Webinar Opportunity for Wednesday August 16
RAISE THE BAR: High Quality Dual Language Programs for ALL Students
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When: 08/16/2023 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM EDT
“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action to transform education and unite around what works—based on decades of experience and research—to advance educational equity and excellence. As part of ED’s Raise the Bar efforts to create pathways for global engagement, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is hosting a series of webinars to introduce OELA’s four focus areas (early learning, dual language, the seal of biliteracy, and parent engagement) to support the Raise the Bar initiative in the context of English and multilingual learner education. During this event, the panelists will reflect on the importance of dual language as a potential Language Instruction Education Program to serve as a lever for multilingualism and multiliteracy among English learners and all students.
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Apply to Join the Multilingual Learner (ML) Teacher Network Leadership Team
The NC ML Teacher Network Leadership Team is a group of in-service teachers working together to plan opportunities for all teachers who work with multilingual learners. The team develops resources and interacts with colleagues from across the state to discuss and reflect on best practices for ML students in a collaborative structure for professional growth. Becoming a Network Leader on this team allows you to share your expertise across the state!
Apply Here!
The application window closes on September 15, 2023. Selected applicants will be notified via email on September 22, 2023.
As part of the application, candidates can submit a visual representation of why they are interested in joining this leadership team. (Any visual format, e.g., one-minute video, presentation slide, etc. Be creative!)
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New Resource from the US Department of Education
“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action to transform education and unite around what works—based on decades of experience and research—to advance educational equity and excellence. As part of our Raise the Bar efforts to create pathways for global engagement, the Department is working to provide every student with a pathway to multilingualism while ensuring equitable access to a high-quality education for English learners, who historically have been underserved.
Learn more about this resource
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REMINDERS
Call for Applicants – M2-Si Developer Team
Call open August 1 - September 1, 2023
NCDPI and the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) are calling for applications from 3rd-5th grade educators who teach science to multilingual learners (MLs)* in North Carolina public schools to serve as paid consultants on grant-funded research and development. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has been awarded a federal grant to develop an assessment system – the Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) -- to support multilingual learners (MLs) in science in 3rd- 5th grades.
Participants will receive:
- A stipend of up to $3000 for participation in the research and professional activities**
- Registration and travel costs to attend the 2023 North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA) Professional Development Institute (PDI) November 2-3 and a two-day orientation meeting on November 3 - 4 in Winston-Salem, NC.
See Application for More Details
Registration Now Open for WIDA Español: Combined Course Offering Space is limited!
Join us for the WIDA Español: Combined Course Offering, a 2 day in-person workshop + online resources!
Participant Requirements:
- Available to attend the full two-day training. The two courses are designed to compliment each other and are not available as separate offerings in NC at this time.
- Have a strong command of Spanish since the workshop will be delivered primarily in Spanish.
- Work in or with an NC Spanish DL/I program (2-way or 1-way for Spanish speakers)
September 26-27, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in Chapel Hill, NC
See registration for more details
Interested in other WIDA courses?
See all of the 2023-24 professional development opportunities developed by WIDA for NC multilingual learner stakeholders. These WIDA workshops cover a range of topics and we invite all audiences - from K-12 content and ML teachers to district and school specialists and administrators.
Take a look at what is coming here and share the information with stakeholders in your PSUs!
Join us for the ML Program Quality and Compliance BOY Training
Choose the sessions that work best for you! Note: The Program Quality Session is offered only once and will be recorded.
Session descriptions, dates, times, and registration links are available here.
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