Discover how to utilize the programs and resources offered by NC Virtual, our state-led virtual school. Learn how to partner with NC Virtual as a solution to local enrollment needs using the intervention program, Partnership Course Program, flexible funding, and whole-class enrollment options when you have teacher loss.

Register for the broadcast that fits your schedule by clicking on the date and time below:

• Monday, August 15 @ 9:00 - 10:00 am
• Tuesday, August 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Contact NC Virtual's Crystal Pullen at crystal.pullen@ncpublicschools.gov with questions.

World View Global Education 101

K-8 Educator Virtual Program

September 8 @ 4:00 - 5:30 pm

World View to You! Global Education 101 is one of UNC World View’s 2022-2023 virtual outreach programs for K-8 educators. UNC World View’s experts in the global education arena meet with educators, offering an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of global competencies and frameworks for integrating global themes in all disciplines. The sessions are rich with strategies and resources.

This program is fully funded by NCDPI and there is no registration fee to educators. Participants who want to receive 0.5 CEU must attend the virtual program and turn in a completed study guide. Study guide information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the program.

Please go to the Global Education 101 webpage for details, including the registration link. For more information, contact the event administrator, Daniel McNeal, at mndaniel@unc.edu.

NCDPI Asynchronous Workshops

Available through September 15

The 2022 Summer Professional Development (PD) for World Languages is "Championing World Language Learning & Understanding the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards" and is available as a self-paced, asynchronous workshop.

The first section, Championing World Language Learning, utilizes a number of resources on the NCDPI World Languages Networking page. The second section, Understanding the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards (WLES), focuses on a review of each standard with details from the Administrator Guides for World Languages and the WLES Unpacking documents. This is followed by a remix of past years' World Language Webinar Series broadcasts chosen by the individual for further thinking about how to implement the WLES more effectively in their course(s) and/or program(s).

Each person who decides to participate in the 2022 Summer PD for World Languages asynchronous workshop will need to submit the Qualtrics survey at bit.ly/22SummerPDforWL by or before September 15, 2022, to earn a Certificate of Completion worth 5 contact hours or 0.5 CEU.

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.
 
Please access this asynchronous workshop (slides, recording, handouts, hyperlinks, and archived webinars) in the World Language Webinar Series Canvas Hub at bit.ly/WLinNCwebinars. 

The 2022 Summer Professional Development (PD) for Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) is "Exploring Biliteracy & Measuring Language Growth and Academic Achievement" and is also available through September 15, 2022, as a self-paced, asynchronous workshop.

The first section, Exploring Biliteracy, utilizes the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Framework, specifically the TELL Planning Domain, as well as Strand 3 - Instruction in the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (3rd edition).

The second section, Measuring Language Growth and Academic Achievement, focuses on the TELL Learning Tools Domain and revisits the Thomas and Collier longitudinal research study materials, which are posted on the NCDPI DL/I webpage in the Additional Resources section under the Research tab.

Each person who decides to participate in the 2022 Summer PD for DL/I asynchronous workshop will need to submit the Qualtrics survey at bit.ly/22SummerPDforDLI by or before September 15, 2022 to earn a Certificate of Completion worth 3 contact hours or 0.3 CEU.

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.
 
Please access this asynchronous workshop and its materials (slides, recording, handouts, and hyperlinks) in the DL/I Webinar Series Canvas Hub at bit.ly/DLIinNCwebinars. 

NC Virtual Open House

NC Virtual invites you to its Virtual Open House, which will be hosted in an NC Virtual online classroom. Come learn about NC Virtual, meet with teachers and students, hear about support initiatives, and get all your questions answered about student learning with NC Virtual.

The NC Virtual Open House is open to the public. While the presentations are geared toward schools, parents, and students in public schools, private schools, and home schools, there is something for everyone. Educators will learn about the NC Virtual teaching and learning process, and the general public will discover what online learning is. 

There are two opportunities to attend the Virtual Open House. Please click on the date that works best for your schedule to register.

• Tuesday, August 16 @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm
• Thursday, August 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Japanese Language Learners Event Grant

Applications due September 1

The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (JFLA) provides financial support of up to $1,000 for Japanese language related events on the national, statewide, and regional levels, such as speech contests, quiz contests, presentation events, etc. The goal of the events should be to motivate a large number of Japanese language learners in multiple schools featuring different educational levels (primary, secondary, collegiate levels, and adults) and promote Japanese language education in the area.

Please see the Japanese Language Learners Event Grant webpage for details, including eligible items for support and a downloadable application form, which is due Thursday, September 1, 2022, for events that will be held November 2022 - March 2023.

CAC STARTALK Chinese Teacher Program

Applications due September 4

The Carolina Asia Center at UNC - Chapel Hill received funding to offer a STARTALK Chinese teacher program, which aims to train secondary school Chinese language teachers (or those with equivalent teaching experience) to integrate community resources in curriculum design and pedagogical practice to support the development of students’ intercultural communicative competence. Sixteen Chinese language teachers with at least one year of teaching experience at the secondary level in the U.S. will be selected to join the program that has this timeline:

• Pre-camp Outreach Activities: 25 instructional hours between Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
• Summer Camp: 100 instructional hours during Summer 2023
  • Online module (June 26 — July 7, 2023)
  • Onsite module (July 10 — July 21, 2023)
• Post-camp Outreach Activities: 40 instructional hours between Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

Details about the STARTALK Chinese Teacher Program are available on the program website at https://carolinaasiacenter.unc.edu/startalk/ and questions can be sent to Dr. Lini Ge Polin at linige@unc.edu.

Applications for the STARTALK Chinese Teacher Program are due by Sunday, September 4, 2022.

Greetings World Language and DL/I Educators!

FLANC hopes you are enjoying the summer and considering your professional development needs in the upcoming school year, including the FLANC Fall 2022 Conference we have planned to meet those needs! 

FLANC Fall 2022 has something for everyone! We will have a wide range of both DL/I and World Language sessions relevant to all languages, as well as sessions with a specific language focus. We have scheduled sessions spanning K - 20 and even sessions for administrators! We are planning sessions that target digital learning, literacy, pedagogy and assessment, cultural and global competence, and much more! Regardless of what level or what language you teach, FLANC 2022 Fall Conference has something for you!

Join us in-person the weekend of October 8 - 9, 2022, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham to network with educators from across the state. For details, please check out our FLANC Fall 2022 Conference webpage which includes a link to the registration form.

Questions can be directed to Charlotte Hancock, Ph.D., FLANC's Fall Conference Chair and 1st Vice President, at 1vp@flanc.org.