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NCDPI Math Content Series
NCDPI Mathematics team is continuing the Mathematics Content Series. This series of virtual PD sessions is open to teachers, teacher leaders, coaches, district staff, and administrators. Sessions will be focused on elementary and middle school mathematics content and will highlight practitioners in the field. Participants will earn 2 contact hours per session. Each session meets for 90 minutes with a 30-minute asynchronous reflection time.
The response from educators after the first session has been overwhelmingly positive and inspiring!
Please share this information with teachers and leaders in your area.
We 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.
Don't Miss the February Bonus Sessions!
February Bonus Sessions:
- 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
LIS in the Content Areas:
Registration
FREE ACT Workshop
Maximize ACT Assessments & Data For Student Success
March 2023
Join Chris Lefevre and Lydia Griffin, ACT Account Executives in North Carolina, for an opportunity to learn more about ACT programs and data you already have and how they work together to paint a robust picture of college and career readiness.
This FREE workshop will describe…
- Why you really give The ACT® , PreACT®, and ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments
- How each assessment plays a valuable role in monitoring and measuring true college and career readiness
- Ways to engage students and recognize their achievement
- Where to find your ACT and PreACT data, how it connects, and what you should do with it
- Why college and career readiness begins in elementary school
Participants will leave the session with…
- A deeper understanding of the value of ACT assessments for all stakeholders from school to family to community
- Knowledge to effectively communicate this value to other educators and staff, students, and families
- Concrete ideas for helping motivate students
- Knowledge of how to use data from ACT assessments for multiple purposes including benchmarking in grades 8-12
This FREE, interactive workshop is ideal for district and school leaders, curriculum and instruction staff, and college and career readiness staff looking to deepen their understanding of state-mandated ACT assessments and data. This workshop is not geared toward school counselors or test coordinators. You will get great benefit from bringing a team to discuss applications for your district or school.
Light refreshments will be provided prior to the presentation.
Please bring a sack lunch – lunch is 30 minutes.
REGISTER NOW!
For more information, please contact:
Chris Lefevre, Chris.Lefevre@act.org
Lydia Griffin, Lydia.Griffin@act.org
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ML Success Grant Project
Get Involved with the ML Success Grant
The “Strategies and Innovations for Multilingual Learner Success” (or ML Success) project is underway! Through this project, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) and NCDPI team members aim for:
- identifying schools that demonstrate success in supporting multilingual learners (MLs)’ academic development
- exploring strategies and innovations that contribute to the success for ML learning
- summarizing lessons learned and offering recommendations to inform ML-focuses policies and practices
Over the next 2 years, the team will collect and analyze data, as well as make recommendations to positively impact ML education. The project will invite 8 researchers from Institutions of Higher Education and 24 educators from K-12 schools to participate in the research team. Research team members will:
- participate in online workshop sessions during Summer 2023 (about 10 hours)
- work with other research team members to conduct interviews and focus group discussions (outside of regular work hours) during Fall 2023 (about 10 hours)
- contribute to data analysis and report writing during Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 (about 10 hours)
Eligible researchers and educators will each receive $1,500 for participation and a certificate of participation for up to a total of 30 hours after the completion of all project activities.
Would YOU like to be involved?
Register for the February 2nd Information Session
Complete the Interest Form!
For more information, please contact: Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson, Ivanna.Anderson@dpi.nc.gov
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K-12 Science Standards Revision Updates
Completed Actions:
✓ Data Review Committee (DRC) completed review/report of stakeholder feedback regarding the 1st draft of the proposed 2023 standards
Next Steps:
- Standards Writing Team (SWT) scheduled to meet the first full week of February to review the DRC report and recommendations
- SWT members begin making additional edits and revisions to the draft standards
- 2nd draft of the the proposed 2023 standards released for public review end of February (tentative)
Stay tuned for updates through the K-12 Science listservs.
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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