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Calling All STEM Reviewers!!
Your Support is Greatly Appreciated
The 2023-2024 North Carolina STEM Schools of Distinction Recognition Program is underway. With nearly 40 schools across the state having communicated their Intent to be recognized as a leading STEM program in North Carolina, we are asking those STEM educational leaders, who have familiarity with the STEM Schools of Distinction process, to assist with the Review of this year's applications.
Individuals presently leading within a NC recognized STEM school, or any individuals who have served as past SSoD reviewers, are asked to provide updated contact information by completing this Reviewer Application by December 31st.
There will be a required Reviewer training. More information on this training will be available soon. This year's applications will be shared the week following the February 2nd deadline and reviewers will have two weeks to complete their review and share feedback. The number of reviewers assigned will be dependent upon the number of submitted applications.
Thank you for continuing to drive quality STEM education in North Carolina!
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Two Competitive Grants were approved by the General Assembly in the most recent budget
Grants will be run through the CCIP system for District level application
NCDPI wants to provide as much possible time for PSUs to review the opportunities and begin planning and pulling together necessary information. As soon as the applications are ready in CCIP, further information will be provided.
All PSUs are encouraged to read through the grant details. A few important notes about both:
- The grants are specific to the 2023-2024 school year and must be fully spent with all related purchases/services fully delivered by September 30th, 2024.
- Both grants are tied to ESSER 3 funds, so there remains the need to connect to pandemic recovery.
- The grants are similar to ones from the previous budget, but each does have some changes.
Please read the new budget details, guidelines and criteria closely.
2023-2024 Plasma Games
2023-2024 After School Robotics
More information will be released as soon as the applications are ready within CCIP. In the meantime, NCDPI encourages everyone to look over these wonderful opportunities and the specifics for each.
School District Publishing
is Proud to Present.....
the 2023 North Carolina School Guide. Please find your complimentary copy via the enclosed link. Feel free to forward this resource to any and all interested parties. You are also welcome to post this guide on your website and/or social media and share it with your community.
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Nominate a K-6 STEM Teacher for the PAEMST Awards
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2024 SciMatch for Middle School Classes
Are you a middle school educator who wants a STEM professional to visit your classroom? Or are you a STEM professional who wants to visit a middle school classroom and help inspire the next generation of scientists? Then SciMatch for Middle School from the North Carolina Science Festival is for you!
It’s time to start planning for the SciMatch for Middle School program, part of the North Carolina Science Festival for April 2024. Applications to have a scientist visit a middle school classroom are open and you have until November 30th to get yours in.
The North Carolina Science Festival recruits dynamic and dedicated STEM experts to share their excitement about science with students in middle school classes. The goal of each visit is to inspire your students to consider science as a career and to understand how science impacts our lives. Apply to have a STEM professional make an in-person or virtual visit to your classroom in April 2024!
This year, scientists will visit classes in April, where they'll speak with students about their backgrounds and research, and answer questions about their careers. Similar to last year, we will be maintaining the hybrid model of in-person and virtual visits. The goal of each visit is to inspire students to consider science as a career and to understand how science impacts our lives.
Click Here to Apply to Be a SciMatch Educator!
Click Here to Apply to Be a SciMatch Scientist!
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at ncscifestschools@email.unc.edu.
Educator Appreciation is back at Bank of America Stadium!
Join us in December at our game against the Atlanta Falcons for our annual Educator Appreciation game. Tickets are $70 and come with a Panthers educator-themed T-shirt. T-shirts are only redeemable when purchased through the link below.
PURCHASE HERE: EDUCATOR APPRECIATION TICKETS
We appreciate all you do for our community and look forward to seeing you in December!
Group tickets are available for groups of 10+ and include additional perks. Please reach out to Hannah.Satero@Panthers.NFL.com directly for more information.
Keep Pounding!
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Charlotte Hornets STEM Day
Pelicans vs Hornets
Friday, December 15th
The Fall 2023 STEM Day for elementary and middle school students will be hosted by the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, December 15th at Spectrum Center.
The STEM Fair will include STEM related companies and organizations bringing fun and interactive projects, inventions, etc for your students to see, touch, and watch demonstrations. There will be robotics, computer science, data security, and more.
Each ticket is a package that includes a ticket to STEM Day, a ticket to the Pelicans vs Hornets game later that night and a gift.
Tentative agenda for the day:
11:30am: Schools arrive to the Spectrum Center
12pm: Doors Open
12:30/1pm: Fair opens
1pm: Tours of the control room start
1pm: Sports Stats Workshop starts (Tenative)
3:30pm: All attendees leave
6pm: Doors re-open for the Hornets game
Click this link for more information
Please contact Dan Loskowitz (704-688-9053, dloskowitz@hornets.com) with the Charlotte Hornets for further details.
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Celebrating STEM Educators this Month!
Earlier this month (November 8th) National STEM Day honored educators who work tirelessly to provide STEM experiences and opportunities to their students. More than 80% of jobs are predicted to require STEM skills over the next decade, so your dedication will continue to have a profound impact for years to come.
Feel free to visit the DoDSTEM website for a variety of careers your students can explore as well as other resources and information to use within your STEM activities.
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Introduce a Girl to Engineering
Inspire a girl’s future. Be a role model.
Introduce a Girl to Engineering, or Girl Day, is a time when volunteers, educators, and others act as role models, facilitate engineering activities, and show girls how engineers change our world.
Visit Discover Engineering and find three easy ways to interest kids in engineering, builds confidence in their problem-solving skills, and help them to creates their STEM identity.
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The Thomas Edison Pitch Contest 2024 has extended their registration period!
Keep in mind, the sooner that you sign up your team, the more time you have to work on your projects which makes for winning inventions.
Sign up your team now to get a head start.
The new deadline will be December 7, before everyone goes on break for the winter. This will be your very last chance to enter with your bright ideas!
The first video assignment will also be pushed until January 12, this way you will have a little more time to work on it over break and in the new year.
You can review the full updated contest timeline here. Once you submit your registration and first video, they will send out your FREE Maker's Kit to get started on putting together your invention.
REGISTER NOW
Teaching the Craft of Writing Professional Development Opportunity
The NCDPI ELA Team invites teachers to participate in professional learning on Teaching the Craft of Writing.
This one-day PD will be grounded in the Literacy Instruction Standards, ELA Standard Course of Study, current research, and the recommendations and guidance in the NCDPI ELA Team’s writing guidebook (to be released in January 2024). Collectively, participating teachers can use this learning to make informed and effective decisions when developing their vision for teaching writing.
Professional learning will be held face-to-face on the dates, times, and locations below. Participants are encouraged to bring a device.
- East: February 1, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Lenoir County
- West: February 13, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Burke County
- Central: February 15, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | DPI
- Central: February 16, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | Hoke County
- Central: February 21, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | DPI
- Virtual: February 29, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Please note priority registration will be given to districts attending PD closest to their region.
Spots are limited for the in-person option. Once a location’s registration is full, registrants will be put on a waiting list. Registration is not finalized until registrants receive confirmation from the NCDPI ELA Team.
NC DPI STEM Consultant
Howard Ginsburg
howard.ginsburg@dpi.nc.gov
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