Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB)
The Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB) provides an opportunity for educators to focus their professional development on developing their own global context and understanding of how to integrate global education throughout curricula. It also provides the opportunity to build global competency in students. The State Board of Education approved North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB) is available for the following educator categories:
- Teacher
- Teacher Leadership Specialist
- Library Media Coordinator
- Instructional Technology Facilitator
- School Counselor
- Career Development Coordinator
- School Social Worker, School Psychologist
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Instructional Central Office Staff
- Principal/Assistant Principal, Superintendent
In this short video, educators, who have earned the NCDPI Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB), shared their thoughts on the benefits of getting the badge and how it has impacted their teaching. The words of wisdom from the GEDB recipients may help you to make a decision about applying for the badge.
For more information on the Badge (SBE Policy, FAQs, Process Flyer, Implementation Guide, MOA), please visit our website or email NCGlobalEducation@dpi.nc.gov.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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The division of Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) is excited to announce its new iteration of NCBOLD for this summer. Previously NCBOLD had been a virtual professional learning opportunity for public school educators throughout North Carolina. Realizing the importance of high quality, face to face professional learning, DTL will offer an all day digital teaching and learning conference in each of the educational regions throughout our state. NCBOLD has recruited current, practicing educators with a proven track record of delivering high quality and innovative professional learning tied to the Digital Learning Competencies for both educators and administrators and the Digital Learning Standards for students. These NCBOLD ambassadors will create and execute innovative sessions that will allow practicing educators to effectively integrate digital teaching and learning in their classrooms. For the summer of 2022, NCBOLD will be hosted at the following locations.
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EASTERN REGIONS
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WESTERN REGIONS
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Northeast: Monday, July 11 Edenton-Chowan Public Schools DF Walker Elementary School
125 Sandy Ridge Rd, Edenton, NC 27932
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Northwest: Monday, July 18 Wilkes County Schools Central Wilkes Middle Schools 3541 NC-16, Moravian Falls, NC 28654
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Southeast: Tuesday, July 12 Carteret County Public Schools Croatan High School 3355 NC-24, Newport, NC 28570
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Piedmont-Triad: Tuesday, July 19 Davidson County Schools Oak Grove High School 3507 Midway School Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27107
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North Central: Wednesday, July 13 Wilson County Schools Hunt High School 4559 Lamm Rd, Wilson, NC 27893
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Southwest: Wednesday, July 20 Kannapolis City Schools Kannapolis Middle School 1445 Oakwood Ave, Kannapolis, NC 28081
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Sandhills: Thursday, July 14 Public Schools of Robeson County Lumberton High School 3901 Fayetteville Rd, Lumberton, NC 28358
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Western: Thursday, July 21 Transylvania County Schools Brevard High School 609 N Country Club Rd, Brevard, NC 28712
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Please register for any date and location that works for your schedule!
For questions or additional information, contact Lauren.Boucher@dpi.nc.gov and Brian.Whitson@dpi.nc.gov.
Click link for more information
Professional Development Opportunities with NCCAT
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (www.nccat.org) (NCCAT) provides professional development to NC educators in residential, online, virtual, school, and regional settings. Our professional learning is designed to help you gain knowledge and skills to support student learning. Make plans today to join us for timely, research-based professional development!
Click this link to apply now for NCCAT Programs.
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FREE Online Professional Development for Teachers!
Amplifying Statistics and Data Science in Classrooms
Our world is rich with data sources, and today’s media is flooded with graphs and data that require data literate citizens. Technology makes data more accessible than ever before, and statistics and data science skills can help students be ready for data-intensive STEM careers.
Amplifying Statistics and Data Science in Classrooms is a new set of FREE online modules that help educators in grades 6-12:
● Develop strategies for using an investigation cycle to teach statistics and data science
● Ignite students' interest in real world data investigations with technology
● Emphasize inferential reasoning through posing different types of investigative questions
● Earn certificates for up to 40 hrs to apply to CEUs.
Activities and strategies can help you meet the NC statistics standards in grades 6-8, Math 1, 2, 3, AP Statistics, and the new Math 4 course!
Learn more and register at http://go.ncsu.edu/amplifystats
Use this flyer to share the opportunity with colleagues.
Once registered, you will always have access to learn at your own pace.
If you have questions or may be interested in having a team of teachers work together with the online modules, contact lead instructors from NC State:
Dr. Hollylynne Lee: hollylynne@ncsu.edu
Dr. Gemma Mojica: gmmojica@ncsu.edu
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NC DPI Math Consultants
Denise Schulz
K-5 Mathematics Consultant
919-807-3758
Denise.Schulz@dpi.nc.gov
Tammy Lackey
K-8 Mathematics Consultant
919-807-3931
Tammy.Lackey@dpi.nc.gov
Lisa Ashe
6-12 Mathematics Consultant
919-807-3856
Lisa.Ashe@dpi.nc.gov
Joseph Reaper
6-12 Mathematics Consultant
919-807-3820
Joseph.Reaper@dpi.nc.gov
Dr. Charles Aiken
Math, Science, and STEM Section Chief
Charles.Aiken@dpi.nc.gov
984-236-2837
Marilyn Johns
Administrative Specialist
Marilyn.Johns@dpi.nc.gov
919-807-3266
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