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Hurricane Helene Relief
Our hearts and thoughts are with our colleagues in western NC, along with their students, families, and communities due to the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene. Our western communities face a long road to recovery.
If you want to help, please consider donating to these organizations:
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Welcome our new NCDPI K-5 Mathematics Consultant!
Jennifer Parker
A little about Jennifer
Jennifer has 21 years of education experience in the state of North Carolina. She served as a classroom teacher, math coach/interventionists, and district office facilitator for K-5 Mathematics and most recently Pre K-12 Mathematics.
For the last 18 years, she has supported students, teachers, and school leaders in Orange County Schools. Previously, she was a classroom teacher in the Alamance-Burlington school system to begin her career.
Jennifer is looking forward to collaborating with math leaders across the state of North Carolina to support the mathematical development of our elementary students.
Welcome to DPI, Jennifer!
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NC K-12 Math Standards Resource Hub
The NCDPI K-12 Mathematics team has created a repository to provide a variety of resources for supporting school leaders, administrators, educators, and parents/caregivers. The NC K-12 Math Standards Resource Hub houses the standards, communications, and recommended resources related to the implementation of the North Carolina K-12 Math Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS).
The hub includes:
- K-12 standards and unpacking documents
- Previous PD presentations, recordings, and resources
- At Home Resource Guides for parent/guardians
- Math Options Chart aligned to post graduation plans
- STEM Content Integration
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Math educators are encouraged to browse, reference, download, share, discuss, and adapt resources.
The NCDPI K-12 Math Content & Pedagogy Series
Teachers, teacher leaders, coaches, district staff, and administrators - Sessions are focused on elementary, middle, and high school mathematics content and pedagogy while highlighting practitioners in the field. Participants earn 2 contact hours per session. Each session meets virtually for 90 minutes with a 30-minute asynchronous reflection time. The information and resources shared are both beneficial and useful.
Don't miss this opportunity and please share with teachers and leaders in your area!
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October 10, 2024
Developing Students' Mathematical Identities
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October 23, 2024
Unveiling the Power of
Univariate Statistics
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October 15, 2024
Collaboratively Engaging Math
Concepts With Math Language Routines
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November 7, 2024
The Journey to Procedural Fluency
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November 20, 2024
Does Data Predict the Future?
It "Depends"!
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November 19, 2024
Statistics and Data Science
in HS Math
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December 12, 2024
Making Connections Across Grade Level Content
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December 10, 2024
Coming Soon!
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ES Register here MS Register here HS Register here Share: ES Flyer Share: MS Flyer Share: HS Flyer Contact: Jennifer Parker Contact: Tammy Lackey Contact: Lisa Ashe jennifer.parker@dpi.nc.gov tammy.lackey@dpi.nc.gov lisa.ashe@dpi.nc.gov or Joseph Reaper joseph.reaper@dpi.nc.gov
We look forward to seeing you there!
K-12 Mathematics Standards Review Overview
The NCDPI Math team has launched the K-12 Mathematics Standards Review process.
Key things to know:
- All K-12 Math standards will be reviewed at one time, unlike the previous review/revision process.
- The currently planned timeline:
- 2024-2025 school year for Review (focus groups, surveys, interviews, research etc.).
- 2025-2026 school year for Revisions (If approved for revisions by the SBE)
- 2026-2027 school year for Installation
- 2027-2028 school year for Implementation
Details were shared in the Math Office Hour on May 21, 2024.
NCDPI Math Standards Review Surveys
Due October 21
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's K-12 Math Standards team is excited to announce the start of the review process for the current K-12 Math standards. Per the NC State Board of Education's Manual for the Review and Revision of Standards, the team is seeking feedback and input on the current standards from all stakeholders including educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives from across the state, national organizations, and other education agencies. Updates to the current K-12 Math Standards may include clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the current standards.
To support our stakeholders in this process two surveys are being shared. Everyone is encouraged to fill out one or both of the surveys.
The first option is an overview of the K-12 Math standards asking general questions about the standards as a whole. In addition, this survey includes a question seeking input on what math skills and concepts every North Carolina graduate should know.
The second option is more detailed, allowing participants to provide specific feedback on each standard for every grade or course.
Links to both surveys are below. Again, all stakeholders are encouraged to fill out one or both surveys. Thank you for your time and input. The feedback is extremely valuable to the K-12 Math standards review process.
Additional information about the Standard Course of Study (SCoS) for Math and the Math Team can be found on the NCDPI Math page.
K-12 Science Canvas Hub
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The North Carolina K-12 Science Standards Canvas Hub is a repository to provide all Science stakeholders a variety of resources for supporting school leaders, administrators, educators, and parents/caregivers.
Did you know...
- Links to classroom formative assessment examples are now housed in the K-12 Science Support Documents. Click on the K-12 Support Documents button to locate them.
- September's office hours recording and slide deck are both accessible in the Professional Development button.
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K-12 Science Virtual Office Hours
The K-12 Science Section will offer office hours during the 2024-25 School Year. Each session will focus on a particular topic and target a specific audience. The office hours sessions for the first semester is shown in the table below. Information about upcoming sessions and registration can also be found on the K-12 Science Canvas Hub.
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October 16, 2024 3:30-4:30
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K-12 Science Assessment
This session will include the NCDPI Test Measurement Specialists and will provide an overview of science testing in grades five, eight and Biology.
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District leaders, principals, Science curriculum specialists, teachers, and administrators
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Registration
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November 19, 2024 3:30-4:30
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Supporting Exceptional Children with the new 2023 K-12 Science Standards
This session is a collaborative presentation between the Office of Exceptional Children and the K-12 Science team to support science learning.
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District leaders, principals, Science curriculum specialists, teachers, and administrators
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The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest is back!
The 15th annual contest is now open through Thursday, October 24th.
Samsung's nationwide STEM competition invites public school students in grades 6-12, guided by their teachers, to make a difference in their community using STEM, with a chance to win technology and classroom supplies along the way! Public school teachers in grades 6-12 can apply now to submit their students’ projects to the 2024-2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, for a chance at winning their school $100,000 in Samsung tech products and classroom materials.
Five schools from each state will be declared winners and earn at minimum $2,500 in technology!
Over the last 14 years of the Solve for Tomorrow competition, middle and high school students have stepped up and identified significant societal and environmental challenges, designing STEM-based solutions to address food waste, urban decay, social inequality, mental health, climate change, and so much more. The application form only takes a few minutes, and all a teacher needs is one idea!
Find some inspiration from past winners.
Helpful K-5 Things to Know
on behalf of Building Engineers (BE)
BE is looking forward to continuing to connect NC educators across the state in ways to ensure high-quality STEM is available to ALL students in North Carolina. For more information, please visit k5engineers.org
- FREE Building Engineers Conference (Spring 2025) Hickory, NC: BE is putting the final touches on the date for their conference. Stay tuned this fall for a "save the date" as well as a call for presenters. Check out the photos from last year.
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STEM Teacher Collaborative: BE is working to connect any/all K-5 STEM Teachers in NC (for this collaborative, STEM teachers are defined as teachers who teach STEM as an elective/specials class- ie, Art, Music, PE, Media, STEM).
If you know of any, please send them this link to have them sign on to become connected to this support network!
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Self-Paced Course: Getting Started with Engineering Design Process for K-5: Just a reminder about BE's micro credential course, created BY teachers FOR teachers. The teachers who completed it last year had nothing but rave reviews, so take it yourself or share with colleagues! Self-paced and practical- More info available at k5engineers.org/pd.
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NEW Engineering Activities tied to the NEW Science Standards: HUGE thanks to all the educators that participated in BE's summer workshops in order to create new engineering activities tied directly to the new NC Science Standards. The matrix houses these activities as well as all the past activities available on Go Open NC. These standards-aligned activity links are ready to be copied/pasted into curriculum docs, pacing guides, or PLC notes. In the coming months, BE will be working on updating all of the other activities with more user-friendly Google Slides formatting!
Affinity is FREE for eligible K-12 teachers and schools.
Free creative software for schools
Designed to be quick to learn while still offering the most advanced toolsets, Affinity is the perfect introduction to photo editing, page layout, graphic design and digital illustration. Your students will have access to the same fully featured version as millions of pro creatives, meaning they’ll go into university and work prepared for our increasingly visual world. Best of all, Affinity is completely free for eligible schools, so every aspiring creative can access the tools they need to succeed.
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Amazon Future Engineer
Amazon Future Engineer is a computer science and STEM education program that seeks to afford all young people the opportunity to explore their potential. Through this resource, teachers can:
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For more information visit Amazon Future Engineer. If you don’t find the answer you were looking for at the webpage, write to afe-contact@amazon.com and they will gladly clarify questions regarding their programs.
More Than a Recognition Program
The STEM Schools Progress Rubric is a strategic planning document that is valuable for any school or program within a school that wants to improve STEM teaching and learning.
To get the most out of the STEM rubric, consider the following:
- The rubric is an instrument to be used by the whole school rather than an individual. It requires the input and perspective of various stakeholders within the school as well as outside such as parents, business partners, and community members.
- Begin by identifying your current level of performance for each Key Element. The provided Quality Indicators serve as benchmarks for coordinating areas upon which to focus within your School Improvement Plan.
- Be patient. There are many attributes associated with high-quality STEM instructional design. Finding what is right for your school and community will take time. Involve all stakeholders, both within and outside of your school, and keep record of what works well with your student population.
- Let STEM develop your culture of learning. Student achievement through inquiry is highly rewarding and often leads to expanded student interests and deeper understanding of content. Nourish extracurricular opportunities that may arise and encourage academic exploration across content areas within your school.
Obtain your copy of the STEM Schools Progress Rubric by visiting the NC DPI STEM webpage.
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NC DPI K-12 STEM Specialist
Howard Ginsburg
howard.ginsburg@dpi.nc.gov
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