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Professional Development Opportunities through DPI Fall 2016, Session 2- Instructor-facilitated Online Courses Mark your calendars!...

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A huge thank you to Deanne Holcombe at Clayton High who worked tirelessly to help us get the Digital Learning Grant books removed and r...

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Please share the following opportunity with your staff. The Office of Assessment and Accreditation in the College of Education at ...

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Partnership Teach

Do you know a classified staff member or parent who would be a great teacher?  Consider sharing this online opportunity from ECU.

We at East Carolina University would like to thank you for the warm welcome at your PANC Fall Conference.  We are excited to announce that our Partnership Teachonline TA to Teacher program,applications are NOW OPEN for the 2020 cohorts!  Application deadlines are January 15 or February 17 depending on the specific program (see attached flyer for full details).

You are encouraged to share the information below and attached with any classified staff interested in seeking their first Bachelor’s degree and teaching license online through East Carolina University. 

Available majors through Partnership Teach:

  • Elementary Education K-6
  • Special Education K-12
  • Middle Grades Education 6-9 (Social Studies + Language Arts)

Helpful links:


Friday, October 14, 2016

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

Professional Development Opportunities through DPI


Fall 2016, Session 2- Instructor-facilitated Online Courses
Mark your calendars! Our second session of facilitated online courses will be open for registration soon. Below is the list of instructor–facilitated online courses being offered by Educator Effectiveness, NCDPI for the Fall Session 2. (Remember, that unlike these facilitated courses, our self-paced modules are always open for enrollment.) Our facilitated courses provide the opportunity to interact with peers and an instructor along with high-quality professional development.  They combine the flexibility of working from anywhere at any time, and the benefits of working with a cohort of peers.

Fall Session 2 courses will start Monday October 17. Registration for these courses will open October 3, 2016. Registration is limited to 35 participants per section. 

Building and Sustaining Professional Development
6 weeks, 0.5 CEU
Connecting with our 21st Century Learners
5 weeks, 1.0 CEU
Digital Literacies in the K-12 Classroom
7 weeks, 1.5 CEUs
Introduction to Data Literacy
5 weeks, 1.0 CEU
Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part 1
5 weeks, 0.5 CEUs
Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part 2
7 weeks, 1.0 CEU
North Carolina Teacher Standards and Evaluation Process
6 weeks, 2.0 CEUs
Responsibilities of the 21st-Century Educator
7 weeks, 1.0 CEU
Universal Design for Learning 1: UDL in the Everyday Classroom
6 weeks, 1.5 CEUs
Universal Design for Learning 2: UDL and the Whole Classroom
5 weeks, 1.0 CEU

For a description of the courses and associated CEUs, and on information on how to register, visit our website https://rt3nc.org/ Talk to your Professional Development Coordinator at your school to get credit.

Additionally, we will also offer a session of Effective Digital Strategies for Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom: A PD MOOClet. Duration: 6 Weeks (20 hours) Credits:  2 CEUs    Maximum registration: 250, minimum registration 100

Please note that this course is structured differently from the traditional instructor-led courses above. This course is designed for active, collaborative learners who are self-driven, motivated, flexible and enjoy sharing information and resources. There is less-instructor interaction and relies heavily on participant interactionIt focuses on using digital tools and strategies to support teaching and learning and enriching individuals’ knowledge through developing communities of practice across the state.  In this course, we will look at the 4Cs - Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration; keystones for the 21st century classroom. This MOOClet:
  • Is learner-centered, focusing on participants’ professional needs in different disciplines and grade levels
  • Focuses on participants as creators of content as much as they are “consumers” of content
  • Involves extensive peer-to-peer communication
  • Includes a larger number of students than a typical facilitator-led course and less facilitator feedback.
These courses are available at no cost to North Carolina educators and will be facilitated by DPI professionals. The courses are completed entirely online. Participants are expected to meet all weekly deadlines in order to receive CEUs. Partial credit will not be given.  For a description of the courses and associated CEUs, and on information on how to register, visit our website https://rt3nc.org/
Contact Dr. Geetanjali Soni at Geetanjali.soni@dpi.nc.gov  if you have any questions.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Media Monday: DiscoveryEd Books


A huge thank you to Deanne Holcombe at Clayton High who worked tirelessly to help us get the Digital Learning Grant books removed and reissued.  Deanne, we can't thank you enough for your hard work to help all of us have the resources that we want and our teachers will use!  Most of the orders have been populated, so if you haven't checked out your eFollettShelf, you might want to check it out.

With our library of e-resources rapidly growing, let's not forget about the resources that we have on our subscription sites.  Did you know that Discovery Education has almost 1,000 different books that have been read aloud as a video?  How do you access these books?
  1. Log into Discovery Education and go to "My DE" so you can see the search bar.
  2. Select the Advanced Search and Using the Publisher field select "Weston Woods"
  3. Your return will be 960 books ....You can then look at them in a list view, sort by Most Popular, Recently Added, etc.
  4. Many of the titles have shorter segments if you don't want to watch the whole book and a teacher's guide to help facilitate the instruction of the book.  
While many of these titles are picture books, there is research showing that picture books can make a great impact in the secondary classroom, and can help bring engagement to a lesson. In other words, "Picture books aren't just for Kindergarteners."  Look around you might find something you can share!

Happy Monday!  

Friday, September 18, 2015

Free Opportunity for PD from ECU


Please share the following opportunity with your staff.

The Office of Assessment and Accreditation in the College of Education at East Carolina University is offering two free online professional development opportunities for the week of September 24th to 28th.  Please see the flyer linked below.


Please direct questions to:

Jason D. Whited M.Ed. | Instructional Technology Consultant
East Carolina University
College of Education
122 Speight Building | Greenville, NC 27858