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NCDPI's Office of Academic Standards serves as the authoritative source for the review, revision, and support for the implementation of state content standards in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCoS). The new 2024 NCSCoS for World Languages was approved at the State Board of Education meeting in July 2024, and the World Languages Team is excited to be in Installation for the 2024 - 2025 school year where NCDPI and Public School Units (PSUs), or districts and charter schools, are preparing for Initial Implementation beginning in Fall 2025.
Note: The current 2010 World Languages Standard Course of Study will remain in place for classroom instruction and assessment for the 2024 - 2025 school year.
Please see the information for November - December 2024 below as we continue on the journey to install the new NCSCoS for World Languages:
- Standards Update Webinar Series
- Register for Webinar #3: Instructional Support Tools & Resources on Wednesday, January 8 at 4:00 - 5:15 pm
- Access the Archives and/or Asynchronous Options for Past Broadcasts
- Webinar #1: Overview of the New Standards
- Webinar #2: Updated Proficiency Outcome Charts
- Standards Implementation Train-the-Trainer Workshops - Save the Date!
- Regional, in-person PD sessions
- Scheduled from late February - early April
- Supporting Resources & Upcoming Opportunities
- World Languages' Installation Timeline for 2024 - 2025
- NCDPI External Implementation Guide, with new Spanish Translation Documents for Social Studies, Science, and English Language Development (ELD) NCSCoS
- 2025 Standards Academy & Growing Success for MLs Conference - Save the Date!
- Communications
Standards Update Webinar Series
The 2024 - 2025 World Languages Standards Update Webinar Series continues on Wednesday, January 8 at 4:00 - 5:15 pm with Webinar #3: Instructional Support Tools & Resources for the New Standards. Please submit the online registration form to claim your virtual seat.
Following each live broadcast of the webinars in this series, the archived materials (recording, slide deck, handouts, and links) are posted in the Standards Installation area of the World Languages Resources Hub for local use in PLCs, PLTs, or other professional learning organized by district or charter school coordinators, department heads, curriculum directors, etc.
If you missed the past broadcasts, there are asynchronous options available for individuals who want to catch up on the content and still earn a Certificate of Completion for 1 contact hour or 0.1 CEU. Please click on the 2024-2025 World Languages Standards Update Webinar Series flyer (pictured below) at go.ncdpi.gov/WLwebinars24-25, where you can find registration forms for the upcoming broadcasts or access the asynchronous option via a Google form from previous webinars.
Standards Implementation Train-the-Trainer Workshops
The World Language Standards Implementation Workshops will be in-person and offered in each of the eight regions of the state (see map below) from late February - early April, 2025. These workshops are designed as a train-the-trainer series that will consist of a morning session (8:30-11:30 am) focused on the new standards and the updated support tools for their implementation, and an afternoon session (12:30-3:30 pm) dedicated to planning with the new standards, networking with other teachers, coaches, administrators, etc. in the region, and integrating the Literacy Instruction Standards (LIS) into World Language courses and programs.
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Registration is flexible and will allow participants to indicate whether they are signing up for the 6-hour option with both sessions or one of the 3-hour sessions (morning or afternoon) depending on their needs.
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There are 50 seats at each location to ensure that every Public School Unit (PSU), or district and charter school, can send one (1) representative as their trainer. If your PSU representative would like to attend in a different region due to the date or location, please submit those details on the regional registration form (coming soon!) where they would like to participate. A waiting list will be created to accommodate these transfer requests as space is available.
Please make a note of the date and hosting PSU in your region, and watch for location details and registration forms on the the Standards Installation page of the World Languages Resources Hub.
Supporting Resources & Upcoming Opportunities
World Languages' Installation Timeline for 2024 - 2025
The World Languages' Installation Timeline has an overview of the professional learning and resources that will be provided during the installation phase in the 2024 - 2025 school year, which includes information by month about:
- Standards Update Webinar Series
- K - 20 World Language Leaders Meetings
- NCDPI Sessions at statewide conferences
- Standards-Based Resource Development
- Standards Implementation Workshops
Access & Share
The World Languages' Installation Timeline is at go.ncdpi.gov/WLInstallation and can also be accessed using the QR code in this section. Please bookmark this resource, rather than download it, because it is a Canva flyer where details are being added throughout the school year.
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External Implementation Guide
New Spanish Translation Documents Area
The External Implementation Guide (EIG) at go.ncdpi.gov/EIG 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 current SCoS for each content area. The range of resources offers users an opportunity to determine their own specific needs and find materials that suit them.
The Spanish Translation Documents area has recently been added to the EIG, and it has links to the NCSCoS for Social Studies, Science, and English Language Development (ELD) in Spanish. These translated materials are also posted in their respective content area hubs linked in the EIG, and will soon be available in different configurations on the DL/I webpage.
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Communications
The NCDPI World Languages team maintains a variety of listservs where announcements, messages, news, resources, etc. are shared on a regular basis. The World Languages Installation News #SettingTheStandard newsletter is a monthly publication that features:
- updates about our progress to install the new standards
- reminders about dates and information for professional learning
- links to where resources and additional details are posted about the Standard Course of Study
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Archived editions of the World Languages Installation News #SettingTheStandard newsletter are located in the Communications area of the World Languages Resources Hub at go.ncdpi.gov/WLresources, along with other publications like the #WLnews4NC newsletters.
If you want to receive messages from NCDPI World Languages like the newsletters, go to the NCDPI Sign Up for Updates page or click on the button below to add your email address to the World Language listservs.
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Connect with NCDPI World Languages!
Dr. Ann Marie Gunter, K-12 World Languages Consultant
Find a date and time to meet: go.ncdpi.gov/ConnectWL
Twitter: #NCWLstandards #SettingTheStandard
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