Elevate Your Literacy Instruction with NCCAT!
Looking for quick, high-impact strategies to boost literacy across your school or district? Join NCCAT for Literacy Conversations, a free virtual series hosted on the first Thursday of every month (4:00 PM – 4:45 PM). Connect directly with published authors from leading educational publications like Edutopia, NCTE, and Educational Leadership to discuss actionable ideas you can apply right away in your classroom or school community.
Open to all teachers, school administrators, and educational leaders. CEUs awarded.
Poetry Out Loud Registration Open!
Registration Closes October 30, 2026
Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. Through the program, students can master public speaking skills, increase reading comprehension scores, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage. Poetry Out Loud has inspired thousands of high school students to discover and develop deep, personal relationships with great classic and contemporary poetry.
Please note: Only currently enrolled students in grades 9-12 are eligible, with an exception made for 8th-grade students participating in a 9th- through 12th-grade class.
Important Dates
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Registration opens: September 8, 2026
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Registration closes: October 30, 2026
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County competitions: November 2026 through February 2027
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Regional and state finals: at ImaginOn, Charlotte, on Saturday, February 27, 2027
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National finals: in Washington, DC, April 26–28, 2027
2026-2027 ELA SCOS Webinar Series Updates
Complex Texts Strand Webinar Recording Available
The NCDPI ELA Teams extends its thanks to educators who participated in the September 24 Complex Texts (CT) Strand webinar broadcast! The recording and slides for this broadcast are now available in the ELA VIK and on the webinar series promo.
Please note: This webinar included both K-12 and grade-band-specific explorations of the CT Strand. Grade-band-specific content is viewable at the following timestamps:
- Grades K-2 at 40:00
- Grades 3-5 at 1:29:08
- Grades 6-8 at 2:24:37
- Grades 9-12 at 2:52:41
Asynchronous Option for Earning a Certificate of Completion Available
Educators who were not able to participate in the Complex Texts Strand webinar can complete the activities in the asynchronous option Google form and submit it to earn a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 contact hours.
Please note the following:
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The asynchronous option will be available through the end of the 2026-2027 school year, but it's best to submit as soon as possible to keep current with the information being shared about our state standards in local professional learning, regional workshops, and/or conference sessions.
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All questions on this Google form must be answered to earn a Certificate of Completion. The asynchronous option has been designed to take approximately one and a half hours or 90 minutes to finish in a single sitting, and there will be no partial contact hours or certificates issued.
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Submissions of the Asynchronous Option for "A Close Look at the Complex Text Strand" will be reviewed periodically (ex. monthly), and it may take some time after that review for the request for certificates to be processed and then sent out. Feel free to keep a copy of your submission for your records until you receive your certificate, which will come as an attachment via email.
Contact Dr. Stacy Daniel, Section Chief for ELA & Languages, at stacy.daniel@dpi.nc.gov with questions.
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Mark Your Calendars for Remaining Sessions
To maximize attendance to the remaining webinars in the series, educators are encouraged to join each broadcast using the meetings links on the series promo, whether or not they’ve previously registered. Topics, dates, and times for the remaining sessions are listed below:
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Foundational Skills Substrand | November 12, 2026 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Comprehension Development Strand | January 20, 2027 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Communication & Writing Strand | April 22, 2027 | 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Please note: Recordings of each webinar will be shared via the ELA Team listserv and linked on the promo following each session.
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