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Number 10
District Highlight - Craven County Schools: Craven Early College High School Hosts Back to School Student Conference Featuring NC Portrait of a Graduate
Craven Early College High School hosted a Back to School Student Conference entitled OWL CON (Our Wise Learners Connecting & Obtaining kNowledge). This special supplemental learning opportunity provided students with fundamental information and tools before they begin their college classes later this month.
The focus areas for each session were the NC Portrait of a Graduate competencies:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Empathy
- Learner's Mindset
- Personal Responsibility
Learn more and see photos here. What an incredible way to integrate the Portrait's durable skills!
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Number 9
Happy Campers: ECU’s STEMx Camp Introduces Tech, Coding to Youth
"Middle and high school students from five economically distressed tier 1 North Carolina counties made up the STEMx training and hackathon youth camp in the Department of Technology Systems.
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, ECU’s Office of National Security and Industry Initiatives in the Office of Research, Economic Development and Engagement (REDE), the NCEast Alliance and Trenchant Analytics supported the camp designed to inspire students to attend college and choose a career in STEM. The 16 students worked with computer programming and coding, learned about robotics, heard from industry experts, toured a Hyster-Yale facility and participated in a hackathon in which teams competed using computer programming."
Read the full story here. It is so exciting to see students exposed to new, in-demand skills!
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Number 8
Portrait of a Graduate Rubrics, "I Can" Statements and Suggestions for Use Now Available
Rubrics, "I Can" Statements, and Suggestions for Use for each durable skill by grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) are now available!
These resources were crafted in a grassroots effort by more than 120 teachers and administrators across the state. The Portrait identifies seven durable skills that, when combined with academic rigor, will prepare students for success after high school and better prepare them for success in a rapidly changing world.
Check out the newly released supporting documents here.
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Number 7
Free Educator Resources Through ISTE Membership
Educators, did you know that through your free ISTE
membership you can access some great instructional and professional development resources?
Check out what's available and learn more here.
Educators can access their Membership through the ISTE icon in their NCEdCloud account. If you are a North Carolina Public School educator and you cannot get into your account, please contact NCISTE@dpi.nc.gov.
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Number 6
Healthful Living Draft 1 Surveys Now Open
NCDPI seeks public input on K-12 Healthful Living standards. Participate in surveys by selecting the links below.
Surveys will close September 18.
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Number 5
Superintendent Truitt's Parent Newsletter
The third edition of Superintendent Truitt's newsletter for parents, Coffee with Catherine, will go out next week!
To sign up for the newsletter, click here and enter your email address. When prompted, select "Superintendent Truitt's Parent Newsletter." Check out the most recent edition of the newsletter here.
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Number 4
NCCAT Professional Development Program - Canvas: Time to Design
Canvas is a useful tool whether it’s for fully online courses or to create modules for a blended teaching approach, but who has the time and support to craft great Canvas resources?
This program will give teachers exactly that - the time and support needed to accomplish their Canvas design goals. Teachers will learn best practices for building lessons, assignments, discussions, and modules, while being supported in their work. Come with ideas for lessons that need an online component. This course is designed for teachers in grades 6-12.
This professional development opportunity is September 5 at NCCAT's Ocracoke campus. Learn more and register here.
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Number 3
NC Chamber Brings Business Community Together to Talk Education, Workforce, and the Future
"How do we collectively define success?
[Tuesday], the NC Chamber held its annual education and workforce conference looking at 'the age of transformation' at hand as the world emerges from the pandemic.
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From how access to Wi-Fi fits into Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to the advent of OpenAI and Bard to the changing nature of our high school seniors (not as many get their driver’s license, have a part-time job, or date compared to those in 2000), the speakers made you wonder whether technology — not politics, as headlines would suggest — may drive the biggest changes in learning and workforce opportunities in the decade to come."
Read the full story here.
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Number 2
K-12 Public Schools Are the Perfect Partner to Meeting Unmet Workforce Demands
"Preparing our youth for strong postsecondary outcomes is the most important job of our public schools. As State Superintendent, I’m a firm believer that all learning is in service to postsecondary success. Students deserve to graduate prepared for the post-graduation pathway of their choice, be it employment, enrollment in higher education, or enlistment in military service.
Research shows that in North Carolina, two-thirds of the jobs in growing sectors require more than a high school diploma. Employers seek both durable and technical skills and trends across the country demonstrate a gap between what employers seek and the labor available. Generally, the country has 9.9 million job openings, but only 5.8 million unemployed workers."
Read the full piece by State Superintendent Catherine Truitt here.
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Agency Provides Portrait of a Graduate Classroom-Ready Resources to School Districts
"The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released a comprehensive set of resources today to help schools and teachers successfully implement the North Carolina Portrait of a Graduate in classrooms. These resources are aligned to the statewide Portrait initiative launched by the agency last fall to ensure that North Carolina students are exposed to key skills and mindsets during their K-12 education. These skills and mindsets, known as durable skills, were identified by North Carolina educators, students, families, higher education and business leaders to better equip students for success after high school and to prepare them for the pathway of their choosing after graduation: career, college or military.
The resources made available today were created by more than 120 teachers and administrators from across the state and provide tools for educators to intentionally weave the Portrait’s seven durable skills into daily lesson plans based on grade level."
Read the full press release here. Find the Portrait of a Graduate rubrics and supporting documents here.
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