NC DPI Professional Development Opportunities for Social Studies Teachers

Professional Development Opportunities:

• AP Human Geography Webinar

NCDPI invited you to attend a FREE, one-hour webinar on Monday, April 4, 2011.  This session is designed to provide strategies to help students achieve success when taking the AP Exam.  For more information see attached flyer.

• Free Workshop for Civics & Economics teachers:  {REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED}
  This one-day session will feature training from DPI Social Studies consultants on the implications of the new PFL standards in C & E, best practices from the 2010 Economics Educator of the Year, and resources from the NC Council on Economic Education and the Federal Reserve Bank. Classroom resources and a certificate for 10 contact hours will be available for all participants. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

• Financial Literacy Summit II
  On June 22, North Carolina A&T State University will host a Financial Literacy Summit for teachers. This free event is sponsored by NC DPI and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy for Youth. For more information, see the attached flyer.

• National Humanities Center’s Online Seminars

The National Humanities Center is pleased to announce a seminar series devoted to NC history and literature.  Participants will receive a $100 stipend.  You may participate in multiple seminars, but will receive one stipend.  Three seminars will earn ten and a half contact hours or 1 CEU.  Space is limited Register now at http://www.nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/ncsemssum11.html

§         Teacher and Curriculum Support Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey

Please complete the Social Studies K-12 Essential Standards Needs Assessment Survey posted at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BX9XYFA54/.   The survey will take no more than 3 to 5 minutes to complete.  The information collected will help the K-12 Social Studies section understand the professional development needs of teachers in social studies classrooms and the needs of those who support classroom teachers in order to plan future professional development and training.

• Common Core and Essential Standards Regional Summer Institutes:

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is pleased to announce the kickoff of the Common Core and Essential Standards Regional Summer Institutes.  These two- day summer institutes are blended professional development (PD) opportunities for district-level and charter school teams to gain an understanding of the transition from the current Standard Course of Study to the new Common Core and Essential Standards for all content areas, which will be implemented during the 2012-13 school year.  

For more information, please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/profdev/  or

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes/

For questions about your local team structure or to request participation on the district-level team, please contact your local Race to the Top Coordinator.  For questions about the team structure or to request participation on the Charter School team, please contact your school lead administrator.