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The NCDPI World Languages Team is excited about the start of the 2025-2026 school year, especially since we are now implementing the new North Carolina Standard Course of Study for World Languages in all K-12 classrooms. Please take a look at the upcoming professional development (PD) offerings, as well as opportunities, for World Language educators that are included in this month's World Languages Newsletter.
This edition features the following:
- Upcoming Professional Development
- Tour of the Updated World Languages Resources Hub
- CLTA-NC Annual Conference
- Power of Proficiency Webinar Series
- All Things Immersion Professional Learning Series
- Opportunities for World Language Educators
- M2-Si Educator Research Team Applications
- FLANC Beginning Teacher Fall Conference Scholarship Applications
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Upcoming Professional Development
Take a Guided Tour of the Updated World Languages Resources Hub!
Are you ready to kick off the new World Languages Standard Course of Study with confidence? Join the NCDPI World Languages Team for a free virtual tour of our updated World Languages Resources Hub — your one-stop shop for all the tools, materials, and professional learning you’ll want to find out about for the 2025–2026 school year!
✔️ Discover brand-new and updated resources for teachers and administrators
✔️ Learn where to find planning tools, instructional supports, and PD opportunities
✔️ Get your questions answered live — and earn a Certificate of Attendance!
🗓️ When:
Pick the time that works best for you — the content is the same in both sessions:
Can’t join us live? No worries! We’ll post a recording so you can catch up anytime.
👉 Reserve your spot today! Register using the links above for the tour you want or click on the flyer below to sign up for one of the broadcasts.
CLTA-NC Annual Conference
The Chinese Language Teachers Association of North Carolina (CLTA-NC) 2025 Annual Conference will be held in person on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Duke University. This year’s theme, “Innovation and Collaboration in a Time of Change,” invites educators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of Chinese language education to share their insights, strategies, and experiences that foster growth and transformation in our profession.
Please see the flyer below for details, including a QR code to the online registration form.
Power of Proficiency Series
2025–2026 World Languages Webinar Series
The Power of Proficiency Webinar Series is your opportunity to take a deep dive into the updated, proficiency-based Standard Course of Study (SCoS) for World Languages. Each session will highlight new or updated resources from the World Languages Resources Hub, starting with an overview of the nine proficiency levels in the new standards and exploring how real-world proficiency grows from everyday classroom performance.
Throughout the series, we’ll unpack the three communication modes—Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational—with practical examples from various target languages and K-12 programs. You’ll gain concrete strategies, authentic materials, and fresh ideas to support your students’ language growth at every proficiency level.
Registration is open!
Join us live on the following Wednesdays from 3:45–5:15 p.m. by clicking on the title of each webinar:
Educators who participate in the live sessions will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Can’t make it live? Recordings will be available, so you can catch up asynchronously and still earn credit.
New for 2025-2026: If you complete at least three of the four sessions, you can earn a Power of Proficiency Completer Badge!
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All Things Immersion Professional Learning Series
The Southern Atlantic Language Collaborative (SALC) is pleased to announce the 2025–2026 All Things Immersion professional learning series, with two targeted strands now open for registration: one for administrators and program leaders, and one for dual language/immersion (DL/I) teachers.
The instructional strand is hosted by our SALC partner at the South Carolina Department of Education and will be held on the last Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. beginning September 30, 2025. Topics for Fall 2025 include:
- Planning for Biliteracy Development in One-Way and Two-Way Dual Language Programs
- Integrating the Science of Reading in DL/I Teaching and Learning – Amplifying Impact
- Literacy Strategies: Reading and Writing in the Target Language
The leadership strand, hosted by the Virginia Department of Education, begins September 16, 2025, and will be held at 10:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month throughout the school year, except November. This new offering is designed specifically for DL/I program leaders and school or district administrators. It builds on the success of the All Things Immersion instructional series launched in 2024 and will provide monthly sessions focused on leadership topics, updates, and implementation support. Each session will include a featured topic and time for open discussion.
To register, click on the appropriate link below:
Looking for additional PD options?
Please see FLANC's K-20 Professional Development page for details about conferences, courses, events, webinars, etc. available from various organizations that serve many World Languages and/or types of programs. FLANC's PD page is continuously updated and, as you scroll through the list, you will find offerings available in the coming weeks and months.
Opportunities for World Language Educators
M2-Si Educator Research Team Applications
Due August 31, 2025
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) are calling for applications from both DL/I and Non-DL/I 3rd-5th grade educators who teach science in North Carolina public schools to serve as paid consultants on grant-funded research and development. CAL is working in partnership with NCDPI to develop an assessment system – the Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) -- to support multilingual learners in science in third through fifth grades.
Participants will receive a stipend of up to $3,000 for participation in the research and professional activities, registration and travel costs to attend the 2025 North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA) Professional Development Institute (PDI) on November 5-7, and a one-day orientation meeting on Saturday, November 8, 2025, in Winston-Salem.
Click the button below for more information and to submit your application by August 31, 2025.
FLANC Beginning Teacher Fall Conference Scholarship Applications
Due September 7, 2025
The Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) awards scholarships for the Fall Conference to beginning teachers in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of teaching (K-12). These scholarships fully reimburse the Beginning Teacher conference registration fee and include a ticket to one 3-hour workshop. The conference will give beginning teachers an opportunity to learn new ideas to bring back to their classrooms and mingle with other language teachers.
For more information and for application support, contact FLANC's Scholarship and Mini Grant Chair at scholarship.minigrant@flanc.org.
World Language, including Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I), teachers in their first 3 years of teaching in North Carolina may apply using this online form!
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Wanting to find more opportunities for World Language educators?
Please see FLANC's K-20 Opportunities for Students and Educators page for details about awards, calls for proposals, grants, scholarships, etc. from various groups that support World Language educators, students, programs, and organizations. FLANC's Opportunities page is continuously updated in chronological order by due date, and you can scroll through the list to see what's available.
Connect with NCDPI World Languages
Dr. Ann Marie Gunter, K-12 World Languages Consultant
Find a date and time to meet using the online scheduler: go.ncdpi.gov/ConnectWL
August has time slots available almost every school day!
Go to the World Languages Resources Hub: go.ncdpi.gov/WLresources
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