NC Global Education

Institute on Global Perspectives: Infusing Character Education into Global Learning 

April 9, 2025

the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the inaugural Institute on Global Perspectives: Infusing Character Education into Global Learning on April 9, 2025, at the Friday Institute in Raleigh, NC! This engaging, all-day professional development event is designed to provide educators with the tools and strategies to effectively integrate global perspectives and character education into their classrooms.

By attending, you will discover how infusing global and character education:

• Prepares students to become ethical, empathetic, and culturally aware global leaders.
• Cultivates compassion, responsibility, and understanding within a global context, thus helping students appreciate diverse perspectives.
• Fosters inclusive classroom environments where respect and collaboration thrive across cultural and social boundaries.
• Broadens perspectives and empowers students to engage with global issues that encourage innovative and thoughtful decision-making and problem-solving.
• Empowers educators to enhance their teaching practices and inspire their students with ready-to-use resources and strategies
• Aligns to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, the NC Professional Teaching Standards, and the NC Portrait of a Graduate.

The Institute on Global Perspectives: Infusing Character Education into Global Learning will feature engaging workshops, expert speakers, and collaborative opportunities that deepen your understanding of how global learning and character development intersect to create impactful educational experiences.

We look forward to seeing you on April 9, 2025!

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference

NC State – March 5, 2025

We are excited to announce that the WiDS Raleigh @ NC State Regional Conference will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025! Organized by the Data Science and AI Academy, this one-day, in-person event will feature distinguished speakers from the local RTP area, showcasing the latest developments in data science and artificial intelligence.

The theme for the 2025 conference is Data Science Across Disciplines, and as part of our mission, we aim to increase the participation of women in these fields and highlight the outstanding contributions of women in both academia and industry.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Cost: FREE & open to the public.

Audience: All genders are invited to attend and participate.

NCSSM and InSTEP

Summer 2025 INstitute for Data Science Teaching 

June 23-26, 2025

Attention teachers!

Join the Data Science Summer Institute at NCSSM-Morganton from June 23-26, 2025.

This FREE workshop, co-organized by NCSSM and the InSTEP project at NC State, is designed for middle school, high school, and community college teachers of all experience levels who are interested in learning how to teach introductory data science concepts. Participants will engage in interactive, hands-on sessions, collect data, and explore data science tools like CODAP and spreadsheets.

The institute will offer two groups,

• Novice track for those new to data science and
• Experienced track for those looking to delve deeper into programming tools like Python and R.

Travel stipends and lodging are provided thanks to generous support from Google.org and the InSTEP project.

Learn more and apply today to get your application in before the priority deadline of March 17, 2025.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and learn how to bring data science to your classroom!

For more information, contact Dr. Hollylynne Lee at hstohl@ncsu.edu.

Grades 6-12 Math Vision Retreat

FREE retreat hosted at NCCAT's beautiful Ocracoke campus!

Does your district have a vision for high-quality and equitable math instruction? Come learn about research-based math instruction, drafting a vision, and using that vision to take action! Districts will send a team of four people: district instructional leader, school administrator, math teacher, and math coach. Together, your team will engage in a collaborative journey to deepen your understanding of effective math instruction, develop a shared district vision, and create actionable plans to elevate math learning for all students.

Goals:

• Learn about research-based math instruction grades 6-12.
• Draft your district's vision statement for grades 6-12 math
• Collaborate with your own team and other districts to make an action plan.

Complete Interest Form by February 17, 2025.

For more information, contact Emily Myers at emily.myers@nccat.org

The Amplifying Voices Podcast Series

We are very excited to introduce the Amplifying Voices Podcast series, brought to you by the NC2ML Visions Project 9-12 Co-design Team! The podcast aims to bring together NC teachers, teacher leaders, and mathematics education researchers to discuss the realities of supporting students’ engagement in mathematics discourse. Each episode will be hosted by Emily Hare (Guilford County Schools), Margaret Borden (NC State), and Josh Griffin (Franklin County Schools) who bring their fun personalities along with their knowledge of NC students, teachers, leadership, and policy to every conversation.

7th Grade AQ-IQ Contest

Each year the North Carolina Division of Air Quality invites 7^th grade students to participate in the AQ-IQ Contest which combines S.T.E.A.M. education and project-based learning with student creativity to teach air pollution science to students across the state. The contest gives these students an opportunity to learn about air quality and think about solutions to air pollution and put THEM in charge of creating a project to educate others about an air quality problem. 

The AQ-IQ contest allows students to explore their interests and strengths while engaging with the material and learning about air quality. Students are asked to think creatively while designing their projects.  Past projects have been posters, videos, Minecraft creations, games, and artistic projects off all sorts! 

Winners will be recognized during the summer of 2025 at a REGIONAL and STATEWIDE level and will receive AWESOME prizes! 

For details about how to enter, deadlines, general information and past project examples, please visit the NC Environmental Education webpage. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Keith Bamberger at keith.bamberger@deq.nc.gov, or Janina Millis at janina.millis@deq.nc.gov. 

NC Governor's School Summer Opportunity

Are you looking for a unique opportunity for this summer?

Teaching Positions open for the 2025 session of NC Governor’s School!

Come and work with talented and intellectually engaged high school students in a thriving learning community this summer – without grades! 

NCDPI is specifically seeking creative, engaging math teachers. This is an opportunity to play a role in shaping a life-changing summer for these amazing students. More information can be found on the employment page of our Governor’s School Website. Teachers are needed for the Governor’s School East campus, hosted by Meredith College. 

The Governor’s School will take place June 22-July 19, with faculty arriving on June 16 to begin orientation. We are currently reviewing applications and conducting interviews. If you have questions regarding any openings, reach out to us at ncgovschool@dpi.nc.gov.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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

Math educators are encouraged to browse, reference, download, share, discuss, and adapt resources.

PRISM/Patterns Professional Learning Opportunity

The State Board approved for NCDPI to contract with Carnegie Learning and WestEd, to partner on the PRISM Patterns Professional Learning Impact Study, a grant awarded by the US Department of Education. This grant-funded opportunity will help build the capacity for high-quality math instruction. The study will focus on 4th grade teachers, providing professional development tied to the NC grade 4 math standards, emphasizing key fraction content standards to build conceptual understanding and readiness for teaching concepts and skills related to fractions.

The professional development includes up to $1700 in stipends for teachers, with no requirement to teach a specific math curriculum.

The teacher commitments would not start until October 1, 2025.

Please complete the interest form here, and we will follow up to schedule a call to share more information. 

For more information, contact Dr. Charles Aiken (charles.aiken@dpi.nc.gov)

InSTEP

Invigorating Statistics and Data Science Teaching through Professional Learning 

InSTEP is a new way to offer personalized professional learning to support teachers and instructional coaches in developing expertise in teaching statistics and data science and grades 6-12. With InSTEP you can:

• Personalize learning to meet your professional needs through customized recommendations, collaborative spaces, and choice of learning modules and microcredentials.
• Build your skills in data investigations and innovative teaching approaches based on practices of data professionals and research on students’ learning with data.
• Expand your professional collection of resources and technology vetted by experts in statistics and data science education.
• Earn certificates to apply to CEUs.

Use this flyer to share the opportunity with colleagues.

For more information, please contact lead designers and facilitators from NC State: 

Dr. Hollylynne Lee hollylynne@ncsu.edu 

Dr. Gemma Mojica gmmojica@ncsu.edu