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Global Educator Digital Badge Earners: Help Us Stay Connected!
Have you earned a North Carolina
Global Educator Digital Badge?
We want to make sure we can stay connected with you!
Over the years, Global Educator Digital Badge earners may have changed schools or districts, moved into new roles, retired, or changed email addresses. NCDPI is updating its contact information for GEDB earners so that we can continue sharing global education resources, professional learning opportunities, International Education Week activities, statewide recognitions, and opportunities to highlight the work of North Carolina's global educators.
Whether you earned your badge recently or several years ago, please take a few moments to update your contact information. Even if nothing has changed, submitting the form will help us confirm that our records are current.
Please also consider sharing this message with GEDB earners you know. Help us reconnect with North Carolina's community of globally engaged educators and continue celebrating the people who are helping students develop the knowledge, perspectives, and skills needed for an interconnected world.
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The International Education Week
Student & Educator Showcase
The International Education Week Student & Educator Showcase highlights the powerful ways North Carolina students and teachers demonstrate global awareness, character education, and leadership.
Submissions can include:
- short videos,
- digital art,
- poetry,
- inquiry-based projects,
- world language spotlights,
- or other creative works that align with Global Education Goals
Your participation amplifies how global learning strengthens our schools and communities. Approved submissions will be featured during IEW (Nov. 16–20, 2025) and throughout the school year across NCDPI’s social media and newsletters.
Submission Period: Ongoing
For guidelines, prompts, and approved submission formats, review the 2026 IEW Student and Educator Showcase details [attached or linked].
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Celebrate International Education Week at the 2026
Institute on Global Perspectives
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM-4:30 PM
Location: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Room 150, Raleigh, NC
What sparks your curiosity about the world, and
how might that curiosity inspire your students?
Join the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Global Education Steering Committee to celebrate International Education Week 2026 at the Institute on Global Perspectives! The theme for this year is "Understanding the World, Engaging with Purpose". This in-person professional learning experience will bring K-12 educators together for interactive global-themed sessions, practical and useful resources, and meaningful collaboration and conversations.
Come as both an educator and a learner!
Educators will explore new global topics, issues, and perspectives and reignite their curiosity and inspire creativity in teaching. Whether global education is already part of your practice or you’re wondering where to begin, there’s a place for you.
You will leave with new ideas for your classroom, connections for your professional growth, and something new to think about on the ride home.
Teachers and educators with a current North Carolina educator's license will receive PD Hours or CEUs for participating in this in-person workshop.
For updates, follow NCDPI Global Education on Facebook at NCDPI Global Education and Instagram @NCDPI_GlobalEd, subscribe to the Global Education newsletter, or email ncglobaleducation@dpi.nc.gov.
NCDPI World Languages Webinar Series
The 2026-2027 World Languages Standard Course of Study (SCOS) Webinar Series: Teaching and Assessing for Proficiency is underway. This series provides practical strategies that bring the new standards to life in your classroom and build real-world proficiency for your students.
Each session features the SCOS toolkit resources like the Unpacking’s “In the Classroom” examples, along with national tools such as the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements and Guiding Principles for Language Learning. We dive deep into the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication, showing you how to weave in literacy, interdisciplinary, intercultural, and community connections from the strands. Best of all, you’ll focus on how to adapt and implement Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) tailored to your K-12 program(s), language(s), and course(s).
Dates & Registration
The 2026-2027 World Languages SCOS Webinar Series will be held on the following Wednesdays at 3:45 - 5:15 pm. Register for each session using the links below or via the webinar series brochure, which is also pictured in this article.
- Using Integrated Performance Assessments - Asynchronous
- Strengthening the Interdisciplinary & Literacy Connections Strand - November 4
- Supporting the Intercultural & Communities Connections Strand - February 3
- Providing Effective Feedback with Performance Assessment Rubrics - April 7
Certificates & Badge
Your professional growth is important to us! All participants at the live broadcasts will receive a Certificate of Attendance. If your schedule is full, don’t worry—recordings and activities will be posted with an asynchronous option, like the one above for Using Integrated Performance Assessments, so you can still earn credit on your own time.
Educators who participate in at least three of the four sessions, synchronously or asynchronously, will earn the Teaching and Assessing for Proficiency Completer Badge!
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What Came Before K-Pop? Exploring Korea Through History, Literature, and Culture
What can literature teach students about Korea's history and its influence on contemporary culture?
Join the Teaching Asia Network of the Carolinas (TANC) for a free virtual literature workshop that explores Korean history, identity, and culture through two Freeman Award-winning books, Brother's Keeper and K-Pop Revolution.
Led by award-winning educator, researcher, and author Valencia Abbott, participants will explore the Korean War and contemporary Korean culture through literature, making connections between historical events, personal experiences, and the global influence of K-pop. This workshop offers K-12 educators an opportunity to deepen their cultural understanding and explore meaningful ways to incorporate Korean perspectives into classroom instruction.
Workshop Details
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Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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Time: 4:30–6:00 p.m. ET
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Format: Virtual
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Audience: K–12 educators
Free Books and Classroom Sets! K-12 educators who register by October 24 will receive free copies of both books while supplies last. Additionally, NC and SC K–12 educators who complete the workshop will be eligible to receive free classroom sets of the books.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/KoreaOLL
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Global Recognitions Webinars: Take the Next Step in Global Education
Is your school working toward becoming a Global Ready School? Are you an educator interested in earning the Global Educator Digital Badge?
The NC Global Education Steering Committee is offering two upcoming webinars designed to help schools and educators navigate these recognition opportunities. Join us to learn more about the requirements, explore the tools and resources available to support your journey, and walk through the process from start to submission.
Global Ready Schools Designation Process
December 1, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.
Learn about the process for earning the Global Ready Schools designation. Participants will explore the Global Ready Schools rubric and receive a guided walk-through of the submission process.
Global Educator Digital Badge Process
February 2, 2027 | 4:00 p.m.
Learn about the process for earning the Global Educator Digital Badge. Participants will explore the global crosswalk connecting professional teaching standards, global competencies, and Portrait of a Graduate skills and walk through the process for earning the required micro-credentials and digital badge.
Whether you're supporting global education across a school or strengthening your own global teaching practice, these webinars can help you take the next step in your global education journey.
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Save the Date for the 2027 World History Webinar Series
NCDPI Social Studies will host a World History Webinar Series beginning in January. The series will be offered in five and a half virtual sessions on topics and aspects of world history. Each session will feature a unique presentation on a topic or area of world study that may not typically be taught.
Save the dates on your calendar NOW, register to attend, and prepare to enhance your existing instructional plans, resources, content knowledge, and pedagogy for teaching topics in world history. Each session will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Villa Albertine Online Workshops
Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, is a division of the French Embassy in the United States, and they are collaborating with the Alliances Françaises d'Amérique du Nord to provide online professional workshops. These free sessions provide practical tools and resources to engage and motivate students learning French while supporting professional growth.
Upcoming sessions, like those below, are posted on the Villa Albertine Online Teacher Workshops page and include registration links.
- October 30: Évaluer en ligne
- November 6: Utiliser la démarche qualité – versant pédagogique
- December 3 - 4: Enseigner aux seniors
Participants will receive (upon request) a certification of participation for the professional development program. Participation in each session in full is required to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Discover UNC INSITE: Connecting North Carolina to the World
Looking for opportunities to deepen global learning and connect with regional expertise? Meet UNC INSITE — the International Program for Scholarship, Innovation, Teaching and Engagement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Launched in 2026, INSITE builds on the work of UNC-Chapel Hill’s former Area Studies Centers through a new interdisciplinary hub focused on teaching, research, service, and global engagement. INSITE brings together expertise across six world regions:
INSITE’s mission is to use its extensive regional and interdisciplinary networks to prepare students, faculty, and North Carolina’s workforce to engage in respectful intercultural collaboration and address contemporary global issues. Its work includes conferences, workshops, and events; public conversations with scholars and other experts; academic and research opportunities; and community engagement with a particular focus on North Carolina.
For K-12 educators, INSITE and its regional units can provide another connection to UNC’s global expertise and opportunities to explore the histories, cultures, languages, perspectives, and contemporary issues of regions around the world. As INSITE continues to develop its programming, educators are encouraged to explore the six regional units and stay connected for upcoming events and opportunities.
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Connect with us!
The NC Global Education Steering Committee is excited to announce that we are now on Instagram and Facebook!
Follow us to stay inspired and informed about International Education Week and all things Global Education-related by following us on:
Together, we can prepare NC students for success in a global society!
NCDPI Office of Teaching & Learning Professional Learning Guide
The NCDPI Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) provides leadership and support for the review, revision, installation, and implementation of the NC Standard Course of Study, which includes resources and professional learning for providing high-quality, standards-aligned instruction for every K–12 student.
The 2026-2027 Office of Teaching & Learning Professional Learning Guide provides a central location for accessing statewide professional learning opportunities and newly released resources for 2026 - 2027. Educators can explore professional learning offered by each content-area team, find team contact information, and connect directly to each content area’s primary resource repository. Use the guide throughout the year to stay informed about available learning opportunities!
Subscribe and Connect with Each Area in the Office of Teaching and Learning
Stay informed with the latest news, opportunities, instructional resources, and standards updates from the NCDPI Office of Teaching and Learning. Educators, administrators, and partners are invited to subscribe to receive newsletters and announcements from the content areas and topics that matter most to their work.
Subscribers can customize their experience by selecting one or more focus areas, making it easy to stay connected to timely information, professional learning opportunities, and statewide initiatives.
Sign up today to receive updates from the area(s) of your choice, and never miss what’s happening across North Carolina’s teaching and learning community.
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