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UPDATE INCLUDES:
OPPORTUNITIES & AWARDS
- Leading With Character Summit: October 30, 2024
- Apply to be a 2025 State and National School of Character
- Character Education Professional Development Opportunities
- Webinars
- Honors Level Course Work
- 2024 AIM Conference
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS & RESOURCES
- 11 Principles of Character Revised Guidebook
- Professional Learning Opportunity: How to Integrate Character Education in ELA & Social Studies by Learning About the Holocaust
- On-Demand Professional Learning
- External Implementation Guide
 October 30, 2024 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday Institute: 1890 Main Campus Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606
Join the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the 2024 "Leading With Character" Summit to discover the transformative impact of Character Education. By attending the first annual Character Education Summit, you will be able to:
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Understand the 11 Principles of Character Education and how to transform your school's climate and culture.
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Hear the success stories of State and National Schools of Character recipients and discover how they have revitalized school climate and culture through character education initiatives.
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Engage with experts and school leaders to delve deeper into Character Education.
Apply to be a 2025 State and National School of Character
Has your school or district cultivated a supportive and caring community? Do you think your staff, students, and the larger community have successfully implemented the 11 Principles of Effective Character? Apply this fall for State or National School of Character and receive valuable insights and feedback to enhance your school culture regardless of the outcome. The School of Character Application deadline is November 8, 2024
If you need funding to apply please contact Justyn Burgess at Justyn.Burgess@dpi.nc.gov
Learn More and Get Started!
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Would You Like To Learn More About Character Education?
Are you eager to create a culture of character in your classroom, school, and district using the 11 Principles of Character Education? NCDPI has professional learning opportunities to assist your school or district with your character education journey. If your school or district is interested in hosting a Character Education Professional Learning Opportunity, please take a moment to complete this survey to help our NCDPI team understand your needs. Contact Justyn Burgess, State Coordinator for Character Education, if you have questions.
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 Webinar: Your School's Character Journey: A Guide to Becoming a State & National School of Character
Wednesday September 18, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Are you ready to showcase your school's dedication to character development? Join NCDPI for a webinar to learn how to apply for the prestigious distinction of State and National School of Character!
You will learn how to:
- Navigate the application process and craft compelling narratives: Learn strategies to write impactful narratives that effectively showcase your school's character education journey.
- Choose the right evidence: Discover the best practices for selecting artifacts that demonstrate your implementation of the 11 core principles of character education.
Cultivating Calm: Self-Regulation Strategies to Support Children with Big Emotions and Challenging Behaviors
Monday, September 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Self-regulation is the ability to remain calm and in control of oneself when faced with big emotions. It is what allows children to remain in control of their emotions and responses when something happens that makes them feel embarrassed, angry, frustrated, or overly excited. Children who are able to regulate their emotions are better equipped to be able to be in the moment and participate fully in their activities. This has a positive effect on social interactions, school success, learning, attention, and focus. When children are well-regulated, they tend to exhibit fewer challenging behaviors.
This webinar will explore ways to nurture and support the development of self-regulation skills in the school environment with the intention of decreasing challenging behaviors. It will explore:
- What self-regulation is and how it impacts children’s ability to remain calm, in control of their bodies, and attentive to what they should
- The relationship between self-regulation and challenging behaviors
- Strategies to teach all children self-regulation skills so that they have the tools to replace challenging behaviors with well-regulated responses
- How to implement strategies throughout the school day to help all children learn how to self-regulate to the best of their ability
Raising Attendance: Winning Family-Engagement Strategies from Dr. Karen Mapp and Anne Henderson
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Research shows that when students and families feel valued and supported, attendance rates and academic outcomes improve. Join Harvard-based family engagement experts Dr. Karen Mapp and Anne Henderson, authors of Everyone Wins!, for a deep dive into how strong family-school partnerships can combat chronic absence. They’ll provide practical strategies to strengthen relationships with families, create a supportive school culture, and enhance student success.
NCDPI Honors Level Coursework
Regional Professional Learning
In this session, participants will delve into the components of the new honors policy and learn how to evaluate current honors-level courses to ensure they meet the required depth and complexity. They will explore the Honors Level Course Development and Evaluation Tool and other resources while receiving guidance on policy implementation. Additionally, participants will deepen their knowledge of advanced learning indicators and engage with best-practice instructional strategies that support honors-level coursework.
Bring a team of 4-5 people who are involved with overseeing honors implementation in the district. Consider the roles of CAOs, Instructional coaches, high school principals and APs, lead teachers, etc. This PD is a “train-the-trainer” model.
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AIM Conference
Oct. 7-9, 2024 | Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is hosting the fourth annual A.I.M. Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center Oct. 7-9, 2024. The Conference theme is "Accelerate, Invigorate, and Motivate." District and school teams will attend the conference as a way to celebrate amazing educators across the state, as well as collaborate with local, regional and state educational leaders to explore and engage with the tools and knowledge needed to implement promising practices for the betterment of every student’s education in North Carolina.
Character Education Session on October 8, 2024 from 3:15pm - 4:30pm
Do you want to change the climate and culture of your school? Come to this session to learn how to use Character Education to impact your school culture. Gain ideas and resources on how state and national schools and districts of character have implemented these practices to improve climate, culture, and academic performance.
11 Principles Guidebook
Character.org has released the newly revised version of the 11 Principles Framework for Schools: A Guide to Cultivating a Culture of Character. The Guidebook explains each principle and key indicators, along with recent school-based examples.
Professional Learning Opportunity: How to Integrate Character Education in English Language Arts & Social Studies through Holocaust Education
Are you looking for ways to implement both Character Education and the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act in ELA and Social Studies classrooms?
Learning about Character Education through the lens of the Holocaust allows students to build their character and develop skills like empathy and social awareness. In an effort to foster these skills, NCDPI partnered with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to create standards-based resources for implementation in secondary grades. These resources are based on using the texts Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Night by Elie Wiesel. The goal of the resources is for teachers to be able to embed both character education and Holocaust education seamlessly into the core curriculum.
Contact Thomas.Daugherty@dpi.nc.gov and Kelly.Schultz@dpi.nc.gov to set up a professional learning experience or to learn more about these resources and how they can be used in your classrooms.
On-Demand Professional Learning
Take advantage of recordings of NCDPI Character Education & Social-Emotional Learning on-demand webinars. Watch these recorded presentations to help you enhance your classroom experience and empower your students to become more empathetic, responsible, and caring citizens. These webinars will help you discover practical strategies to help your students regulate emotions, set goals, and demonstrate self-discipline. Character1 is the password for each On-Demand session.
Character Education
Leading With Character Improve the climate and culture of your school community based on the 11 principles of character education; Gain ideas and resources to improve school climate and culture from a state and national school of character; and understand the impact of character development on teachers, students, and overall school climate and culture
Intrinsic Motivation: Foster intrinsic motivation in students; develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to character education at your school
Integrate Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom
Self Management: Discover practical strategies to help your students regulate emotions, set goals, and demonstrate self-discipline.
Responsible Decision-Making: Discover strategies to empower your students to think critically, make ethical choices, and contribute positively to society.
Self and Social Awareness: Discover strategies to help your students develop a deep understanding of themselves and others, fostering empathy, emotional intelligence, and positive social interactions
Relationships Skills Discover strategies to help your students discover effective strategies to help your students cultivate strong interpersonal connections, communication skills, and conflict resolution
New External Implementation Guide
The External Implementation Guide is a repository for all North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSOS) stakeholders. This repository provides a variety of resources for supporting administrators, educators, and parents during the implementation of the Standard Course of Study for each content area. The range of resources offers users an opportunity to determine their own specific needs and find materials that suit them.
This Canvas repository can be accessed with or without a Canvas account. Browse through resources to help you learn, plan, instruct, review, and inform yourself or others.
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