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Power Up for the New Year Webinar

Greetings Learners,

Join the State Program Manager Team on Tuesday, April 25th at 1:30 PM EST for Learning.com’s Power Up for the New Year webinar. We will talk about our curriculum/platform updates and end-of-year reminders to ensure a successful launch into the new school year. You will learn strategies to help drive a deeper implementation of our digital literacy curriculum, what professional development opportunities we offer, and exciting upcoming collaborative events.

To register for the 45-minute live webinar, please click .HERE This webinar will be recorded so you can watch it later if the date/time does not fit into your schedule.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Register today to dive into how to power up for the new school year!

Hope to “see” you there!

Tiffany

North Carolina Digital Learning Competencies Update

At the April State Board of Education Meeting, the Office of Digital Teaching and Learning proposed an update to the North Carolina Digital Learning Competencies. The proposed changes were the result of 4 job-alike workgroups that included Classroom Teachers, Administrators, Coaches, and School Library Media Coordinators from each of the 8 regions. The educators on these workgroups looked at the updated North Carolina Digital Learning Plan, the North Carolina Digital Learning Standards for Students, and the North Carolina Portrait of a Graduate to ensure the updated Digital Learning Competencies aligned with these items. The State Board of Education Passed the suggested update to align with the standards created by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). This includes updates for the Digital Learning Competencies for Teachers and the Digital Learning Competencies for School Administrators. This also includes a new strand called the Digital Learning Competencies for Coaching. While these updated competencies will begin to be highlighted at the 2023 NCBOLD conferences and additional support will be made available following those dates, all educators in the state of North Carolina have access to an ISTE membership. This membership provides a multitude of resources aligned to these competencies. For questions about the updated Digital Learning Competencies or ISTE Memberships, please contact Dr. Ashley McBride (ashley.mcbride@dpi.nc.gov).

Coaching Cohort Applications for 2023-2024

In alignment with the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Digital Teaching and Learning will be providing a year long professional learning opportunity for coaches. The intention is to have four cohorts of 50 participants each, one Eastern cohort, two Central cohorts, and one Western cohort.

This application is for anyone who is interested in being either a participant or coaching ambassador. Due to the nature of the Ambassadors’ work, they will be compensated $1000 for the additional duties as described below:

Participants will…

• commit to attend two two-day sessions, one one-day session (five face to face days total) and two virtual sessions during the 2023-2024 school year,
• fully engage and participate in a book study (participants will choose from a predetermined list),
• fully engage and participate in professional learning experiences and activities to improve coaching skills utilizing the ISTE standards
• collaboratively create coaching resources to be shared across the state in GoOpenNC.

Ambassadors will…

• commit to attend virtual planning sessions prior to face to face convenings (to be scheduled once Ambassador cohort has been selected), five face to face days during three different blocks of time, and two virtual professional learning sessions during the 2023-2024 school year,
• collaborate with the Digital Teaching and Learning Division to create and facilitate learning experiences for participants,
• fully engage and participate in a book study (participants will choose from a predetermined list),fully engage and participate in professional learning experiences and activities to improve coaching skills utilizing the ISTE standards
• facilitate and monitor the collaboration and creation of coaching resources to be shared across the state in GoOpenNC.

• Dates: (Dates may be subject to change)

  Western: Buncombe County Schools: 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806

  • October 5-6 
  • December: 8 (virtual)
  • February 16 
  • April 18-19

  Eastern: Carteret Community College Culinary School: 3505 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557

  • September 28-29
  • December: 8 (virtual)
  • February 16
  • April 11-12

  East Central: Johnston County Schools: 2320 US 70 Business Highway East, Smithfield, NC

  • September 26-27
  • December: 8 (virtual)
  • February 15 
  • April 17-18

  West Central: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College 1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S, Salisbury, NC 28146

  • September 20-21
  • December: 8 (virtual)
  • February 15
  • April 16-17

  To apply as an advisor or a participant, please complete this application no later than May 1, 2023. 

  A School Library Media Coordinator set of cohorts will be announced in the coming weeks. We are currently looking for locations and dates.

NCBOLD

NCBOLD is just around the corner.  NCBOLD, Beacons of Leadership Development, is an all day in-person conference for public school educators in North Carolina. 

Current public school educators have created and will deliver high quality professional learning related to digital teaching and learning.  Attendees can earn up to 0.6 CEUs of renewal credit each day to present to their PSU for renewal credit.  Registration will open  at the beginning of May.  In addition to incredible learning, attendees will be provided lunch each day.  There is no cost to attend and attendees may attend any host site that they prefer. 

• July 24 - Pisgah High School (Haywood County Schools | Western Region)
• July 25 - Watauga High School (Watauga County Schools | Northwest Region)
• July 26 - Kannapolis Middle School (Kannapolis City Schools | Southwest)
• July 27 - Oak Grove High School (Davidson County Schools | Piedmont Triad)
• July 31 - Croatan High School (Carteret County Schools | Southeast)
• August 1 - Washington High School (Beaufort County Schools | Northeast High School)
• August 2 - Rocky Mount High School (Nash County Public Schools | North Central)
• August 3 - Gray’s Creek High School (Cumberland County Schools | Sandhills)

Looking for Library Spaces for 2023-2024 Cohorts

Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Digital Teaching and Learning will be providing a year long professional learning opportunity for School Library Media Coordinators. The intention is to have four cohorts of 50 participants each, one Eastern cohort, two Central cohorts, and one Western cohort. This application is for anyone who is interested in providing a hosting site for one of these locations.

Requirements:

• A Library space that the cohort could use to provide whole group meeting space and 3 breakout rooms for 50-60 librarians.
• Ability to host one day in September, November, January/Early February, Late March/Early April.
• A quick video tour of your space

Other things we are looking for:

• Libraries with flexible learning spaces, maker-spaces, and/or other innovative aspects that can be showcased. 

Due Date: May 8, 2023

Please fill out the information requested in this form and the Digital Teaching and Learning Team will be in contact with you after the deadline.