• a reordering of standards to emphasize target language input before output,
• a recombination of strands to ensure alignment to national standards,
• an additional level of proficiency (Advanced High) to support increased rigor for proficiency outcomes, and
• a streamlined structure to reduce the duplication and repetition in objectives for each proficiency level.

Access & Share

The 2024 North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCoS) for World Languages is at https://go.ncdpi.gov/2024NCSCOSWL and can also be accessed using the QR code in this section. Feel free to download this 19-page PDF document for further study.

For example, the World Languages Crosswalk shows how the objectives have been streamlined, with the current standards having 259 objectives, or 29 - 34 at each of the eight proficiency levels, but the new standards having only 14 per proficiency level for a total of 126 objectives across the nine proficiency levels.

Access & Share

The World Languages Crosswalk is at https://go.ncdpi.gov/WLCrosswalk and can also be accessed using the QR code in this section. Feel free to download this 40-page PDF document to learn more about how the standards, strands, and objectives have been reordered, recombined, and revised in the new 2024 NCSCoS for World Languages.

For example, last week the specific dates and registration links for the Standards Update Webinar Series were posted. These broadcasts will take place on the Wednesdays listed below from 4:00 - 5:15 pm:

• September 4, 2024
• November 6, 2024
• January 8, 2025
• May 7, 2025

Feel free to submit the online registration form for Standards Update Webinar #1 on Wednesday, September 4 at 4:00 - 5:15 pm using the embedded link above and/or by going to the World Languages' Installation Timeline and signing up for a virtual seat for each of the four webinars.

Town Hall Discussions

The NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements undergo regular review and updating as part of the collaboration between the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and the ACTFL, formerly called the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Originally published in 2012, NCSSFL and ACTFL completed the last revision to the Can-Do Statements in 2017, adding Intercultural Communication Can-Do Statements as well as clarifying and organizing the document. A core team has been working on the draft of a new update which is now ready for your feedback. You can provide input and comments two ways: (1) participate in small group discussions by attending a virtual Town Hall session next week or (2) provide individual feedback through an online survey.

To register for one of the Town Hall Discussions, which are virtual via Zoom at 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET, click on the date you are able to attend in order to go to the online sign-up form:

• Monday, August 19
• Thursday, August 22

Participants will self-select a breakout room, choosing one area for an extended discussion on Performance Indicators (Intercultural Communication, Interpretive Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Presentational Communication); all breakout rooms will first review and comment on the Proficiency Benchmarks for all four areas.

If you cannot participate in a Town Hall Discussion, you are welcome to provide input using the Comments & Feedback on the 2024 Proposed Update of NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements Google form. The online form will allow you to access a read-only version of the draft of the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and you can submit individual feedback through Monday, August 26.

NCSSFL and ACTFL are grateful for your interest and participation to shape the final version of this update to the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements.

NCDPI Writing PD Series

The NCDPI English Language Arts (ELA) Team is offering a Writing PD Series in 2024 - 2025 to support the integration of writing across disciplines. The series is grounded in the Literacy Instruction Standards (LIS), the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCoS), and current research. There are four webinars scheduled on the following Thursdays from 3:45 - 5:00 pm:

• Teaching Grammar in Context - September 12, 2024
• Teaching Vocabulary in the Context of Writing - November 7, 2024
• Writing in Response to Reading - March 20, 2025
• Time-Constrained Writing - April 10, 2025

To register for one or more of the broadcasts, view the PDF of the flyer or click on the poster pictured in this article. Participants who attend at least three out of the four sessions within this series will earn a 24-25 Writing Series badge.