K-6 Presidential Awards for 2021-22
The K-6 Cycle for the Presidential Awards is now open!
Nominations and applications are now open for the 2021-22 cycle of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for K-6 teachers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.
The entire application cycle has been moved forward a few months, with nominations closing on Friday, January 7 and applications due to be completed by Sunday, February 6.
Did you know that a person does not have to be nominated to complete a Presidential Award application?
Each year, several of our state’s finalists, and eventual awardees, began their application without a nomination. Any eligible K-6 teacher of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or computer science can complete an application. To start an application, visit www.paemst.org.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the North Carolina Presidential Awards Program, please contact the State Coordinator for PAESMT, Joseph Reaper, at joseph.reaper@dpi.nc.gov.
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Field Trips - Reminders
Please ensure you are aware of all requirements when planning a field trip. Check with the administrator of your school who is responsible for approving field trips if you have initial questions before submitting any documents to the Curriculum and Instruction Division. All needed instructions and forms are on the Craven County Schools website, which you can locate using the following steps:
Log in to the district website > Staff Resources > Forms > Field Trip Checklist -Start Here
Please ensure you meet the deadlines as stated and that all required documents are included when you submit the field trip packet.
Only one-day middle school and high school field trips are currently allowed. If there are any changes regarding elementary field trips following the upcoming Board Work Session or Meeting, that information will be shared with school leaders.
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Creating an At-Home Learning Environment - Rethink Education Parent Webinars
Rethink Education, an initiative of NCDPI, is launching a new, free webinar series that invites parents and guardians to learn more about how to support their child’s learning, no matter where it takes place. The first webinar, “Creating an At-Home Learning Environment,” provides families with practical recommendations for how to create spaces at home that are great for learning — available in both English and Spanish.
Creating an At-Home Learning Environment
Speaker: Amber Garvey
Crear un Ambiente de Aprendizaje en Casa
Speaker: Rachel Wright Junio
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Webinars on the NCTest Embedded Calculators
Please join Accountability Services for a series of webinars on the NCTest embedded calculators. These webinars will provide insights on how to use the embedded calculators in NCTest. This year, we are also pleased to offer content on leveraging our embedded online calculators to create interactive student lessons.
These webinars are intended for mathematics teachers who are administering NC Interims, NC Check-Ins, End-of-Grade, or End-of-Course assessments online, but school-based administrators and district-level personnel are welcome to register and attend. Please click on the link below to register.
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*Registration capped at 1,000
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and a separate TNN with a link to the recording will be shared later.
NCDPI is not offering any CEUs for these webinars.
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Announcing the 2021
24th High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM®)
and
NEW! Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidMCM) November 3 – 16, 2021
COMAP’s High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) and Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidMCM) are international contests designed to provide high school and middle school/level students the opportunity to work as team members to engage in and improve their modeling, problem solving, and writing skills. Teams of up to four students from your school apply mathematics to model and develop a solution to a real-world problem. There is no limit to the number of teams per school. Teams with all students 14 ½ years of age or younger participate in MidMCM. See www.himcmcontest.com or www.midmcm.com for complete rules.
Previous problems include:
Drone Clusters as Sky Light Displays
Charge! The Impact of “plugging-in” our Electronic Devices
Find the Top 10 Roller Coasters in the World
The Best Summer Job
Let the contests be part of your class plans this fall. We encourage you and your students to form one or more teams to represent your school in this rewarding contest. Teachers report using the contest as part of a mathematics or modeling course, or as a math club activity. Some students form a team and participate just for fun. Please share this information with mathematics teachers, STEM educators (science, technology, engineering, etc.), and students.
2021 HiMCM/MidMCM CONTEST DATES ARE November 3-16, 2021. Teams choose their own working times within this contest window to work in-person and/or virtually. COMAP announces results in February 2022.
Go to www.himcmcontest.com / www.midmcm.com for all contest information and to download the 2021 HiMCM/MidMCM Flyer. Please post the flyer in your department and share with other teachers and students.
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#Setting the Standard
Want to learn more about #SettingTheStandard? Attend our #SettingTheStandards PD series! This series will consist of four sessions offered by grade-band. The goal of the professional learning series is to allow educators the opportunity to learn from, engage with, and be supported by the information and resources provided. The series will consist of:
Session 1: Understanding the ELA Standards
Session 2: Learning Progressions and PLCs
Session 3: Read Alouds
Session 4: Text Sets
The content of the first session in the series addresses #SettingTheStandard Strategy #1: Access to Grade-Level Standards and will take place on November 2nd at 3:45 PM. This session will provide participants with essential, core knowledge about alignment to the NC ELA Standard Course of Study. Register for the first session of the series on Understanding the ELA Standards using the links below. Be sure to click "Register" on the left hand side of the window to enter your information.
Register for Session 1 by Grade-Band:
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Each year the North Carolina Division of Air within the Department of Environmental Quality coordinates the AQ-IQ Contest for Seventh-grade science students. The contest asks students to:
- research an air quality problem,
- look for solutions to the problem, and
- create a creative/artistic, on-line, poster, or video project to help others learn about air and air pollutions solutions.
The projects will be turned in using an on-line tool, and can be turned in at any time up to March 7, 2022. The on-line format allows more flexibility in both the traditional, on-line and distance learning classroom. The schedule will also allow your students to participate in any academic calendar or pacing.
Visit the AQ-IQ contest page for more information:
or contact me directly at: keith.bamberger@ncdenr.gov or 828-296-4553
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NCELI Newsletter Link
The NCDPI Office of Early Learning has published an NCELI newsletter featuring next steps and tips regarding the formative assessment. For more information, click here.
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Creating Checkpoints for NCELI Webinar (Optional)
Kindergarten NCELI Checkpoint will occur in mid-November. If you are interested, Teaching Strategies will host a webinar for traditional calendar schools that is focused on making Checkpoints. Register here. We look forward to seeing you there on November 9th!
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Opportunity for Student Enrichment from
Western Carolina University
Announcing: Whee CreATe
ARE YOU LOOKING TO INSPIRE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING and PROVIDE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
A free virtual program where children and youth from ages 6-18 can use their creativity to solve problems, tackle challenges, and create works of art. Check it out here: https://wheecreate.wcu.edu
Every month, beginning October 1, 2021 and running through March 2022, two challenges will be posted. Participants are welcome to complete one or both of the challenges and each entry will receive feedback and comments from other participants, as well as university faculty, teachers, etc.
At the completion of the program (April 2022) all participants will receive a personalized certificate of completion, and prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
o Most creative invention (in 3 age groups)
o Most creative artistic expression (spoken, performance, visual) (in 3 age groups)
o Overall creativity (to compete in this category, participants must have posted for at least four different challenges.)
o Most creative use of materials found at home
If you have questions about WHEE CreATe, contact Lisa Bloom (bloom@wcu.edu) & Kristy Doss (kkdoss@wcu.edu).
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NC State University’s College of Education invites you to consider a master’s or doctoral degree in education! We offer a wide range of excellent graduate programs taught and supported by some of the brightest faculty members in the nation (visit our program information here). Please consider attending our College-Wide Virtual Open House: Inside the Graduate Student Experience on either Thursday, October 21 or November 11 from 7:30 -9:00 p.m. via Zoom. If you’re unable to attend the synchronous session but wish to receive more information, please indicate through the RSVP form.
The virtual format allows attendees to gain a broad overview of the College of Education, reviewing our resources for graduate students, and receiving insight from a panel of current graduate students representing all three departments. The purpose of the event is to provide a general introduction to the College of Education at NC State and to offer time to learn from an engaging panel of current students. NOTE: Not all 35 specific graduate program areas of studies and concentrations will be represented, so we encourage you to reach out to these specific programs directly.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to visiting with you soon!
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