In This Edition:
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
This is the final week to nominate great 7-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or computer science teachers for this cycle of the Presidential Awards.
Nominations must be completed by the end of the day on Monday, January 9.
Please nominate a great teacher today at https://paemst.nsf.gov/.
Teachers may begin an application at any time before the submission deadline of Monday, February 6.
About the Presidential Awards
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teaching. The Awards were established by Congress in 1983.
The award recognizes those teachers who have both deep content knowledge of the subjects they teach and the ability to motivate and enable students to be successful in those areas. Since the program's inception, more than 5,000 teachers have been recognized for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession.
Awardees reflect the expertise and dedication of the Nation's teaching corps, and they demonstrate the positive impact of excellent teachers on student achievement. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Reaper, joseph.reaper@dpi.nc.gov or Alexis Wood, kathryn.wood@dpi.nc.gov.
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NCDPI Math Content Series
NCDPI Mathematics team will be kicking off an Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Content Series in January 2023. This is one of a series of virtual PD sessions open to teachers, teacher leaders, coaches, district staff, and administrators. Participants will earn 2 contact hours per session. Each session meets for 90 minutes with a 30-minute asynchronous reflection time. Sessions will be focused on elementary and middle school mathematics content and will highlight practitioners in the field.
Please share this information with teachers and leaders in your area. We are excited about the number of participants already registered and look forward to seeing you there!
LIS LEARNING SERIES
Throughout the 2022-2023 school year, there will be a series of professional learning involving multiple content areas. The LIS are to be used by all teachers in every content area for core instruction. This
series will focus on integrating the Literacy Instruction Standards (LIS) into standards-aligned content area instruction. These sessions are open to K-12 educators.
Bonus LIS Learning Series Sessions Added!
- LIS for PK-5: February 7, 2023
- Integrating LIS: Content Area Literacy: February 14, 2023
- Writing Strategies for K-5: February 21, 2023
- Improving Reading for Secondary Students: February 28, 2023
Registration
To learn more about the LIS, view the DPI LIS webpage.
To view LIS resources, visit the LIS Toolkit (LIST).
ESL/Title III ELD Standards Implementation: Support PD
This school year marks PSUs' initial implementation of the NC ELD Standard Course of Study. Our team is offering state-wide professional learning with a focus on integrating the ELD Standards into Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and ELA for the 22-23 school year. Both content area educators and language educators are encouraged to attend.
Register for the following sessions at
bit.ly/SupportPD22-23
To request professional learning specific to your region and/or PSU, please also contact your Regional Director.
Should you have any standards questions or need technical assistance, please email ESLTitleIII@dpi.nc.gov.
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NC Portrait of a Graduate
The Office of Innovation at NCDPI is interested in showcasing exemplars of the Portrait of a Graduate Competencies as an extension of the Promising Practices Clearinghouse, and we are hoping each of you will be able to assist us in collecting these exemplars.
As you know, the competencies include Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Learner’s Mindset, and Personal Responsibility. We are seeking to spotlight these competencies from various perspectives, such as leaders being collaborative, teachers being critical thinkers, students being adaptable, etc. We are especially interested in student-based exemplars, as we would like to embed those in the Playbook once the assets (infographics, videos, photos, etc.) are available.
We will be collecting this information on the Portrait of a Graduate Exemplars Google form.
To learn more about the Portrait and competencies, click here.
Please direct any questions to Angie.Mullennix@dpi.nc.gov.
Please note that our NCDPI spring Office of Innovation intern, Hayden Kelley, will be assisting on this project and may be in further contact with you or those district representatives who make submissions, as our intention is to collect the information via the form then reach back out to the submitter and inquire further via virtual meeting and/or conduct a site visit.
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K-12 Science Standards Revision Update
Completed Actions:
✓PSU and Stakeholder Standard-by-Standard Surveys closed December 18th
✓Data from the two surveys provided to the Office of Learning Recovery (OLR)
Next Steps:
● Data analysis from OLR will be provided to the Data Review Committee (DRC)
● DRC will complete report for Standards Writing Team (SWT) by end of January
● SWT will then begin second round of edits and revisions
● Second draft of proposed standards will be ready by end of February (tentative)
Stay tuned for updates through the K-12 Science listservs.
NCDPI K-12 Mathematics Virtual Office Hours
On December 13, 2022, the NCDPI K-12 Mathematics team, with special guests, NCDPI Test Measurement Specialists, Beth Nash and Michael Mahoney, held an office hour for NC math school and district leaders. This office hour featured Testing and Accountability information and K-12 Math updates.
Click here for the agenda, presentation, and recording.
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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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