Deadline is this Friday the 17th! Recognize an ESL Teacher!    The ELD Recognition Award (ERA) process is now is the final PSU phase of the suggested timeline. The final deadline is May 17th to submit your PSU's final ERA nominee..   DPI Deadline May 17, 2024 Deadline to submit Nominee to NCDPI ML/Title III Team via nomination form The NCDPI ML/Title III Team will convene a selection committee to review PSU nominees. The ERA recipient will be notified on or around May 31, 2024 and will receive the ERA award at the Growing Success For MLs Summer Conference of their choice.   For more information, please review  the PSU-Level Process Guidance.  Additional questions can be sent to marshall.foster@dpi.nc.gov.

Dual Language Teacher Preparation Pathways, Part I & II

May 8th and 16th at 2:00pm EST.  

These learning opportunities are sponsored by the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), and brought to you by DLeNM's Project EMMA.  You'll learn how SEAs and sister orgs are utilizing DLeNM's National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards, and how these standards are organized to help strengthen pre and in-service educator preparation programs.

May 16:

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A Complex Journey: Multilingual Learners & Trauma A virtual event planned by the NC Central Regional Representative for Carolina TESOL. This is an opportunity for classroom teachers, ESOL educators, administrators, etc. to learn about the intersectionality of multilingual learners, complex trauma and the classroom. Attendees will be able to hear from the following presenters: Sofia Moyano-Kleckner, a licensed clinician with the Center for Child and Family Health, on the various levels of trauma; Kelly Paolini, DPS educator, on creating a culturally responsive and empathetic classroom; Mayra Morales-Scott, Carolina TESOL NC Central Representative, on collaborating with community partners. Also, Dr. Jennifer C. Mann, Carolina TESOL NC Advocacy Coordinator, will share some information on advocacy efforts for our Multilingual Learners in NC.    Our wish is for educators to take this time to gain some insight about the complex journey that a majority of our MLs undergo and draw inspiration to integrate into their curriculums, decision-making policies, and community discussions.    This event is FREE to all interested educators and community stakeholders. This form will close on Tuesday, May 28th at 5:00 PM. This event will be held virtually via Zoom from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 30th. The Zoom link will be emailed separately.    Door prizes will be awarded to the first 10 Carolina TESOL members who register AND attend! If you do not attend, door prize will be given to next attendee. Become a member!

Call for Participation - Applications due June 1, 2024

Ignite Online Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are designed to support administrators and educators working with multilingual learners and their families. PLCs start every Fall. PLC activities include 24 hours of online engagement include asynchronous PD modules (9 hours), regular small group PLC sessions (1.5 hours per month for 8 months, a total of 12 hours), and whole-group sessions (1.5 hours per semester, a total of 3 hours).

With the support from the National Professional Development grant, Ignite PLC participants receive $600 for their participation. Each PLC may choose to design family engagement events. Grant funds are allocated for these events so teachers may purchase supplies such as books for families. In addition, PLC may choose to involve family members in designing and sharing family engagement activities that promote literacy.

Learn more about the 2024-2025 PLC topics: https://go.uncg.edu/plc2024-25. Applications are due June 1, 2024.

Get Ready for the Summer Conference! Multiple Formats! - Choose between attending in person or virtually!   Dynamic Session! -  Experts in the Field are sharing thier on topics like ELD Standards, Newcomers, Advocacy, Parent and Family Engagement, Content Collaboration, and so much more!   Check the sessions in the WEST for June 25th - 27th and in the EAST for July 23rd - 25th. We will share the Virtual sessions soon!    Networking Opportunities! Connect with fellow educators in sessions and out Chat and Chew with MLs in DL/I Committee: Advocacy and Networking in DL/I Chat and Chew with NCDPI Healthy Schools Meet for Coffee in the morning at the coffee table! Capture memories with friends at the photo wall! Learn more in the Conference Brochure

2024 CTE Summer Conference!

Instructional Material Evaluators Needed - Deadline is Monday, May 20th.

2023-2024 ML/Title III Webinar Series - Archived

Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, the NCDPI ML/Title III Team held a series of webinars involving multiple standards-based topics.  These sessions can now be accessed via the link below. 

Watch Archived Sessions and Access the Slides

• Best Practices for Working with Newcomers

• Reframing Education for Long-Term ELs

• Standards-Based Academic Language Development

• Exploring Grading for Multilingual Learners
• Academic Conversations with ACCESS Data Integration

New PDs from WIDA - Join the Fun! Four new free, virtual WIDA webinar learning opportunities that offer insights and resources on a variety of topics relevant to educators of multilingual learners.   Here’s what you can look forward to in the coming months: WIDA ELD Framework Implementation: What, When, and How? Desarrollando el español: Guiding bilingual instructional planning with Marco DALE Using Data and Research to Inform Practical Issues in EL Proficiency and Growth Administrator Supplement: WIDA ELD Standards Framework Implementation, What, Why, and How? Find times, dates, registration links and recordings on the WIDA Webinars webpage.

WIDA eLearning

Do you work with MLs in NC? Do you want to learn more about supporting ML education in the content area classroom? Do you want to earn contact hours as you grow professionally?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, explore course listings and take a course or two!  Be sure to share the information with other educators of MLs in your PSUs!  

• Developing Language for Learning in Mathematics 
• Engaging Multilingual Learners in Science: Making Sense of Phenomena 
• Exploring the WIDA PreK-3 Essential Actions (NEW!) 
• Home Languages in the Classroom (ICMEE) 
• Making Language Visible in the Classroom 
• Newcomers: Promoting Success through Strengthening Practice (NEW!) 
• Reframing Education for Long-term English Learners  
• Social Studies: Engaging Multilingual Learners through Inquiry 
• The WIDA ELD Standards Framework: A Collaborative Approach

Connect with the NCDPI Multilingual Learner/Title III Team!

ESLTitleIII@dpi.nc.gov

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