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In this Newsletter:
- New Webpage for NCDPI Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I)
- NCDPI LinguaFolio Café on January 18 @ 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- NCCAT Spring 2022 Registration Open
- Center for Latin American Studies BookBox Series for K-12 Educators
- SCOLT Applications for Awards & Scholarships
- Educator of Excellence for Post-Secondary Educators due January 15
- Leadership Award for K-12 Educators due January 15
- Bostick Award for SCOLT Conference Registration due January 31
- Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship due January 31
New Webpage for NCDPI Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I)
As of January 2022, the NCDPI Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) Google Site moved to a new online home on the NC Department of Public Instruction website. Visit our new DL/I home, which is also accessible using this shortened URL: https://bit.ly/NCDLIinfo
The DL/I resources and materials can be found on the webpage in sections and tabs, including:
- Vision & Mission
- DL/I Commitment in Global Education
- Professional Learning
- Additional Resources
- FAQs
- Research
- Standards
- Terms
- Contact Us
- Statewide DL/I Program Directory
- DL/I Advisory Board
- DL/I Educators Listserv & Connections
All Google Sites have been relocated to the NCDPI website, and DL/I is one of the Programs and Initiatives you can find when navigating the NCDPI Division of Academic Standards’ webpages, encompassing Character Education, Dual Language Immersion, Global Education, NC Council on the Holocaust, NC Healthy Schools, STEM Education and Leadership, United States Senate Youth, ESL/Title III, and Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST).
NCDPI LinguaFolio Café next Tuesday
TELL Criteria CO2 on January 18 @ 3:30 - 4:30 pm
The 2021 - 2022 LinguaFolio Professional Learning Series continues next Tuesday afternoon with the second LinguaFolio Café broadcast starting at 3:30 pm. There's plenty of time to join us by submitting this registration form or by clicking on the LinguaFolio icon.
All teachers and administrators of K-12 language learning programs (ESL and World Languages), as well as post-secondary instructors, professors, and researchers, are welcome.
This year's series of webinars and cafés is focused on sharing best practices about how to use LinguaFolio as a student-centered formative assessment tool aligned to North Carolina’s proficiency-based English Language Development Standards and World Language Essential Standards.
The series will also draw on the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Framework, and each 1-hour broadcast will feature TELL criteria from one of the domains and a discussion about how teachers can use the TELL criteria and its sub-criteria to reflect on their pedagogical practices.
The second LinguaFolio café will focus on the TELL Collaboration Domain, specifically CO2.The teacher shares with students how language proficiency develops.
CEU Information
Live broadcasts for LinguaFolio are scheduled on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, and educators who participate actively in a synchronous session will earn a Certificate of Attendance worth 1 contact hour or 0.1 CEU for license renewal.
The materials and recording from each broadcast (presentation slides, handouts, hyperlinks, etc.) will be posted as archives, so that these resources can be used and/or adapted for local professional development.
The archives will be available for a period of time and can be completed asynchronously to earn a Certificate of Completion worth 1 contact hour or 0.1 CEU for license renewal.
Note: Public School Units (PSUs), or districts and charter schools, must approve professional development offerings in all formats: virtual (synchronous and asynchronous), blended or hybrid, and in-person.
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Spring 2022 Registration Open
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) provides free professional development to NC educators in residential, online, virtual, school, and regional settings. NCCAT professional learning is designed to help educators gain knowledge and skills to support student learning.
Some of the upcoming programs are National Board Certification, All Kids Can Write, Expanding Your Technology Toolbox, Flex Your Reading Instruction, Create Your Own NC Virtual Reality Adventure, and Literacy for Dual Language Teachers, among others.
Visit the NCCAT Upcoming Programs List for more information.
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Center for Latin American Studies BookBox Series
The Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill has shared information about three upcoming Spring 2022 BookBox Series from a sister organization, the Center for Latin American Studies at the Ohio State University. Each BookBox Series has a different focus, listed below, and is hosted virtually so that K-12 educators in any state and in any subject area can participate. Educators can earn CEUs and the books are mailed for free and can be kept as part of your classroom library.
Registration is open until slots are full. Questions can be sent to Patti Vocal, Outreach Coordinator at OSU's Center for Latin American Studies, at vocal.4@osu.edu.
SCOLT Applications Due January 15
Educator of Excellence Award
The SCOLT Educator of Excellence Award for post-secondary educators, formerly known as the Teacher of Excellence Award, recognizes a current educator at the community college, college, and university level who has demonstrated excellence in language teaching, active participation in SCOLT, and leadership and advocacy at the local, state, and/or regional or national level. The nominating documents for this award include a letter of nomination, a statement from nominee of acceptance of nomination (paragraph), a CV/Resume, and two letters of support.
Nominate a colleague using this online form and/or learn more about the past winners on the Educator of Excellence page.
Leadership Award
The SCOLT Leadership Award is given to a current K-12 educator who has demonstrated excellence in language teaching through service to the school, community, active participation in SCOLT, and leadership and advocacy at the local, state, and/or regional or national level. The nominating documents for this award include a letter of nomination, a statement from nominee of acceptance of nomination (paragraph), a CV/Resume, and two letters of support.
Nominate a colleague using this online form and/or learn more about the past winners on the Leadership Award page.
Applications for both awards are due by or before January 15, 2022, and the winners must be able to receive the award during the virtual Opening General Session of the SCOLT Conference on April 1, 2022.
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SCOLT Applications Due January 31
Bostick Award for SCOLT Conference Registration
SCOLT offers the Bostick Award, a conference registration scholarship, for teachers who are in their first to fifth year(s) of teaching dedicated to a long-term teaching commitment who:
- have NOT yet attended a SCOLT conference, and
- demonstrate a commitment to future conference participation as part of their professional development.
Two teachers will be awarded conference registration during each annual SCOLT conference. The 2022 SCOLT Conference is being held in Norfolk, Virginia on March 31 - April 2.
Click here to submit an application for the SCOLT Bostick Award by January 31, 2022.
Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship
The SCOLT Ken Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship is an award of $1,000 for a high school senior who plans on a career as a world language educator. The scholarship is sponsored by Ken Stewart, retired Spanish teacher from North Carolina, former SCOLT Board member and 2006 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year.
Applicants must submit:
- Current high school transcript
- List of school and community activities
- Three letters of recommendation, each not to exceed one page (1 from a language teacher, 1 from a peer, and 1 from a teacher or administrator at your high school)
- One page statement of future plans to become a language teacher (750 words maximum)
- College or university you plan to attend (copy of acceptance, if available). State briefly how plans fit within the offerings, programs and opportunities of this college or university.
- Hyperlink to video (maximum 3 minutes) of the candidate’s response in their language of study/L2 to this question: What makes an A+ teacher? The video should focus entirely on the candidate while speaking.
Click here to submit the application form for the Ken Stewart Future Language Educator Scholarship by January 31, 2022.
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