math Consultants
Denise Schulz
K-5 Mathematics Consultant
984-236-2842
Denise.Schulz@dpi.nc.gov
Tammy Lackey
K-8 Mathematics Consultant
984-236-2839
Tammy.Lackey@dpi.nc.gov
Lisa Ashe
6-12 Mathematics Consultant
984-236-2840
Lisa.Ashe@dpi.nc.gov
Joseph Reaper
6-12 Mathematics Consultant
984-236-2841
Joseph.Reaper@dpi.nc.gov
Beverly Vance
Math, Science, and STEM Section Chief
984-236-2837
Beverly.Vance@dpi.nc.gov
Marilyn Johns
Administrative Specialist
Marilyn.Johns@dpi.nc.gov
984-236-2838
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