Earn CEUs: NCVirtual FREE Online Professional Development
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Did you know you have access to FREE professional development courses through IAM/NCEdCloud? (Available to all NC Public and Charter School Teachers/Admins)
Follow these simple steps to access our course directory:
- Log in to your IAM/NCEdCloud account
- Click on the "blue P" to access NCEES
- Click the Professional Development link on the top menu
This path will take you to a wide variety of FREE courses available to you. Check them out today! All courses are self-enrolled and self-paced.
You may also visit NC Virtual's Professional Learning page for additional information on accessing our FREE professional development.
Email for Questions
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Carrie Robledo, New Innovative Learning Catalyst
We welcome Carrie Robledo as the Innovative Learning Catalyst for the Central region!
Carrie has been an educator for 12 years. She has experience as an Exceptional Children’s teacher, a 5th grade classroom teacher, and as a Digital Integration Facilitator. Carrie is passionate about sharing STEM resources with teachers from across the country and she advocates for equitable STEM access for all students.
In 2017 Carrie was the first educator to bring drones to Moore County Schools and she created a drone coding and engineering strand for 3rd-8th grade students. During the 2019-2020 school year, Carrie coached three First Lego League Robotics teams, all of which advanced to the state FLL qualifier. Elise Elite, an all-female rookie team from Elise Middle School, placed first in the Innovative Solutions award, earning the team 1 of 3 NC invitations to the Global Innovators Award.
Carrie is the 2020-2021 NCTIES Outstanding Teacher of the Year, the 2019-2020 Moore County Schools Teacher of the Year, a 2017-2018 North Carolina Digital Leaders Coaching Network alumni, and a 2018-2019 Kenan Fellow. When she's not serving as an Innovative Learning Catalyst on loan to DTL she also serves as a Digital Integration Facilitator for Moore County Schools.
Contact Carrie at carrie.robledo@dpi.nc.gov or check out the DTL website .
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Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms Conference- April 19-20
This free conference and elementary robotics/engineering event is back and face-to-face this year! Come learn more from colleagues about how to successfully integrate high-quality STEM practices in your elementary classroom.
The sessions have just been released and look incredible: Find them at k5engineers.org/schedule. Full conference info can be found here, along with a button to sign up for free: k5engineers.org/conference.
We hope to see you there!
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🚚 We’re taking the NCVR Adventures workshop to a region near you! 🚚
The DTL Innovative Learning Catalysts are hosting 1-day workshops that are *FREE* to NC K-12 educators, media coordinators, ITFs, guidance counselors… VR headsets are not required - we’ll use the tech tools you already have on hand.
Learn how to positively impact student learning by creating innovative, literacy-rich, project-based learning experiences that will engage students in content areas from science and social studies to math and CTE using tools educators likely have in their classrooms right now. This engaging instructional strategy is applicable to all classrooms and open to anyone eager to take learners on adventures. Explore more at bit.ly/ncvrhome.
Sessions are from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Space is limited per location.
Participants may earn 0.7 Digital Learning Competency CEUs. For questions, please contact: Mollee.Holloman@dpi.nc.gov or Stacy.Lovdahl@dpi.nc.gov
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There is still time to register for NCTIES 2022 Conference! Happening March 2 - 4, the conference theme is “Better 2Gether”, and we are excited to be back face to face this year! Check out the amazing lineup of sessions at https://ncties2022.sched.com.
NCEES AT NCTIES
Growth, Goals & Credits in NCEES at NCTIES 2022
Presentation Title : Growth, Goals & Credits in NCEES
Presenter's Name: Cami Narron, Room: 302B
Date: 03/04/2022; Time: 9:00
Join Us In Raleigh! March 2 - 4, 2022 at the Raleigh Convention Center.
NCTIES is a membership association for educators and educator leaders engaged in advancing excellence in learning and teaching through the effective use of technology.
We are the North Carolina ISTE affiliate.
NCTIES 2022 Registration is now Open!
https://conference.ncties.org/2022/registration/
#NCTIES22, #NCNCEES
NCVPS Updates NCEES Moodle Courses to Canvas
NCVPS has updated content in several Professional Development courses in the NCEES PD Catalog, transferring them over from Moodle to NCDPI's Canvas.
To assist NCEES Professional Development Leads and PSUs that may have these courses on a NCEES PD Playlist or shared in other ways with their staff, please click the link below:
Registration has been removed from these identified Moodle courses. Staff that are in progress in any of these Moodle courses should plan to complete the course by Feb. 25, 2022, after which they will be archived.
Check out the NCVPS Professional Learning website, then navigate to NCEES > Professional Development to search for and start these courses. Staff may also use the Professional Development > View All link > Refine by Office : NCVPS to view all courses offered by NCVPS through NCEES.
New to using Canvas? Check out Getting Started with Canvas as a Student.
Please send any questions to Home_Base@dpi.nc.gov
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NCEES Mar. Webinars
Please click on the titles below to register for the upcoming NCEES Webinars which are held most Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m. A certificate to turn into your PSU for approval of .1 CEUs will be provided to participants that complete the feedback survey at the end of each live session.
New Teach With Chrome Webinar Series!
If your PSU uses Chromebooks, you may want to check out this webinar series that began Feb. 22 at 1:00 pm (ET) and continues each Tues, Wed, & Thurs until March 31.
Register to join any or all of the 15 30-minute sessions to:
- Get a sneak peak at new Chrome devices for teachers as well as students
- Learn how to maximize the service life of devices with the Chromebook Repair Program – and even set up a student-run IT shop
- Learn how to refurbish, revive, and centrally manage existing Chromebook and non-Chromebook Windows, Mac, and Linux devices with NEW Chrome OS Flex – a new, no-cost version of Chrome OS
- Stay up to date on the latest Chromebook and Chrome OS innovations with the Chromebook discovery website
If you’re interested, register for the event now to select your sessions. If you can’t watch live, all sessions are posted each day after the live stream finishes, so register to watch them on demand. 📌goo.gle/3I1dh5l
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