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.

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.

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.

UNC Russian Flagship Program Virtual Open House

Tuesday, September 13 @ 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Join the Russian Flagship for an open house and interactive webinar. Register for the Zoom broadcast if you are interested in learning about the unique features of the Russian Flagship Program and hear from Russian Flagship Program staff and current students. This event is being collaboratively organized by the eight U.S. universities that currently host Russian Flagship Programs.

More information can be found on the Language Flagship website.