This week Craven County Schools held its first annual Career on Wheels (COW)Fair. There was lots of excitement at our host site, Craven Community College, with over 900 5th graders in attendance. Over 30 local businesses and agencies were on-hand to demonstrate a few of the skills utilized on the job. Students were engaged and attentively listened while having an opportunity to try some of the equipment, gadgets, and tools on site.
It was great to see so many connections being made to careers in our community. Thank you to all who made this event possible for our future career leaders!
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NEW: Change to Arts Ed Graduation Requirement Coming 2022
SL2020-78 Section 2.5 states that in addition to existing graduation requirements, NC students will need to complete one credit in an arts discipline (visual arts, music theater arts, and dance) between sixth and twelfth grade. This begins with students starting sixth grade in the fall of 2022 and all classes thereafter (including students fulfilling the OCS Graduation Requirements).
Locally developed courses will not apply toward the Arts Ed Graduation Requirements. Only those courses which teach the entire Standard Course of Study in an Arts Ed subject would satisfy the requirement. There are no requirements about the length or duration of a course, but it must teach the entire SCOS in Arts Ed.
For more information, click here.
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We are in the process of expanding BARK services and upgrading to the premium platform. Additional features will include 24/7 human monitoring on all student g-mail communications / Google drive, additional monitored categories, and phone notification from a BARK representative for severe incidents (violence and self-harm).
As a part of this process, we will be confirming all school safety, team members. Directions will be sent out to all school safety teams.
BARK training will be scheduled in the near future and additional information will be coming on the dates and times. This will be a short, voluntary, virtual training to demonstrate the new features and to allow for Q and A.
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Professional Development Opportunities from the
North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE)
NCCEE: Economics and Personal Finance
Summer Institutes
Registration for the NC Council on Economic Education (NCCEE): Economics and Personal Finance Summer Institutes will open on March 14 at 9:00 a.m. For a preview of the session dates, whether in person or virtual, please visit www.nccee.org/events. Please note the list of sessions is not yet finalized but will be prior to March 14.
40 hours of professional development for high school teachers of the Economics and Personal Finance course
$500 Stipend for first-time attendees
Lodging may be covered for some
Breakfast and lunch daily
Access to thousands of lesson plans, games, simulations, and more.
It may be possible for teachers who previously attended virtually to attend a second time in person. However, a second stipend will NOT be available.
For details contact Sandy Wheat or Stephanie Cales.
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NCASCD Virtual Regional Conference
STEM Sessions
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
8:30 am-9:15 am
Elementary Middle
Jeanna Goodson, K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist, Catawba County Schools
STEM in Catawba County Schools will be presented through a slideshow presentation. Throughout the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with each other through breakout rooms, Jamboards, and/or discussion boards. We will use videos to show application of our stem programs in the classroom.
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9:30 am-10:15 am
Elementary
Courtney Eller, Elementary STEM Innovator, Ashe County Schools
Want to bring a STEM mindset to your classroom, but feel overwhelmed in supporting a growth mindset and encouraging students to FAIL (First Attempt In Learning) up? Do you want to bring STEM into your classroom but feel overwhelmed and intimidated on how to blend it with what you already do in your classroom? This session includes strategies, tips, and tricks to help classroom teachers bring a little more STEM into their classroom practices, support students' social-emotional learning, incorporate STEM into multiple subject areas, and feel more successful in encouraging students to grow with STEM challenges and hands-on fun. This presentation includes examples of quick Virtual STEM challenges and collaborative activities throughout the session, so be prepared to move and do while learning
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12:30 pm-1:15 pm
All grade levels
Debra Lester, CTE-STEM Coach, Iredell-Statesville Schools
This presentation will share an overview of our wildly successful Rockets, Rovers, and Robots STEM Camp. I will also include links for resources and contacts. The Rockets, Rovers, and Robots (R3) STEM Camp is a highly engaging Mars and Moon-themed camp geared towards grades 5-8. The 3-week summer camp uses a cross-curricular approach and a myriad of problem-solving tasks and activities. The instructional itinerary not only sharpens academic skills but also provides opportunities for students to practice important and soft skills. An incidental perk to the R3 STEM Camp is the job skill exposure students experience hands-on. The current event topic of space exploration coupled with relevant application allows this camp to personalize education for 21st-century learners.
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PLEASE SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR FAMILY,
FRIENDS, & COMMUNITY
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PURSUING YOUR NATIONAL BOARDS?
National Boards Information
Here is an update and additional resources to support any candidates with the payment posting process for the 2021-22 cycle.
Interested candidates, here is the Funding Request Form please complete it as soon as possible. The National Board cannot pay for components on your behalf until the candidate has completed the following:
Logged in to their National Board account. Paid the $75 registration fee and completed the Registration Agreement. If you have not completed the Registration Agreement, you will see a blue "Complete Candidate Registration" button on their dashboard.
Confirmation of your certificate area selection is displayed on your account dashboard by selecting “Browse” from the left-hand navigation menu of the National Board portal, using the search function to locate your chosen certificate area and clicking the green “Save to my Home” button to add the certificate area to your dashboard.
Note: The National Board Customer Support team has reached out to candidates who have been approved to receive funding but who have not yet completed one or more of the above steps.
Here are a few resources to support candidates.
Best regards,
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
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TECHNOLOGY-CUSTOMER SERVICE FEEDBACK
In an effort to improve our customer service Tech Services has created a 3 question anonymous survey asking you to provide feedback on your experiences with our team. At any time, please feel free to let us know how we are doing.
Thank you!
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2022-2023 School Reassignments
The window for parents to request school reassignments for the 2022/2023 school year is from March 1st to March 31st. The forms will be available on the Craven County Schools website under Student Support Services. Families whose student(s) are currently on reassignment this school year will have to submit another form to re-apply for next school year if they want their student(s) to continue to attend a school outside of their attendance zone.
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District Collaboratives
March 15
Everyone is Welcome!
Please join us in February and March for our next District Collaboratives! Anyone can attend and be a part of these unique PLCs! Click here to learn more.
Each school must have at least one representative for each core subject area (Reading, Math, Science).
Administrators and School Level Coaches are invited and strongly encouraged to attend.
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