APRIL 17, 2025
PSU Cybersecurity Bootcamp
Cybersecurity Program Bootcamp - (Space limited to 75)
Location: The Friday Institute in Raleigh, North Carolina
When: May 6 and 7, 2025 - 8:30am to 4:30pm each day
Happy to announce that you can now begin registering for the NCDPI K-12 Cybersecurity Program Bootcamp! This 2-day in-person training opportunity will help PSUs fully leverage the program’s cybersecurity services and resources, from KnowBe4 training and phishing campaigns to incident response planning. Ideal for technology directors, IT managers, and cybersecurity specialists, the Bootcamp provides practical guidance to strengthen your PSU’s cybersecurity posture and take full advantage of the PSU cybersecurity program. As this is our first session, registration is FREE!
Register Here: Registration Link
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25-26 K-8 Digital Literacy Interest
The deadline has been EXTENDED!
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is pleased to announce that Public School Units (PSUs) in NC Tier 1 and Tier 2 Counties are eligible to receive NCDPI K-8 Digital Literacy Initiative implementation funding for the 2025-2026 school year. This funding will support the implementation of the Learning.com K-8 Digital Literacy curriculum, which is designed to encourage student growth in computational thinking, digital citizenship, online safety, visual mapping, databases, and computer fundamentals. Additional Details.
We ask that you work with your team to complete this form by April 30, 2025. We anticipate this form may take 8-10 minutes.
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25-26 GoGuardian Interest
The deadline has been EXTENDED!
Session Law 2023-134 7.15b, appropriated funds to enable the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction,(NCDPI), to contract with Gaggle and GoGuardian to provide technology and services to mitigate cyberbullying, monitor student internet activity, and assist with suicide prevention services.
Additional Information.
We ask that you work with your team to complete this form by June 4, 2025. We anticipate this form may take 8-10 minutes.
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25-26 Gaggle Interest
The deadline has been EXTENDED!
Session Law 2023-134 7.15b, appropriated funds to enable the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction,(NCDPI), to contract with Gaggle and GoGuardian to provide technology and services to mitigate cyberbullying, monitor student internet activity, and assist with suicide prevention services.
Additional Information.
We ask that you work with your team to complete this form by June 4, 2025. We anticipate this form may take 8-10 minutes.
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North Carolina Statewide Adaptive Keyboarding Contest
Want to help your students win special recognition for practicing essential keyboarding skills while having fun?
The annual NC Statewide Adaptive Keyboarding Contest is open to students in grades 3-8 and starts Monday, February 24th through April 25th. Winners will be announced by mid-May. More details are in the attached flyer.
Please share the attached flyer with your educators who use Learning.com or want to introduce Learning.com’s keyboarding exercises into their curriculum. Keyboarding skills are essential in all learning environments and critical for investing in future careers. This contest is a fun way to promote ongoing keyboarding practice with your students to develop fluency and accuracy.
Tips for the contest:
- Encourage students to practice their keyboarding skills at least 3 times per week for 15-20 minutes per session
- Recommended practice:
- Bell ringer activity, early completer activity, independent practice, during center time, at home
- Remind teachers and students that it’s flexible! Learning.com lessons can be accessed anywhere and at any time!
Check out this short video for more on Adaptive Keyboarding and Online Test Prep- https://vimeo.com/790894649.
District Coordinators and educators, please reach out if you have any questions. Have fun!
Coaching Collaborative Webinars - Kicking off our Spring NC Coaching Collaborative Webinar Series!
Regional DTL Consultants Jen Graham and Lauren Boucher are excited to host seven webinars this spring, open to all instructional and digital teaching & learning coaches across North Carolina!
Our goal? To build a statewide network of collaboration and support while strengthening coaching skills. Don’t miss these opportunities to connect, grow, and lead!
To view the entire webinar series, visit here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/coaching-collaborative-4008453
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AI Webinars
Upcoming Wednesday AI Literacy Webinars for April & May 2025
Join the Digital Teaching and Learning Team for free AI webinars 2-3 times a month on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30.
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April 23, 2025. AI for SLMCs. Meredith Hill. Register
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April 30, 2025. Amazing AI Updates for March and April. Vera Cubero. Register
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May 14, 2025. AI Literacy Foundations for Educators 1.2- Ethical and Safety Considerations of Generative AI In Education. Vera Cubero. Register
May 28, 2025. Topic, information, and registration link forthcoming
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EBSCO and BRITANNICA WEBINARS
Join us for Britannica's last webinar for the school year on Wednesday, April 23rd at 3:00pm. The title: Beyond the CORE Subject. Description: With wide-ranging articles, engaging images and compelling videos, Britannica School has tremendous resources to enrich instruction for all students across all subject areas! Join us to explore these Britannica resources and learn how to embed resources from our classroom-focused resource hub, Teach Britannica!
EBSCO - Explora and eBooks for A.I. Thursday, April 24th at 3:00pm.
We will be taking a tour of Explora, EBSCO’s engaging interface designed to support student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality. We will browse the mobile-friendly, accessible interface and demonstrate the enhanced user experience. We will conduct basic and advanced searches to discover articles and primary source documents available in EBSCO’s age-appropriate educational databases, and review important functionality like Lexile limiters, the citation tool, text-to-speech, language translation, Google integrations, and COPPA-compliant accounts to organize student research. Bring your questions and we’ll explore together!
Digital Learning & Media Inventory and Digital Learning Progress Rubric
The NC Digital Learning and Media Inventory (NCDLMI) is now open for the 2024-2025 school year and is due Monday, June 30, 2025.
ALL NC PSUs including LEA, Charters, Regional, and Lab Schools are legislatively mandated to complete the DLMI each year. As in previous years, all schools complete the School level DLMI, and PSUs complete the PSU level DLMI. PSUs with only one school, such as charter, regional, and lab schools, complete both the PSU and School level DLMIs.
This 2024-2025 DLMI requests most of the same data points as last year. A few items have been added or updated.The Digital Learning Progress Rubric (DLPR) is also part of the DLMI again this year in order to streamline data collection.
The Digital Learning Dashboard (DLD) questions remain the same to fulfill session law "§ 115C-102.9, which requires collection and reporting of quantity and type of student access to digital devices and home internet.
Access the DLMI with your UID at https://schools.nc.gov/ncdlmi.
Relevant Resources:
Office Hours:
- Mondays from 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- May 12, 19
- June 2, 9, 16, 23
- Wednesdays from 10:00 - 11:00 am
- May 14, 21
- June 4, 11, 18, 25
- Meeting Link
Action needed by June 30, 2025
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Emergency Remote Instruction Plans
PSUs who plan to exercise remote instruction due to emergency closures must annually submit a Remote Instruction Plan to NCDPI. §S.L. 2022-74/HB 103 authorized the use of Remote Instruction for emergency closures from §S. L. 115C-84.3 (b). Please take one of the following actions by June 30, 2025, to ensure your 2025-2026 Remote Instruction Plan is submitted and/or updated if needed:
- Utilize the 2024-2025 RI Plan for the 2025-2026 School Year for Emergency Closures.
- Create a new RI Plan for the 2025-2026 School Year for Emergency Closures.
- Not complete an RI Plan for the 2025-2026 School Year for Emergency Closures.
Relevant Resources:
Action needed by June 30, 2025
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If you have questions and/or feedback, please contact your regional DTL Consultant:
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