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In this Newsletter:
- NCAPP AP Best Practices Series - Register ASAP for July 2022 Broadcasts for AP World Language Sessions for French, German, and Spanish
- NNELL Virtual Summer Summit for K-8 World Languages on July 25 - 26
- GADII Call for Proposals from DL/I Educators due August 12
- NCDPI Literacy Instruction Standards Toolkit (LIST)
- NCDPI K-12 Standards Updates
- Science Standards Writing Team Application now due June 15
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Science All-Stakeholder Survey due July 1
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Physical Education All-Stakeholder Survey due July 7
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Health Education All-Stakeholder Survey due July 7
- Social Studies On-Demand Professional Learning Sessions
NCAPP AP Best Practice Series
AP Kick Start for the 2022 - 2023 School Year
The North Carolina Advanced Placement Partnership (NCAPP) is excited to offer FREE AP Teacher Professional Development opportunities during July of 2022. The AP Best Practices Kick Start Series includes sessions for AP courses in English, History and Social Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Sciences, and World Languages.
NC AP teachers, beginning or experienced, can attend online sessions specific to their AP course to discuss strategies designed to strengthen AP instruction and improve student learning through AP tool integration and support. NCAPP will pay all registration costs.
What to Expect from this AP Best Practice Kick Start Series:
- 90-minute Zoom sessions designed by veteran NC AP teachers who want to collaborate and connect with other NC AP teachers
- Register for one, two, three or more sessions -- whatever looks interesting to you
- Beginning AP teachers can register for Experienced AP teacher sessions and vice versa
- Registrants will receive:
- an email confirmation with session information after completing the registration form for their AP course in the AP Best Practices Kick Start Series catalog
- an email just prior to the session(s) with appropriate Zoom links
- Participants who complete the survey at the end of each session will receive a certificate of participation by August 30, 2022
Because of the interactive nature of the sessions, sessions WILL NOT be recorded.
Below is an overview of the AP World Language sessions in this series. Please see the AP Best Practices Kick Start Series catalog for additional details and registration forms. Questions about this AP Best Practices Series should be sent to Michelle Lourcey, NCAPP Associate Director of State and District Partnerships at mlourcey@collegeboard.org.
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AP French Language & Culture sessions led by Victoria Schmoyer (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools) are scheduled from 9:00 - 10:30 am daily on July 18 - 21.
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AP German Language & Culture sessions led by Lisa Worthington-Groce (Guilford County Schools) are scheduled from 9:00 - 10:30 am and 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on July 12 and July 20.
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AP Spanish Language & Culture sessions led by Cynthia Bredenberg (Chatham County Schools) are scheduled from 1:30 - 3:00 pm on July 11, 13, and 28, and at 3:30 - 5:00 pm on July 14.
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AP Spanish Literature sessions led by Thomas Soth (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) are scheduled from 9:00 - 10:30 am on July 25 and from 9:00 - 10:30 am and 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on July 26 and July 27.
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NNELL Virtual Summer Summit
K-8 World Language Teachers
July 25 - 26
The National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) fosters a network that empowers K-8 educators to advocate for and support early language teaching and learning. Each summer, NNELL offers professional learning, and the 2022 Virtual Summer Summit features the theme, "Proficiency: It Starts with Us!" and will be held online on Monday - Tuesday, July 25 - 26.
Please see the NNELL Summer Summit 2022 webpage for details, including registration information and the 2-day program with sessions and networking scheduled from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern.
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Please see the K-20 Professional Development page for additional events, which is on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
GADII Call for Proposals from DL/I Educators
Due August 12
The Georgia Department of Education, World Languages is soliciting proposals for the 9th annual Georgia Dual Language Immersion Institute (GADII), which will be free and held virtually on Saturday, August 27 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
GADII is an opportunity to share effective models, practices, research, and information to provide colleagues from across the Southeast with insights that address the many needs of dual language/immersion (DL/I) programs and classrooms.
GADII is looking for sessions that are specifically targeting ONE of these audiences on a variety of topics with examples given below.
- DL/I Teachers:
- Making DL/I work with different models
- Implementing strategies for DL/I program language teaching, including scaffolding and pacing, collaborative projects, thematic learning, and oral and written production
- Using digital resources, classroom management techniques, and routines to enhance DL/I instruction
- Collaborating effectively with English partner teachers and/or paraprofessionals
- Communicating in a variety of ways with parents and other stakeholders
- DL/I Administrators:
- Supporting teachers and staff with team building, program collaboration, and planning
- Creating recruitment and retention strategies
- Navigating challenges to maintain quality instruction in DL/I programs
- Higher Education Colleagues:
- Providing hands-on teacher education initiatives and/or DL/I endorsement programs
- Connecting schools and academia
- Supporting and educating new DL/I teachers and programs with lessons learned
Please consider submitting a proposal using the online form by or before the deadline of Friday, August 12, 2022.
Please see the K-20 Opportunities for Students and Educators page for additional offerings, which is on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
NCDPI Literacy Instruction Standards Toolkit (LIST)
The NCDPI English Language Arts (ELA) team has recently released the Literacy Instruction Standards Toolkit (LIST) as a repository for all stakeholders. This repository provides a variety of resources for supporting administrators, educators, and parents during the implementation of the new Literacy Instruction Standards (LIS). While the NC Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) sets student expectations, the LIS and their associated instructional practices set expectations for teaching literacy, including biliteracy.
The LIS are organized by grade-band (linked below) and can be used to ensure that all teachers across North Carolina have a common understanding and delivery of literacy instruction in any language. For World Languages, the elementary LIS designed for Pre-K, K-2, and 3-5 can inform literacy instruction for dual language/immersion (DL/I) programs, as well as Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) programs. The secondary LIS documents for grades 6-8 and 9-12 can be used with DL/I continuation and heritage language programs, beginning and continuing middle school courses, and high school credit courses at all levels, I - VIII.
The Literacy Instruction Standards Toolkit (LIST) houses a range of resources and offers users an opportunity to determine their own specific needs and find materials that suit them. This Canvas repository can be accessed with or without a Canvas account. Browse through the resources to help you learn, plan, instruct, review, and inform yourself or others. Check back periodically as we'll add more LIS resources throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
*Note: This Canvas LMS hub is a free online resource for educators in NC public schools. The information shared is subject to change based on NC SBE policy and NCDPI leadership guidelines. Some links may take you to third-party websites of which NCDPI does not control and is not responsible for the content of such external web pages. NCDPI does not endorse and makes no warranties, representations, or undertakings relating to the content of third-party websites.
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K-12 Standards Updates
NCDPI's Division of Academic Standards has announced the following Standards Review and Revision Updates. Please share this information with anyone who may be interested, including World Language educators and stakeholders who are involved with programs where content from other disciplines is taught in a language other than English, such as dual language/immersion (DL/I) programs or language for specific purpose courses that are part of career and certification pathways (Medical Spanish, Business German, etc.).
Science Standards Writing Team Application
The K-12 Science team has extended the window for applying to be a part of the K-12 Science Standards Writing Team (SWT) until 12:00pm, Wednesday, June 15. A full explanation of the requirements for the SWT can be found in the SWT Scope of Work document. Anyone who has not yet had a chance to apply can still do so at https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_28Zu4dqqa0lK4bc.
All-Stakeholder Surveys
The K-12 Healthful Living and Science teams are seeking input on the current K-12 North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) in their areas from educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives, national organizations, and other education agencies. These surveys are being shared to gather thoughtful input and comments from stakeholders familiar with the Health Education, Physical Education, and Science standards to inform revision decisions, which may include changes, clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the current standards. Your feedback is extremely valuable to the standards revision process.
Please use the links below to access the All-Stakeholder, or Standard-by-Standard, Surveys that are open for submissions through early July.
Social Studies On-Demand Professional Learning Sessions
The implementation of the new K-12 Social Studies Standards began in August 2021. To support districts, schools, and teachers, the NCDPI Social Studies team has released four on-demand professional learning sessions, which are housed in the NCDPI Social Studies Repository and have their own page under Professional Learning organized as the On-Demand Professional Development Training Modules with their titles (listed below), session descriptions, links to recordings and slide decks, and additional resources.
- Understanding the Standards and Using the Unpacking Documents
- Using the Social Studies Strand Maps
- Introduction to Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT)
- Integrating Inquiry and the Skills Indicators into your Classroom Instruction
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