This session engages participants in exploring static electricity through hands-on investigations and model-based reasoning. The session emphasizes student discourse, collaborative sensemaking, and alignment with grades 6–12 physical science standards.
In this session, participants will explore the components of the honors policy and learn how to assess current honors-level courses to ensure they meet the required depth and complexity. They will explore the Honors Level Course Development and Evaluation Tool, along with other resources. Additionally, participants will deepen their knowledge of advanced learning indicators and engage with best-practice instructional strategies that support honors-level coursework.
Explore practical strategies and classroom examples that help elementary educators integrate foundational computer science concepts across PK–5 subjects while building students’ problem-solving and computational thinking skills.
Elementary Computer Science, IT, and Technology Education Consultant
Natalie Hulbert currently serves as the Elementary Computer Science, IT, and Technology Education Consultant with the Office of Career and Technical Education at the NC DPI. Before taking this role, she was a K-5 STEM Specialist Teacher and Technology Facilitator for eight years in... Read More →
This session engages participants in exploring static electricity through hands-on investigations and model-based reasoning. The session emphasizes student discourse, collaborative sensemaking, and alignment with K–5 science standards.
During this session, participants will focus on the ongoing implementation of the 2024 Standard Course of Study (SCoS) for World Languages, with an overview of the available support tools, updated resources, and 2026-2027 professional development. Policy questions will also be discussed, along with specific materials for classical, dual language/immersion (DL/I), heritage, and modern language programs.
This session focuses on translating North Carolina Standard Course of Study expectations into high-quality, standards-aligned instruction that drives student learning. Participants will examine the architecture of standards, unpack key concepts and skills, and align instructional planning, tasks, and assessments to ensure coherence and rigor.
Kelly Schultz entered the field of education in the Spring of 2008 as a secondary English Language Arts teacher. She has since progressed in the field serving as a curriculum coach, MTSS District Coordinator, and NCDPI Education Consultant. Kelly has taught in both Illinois and North... Read More →
Learn how middle school educators can successfully transition to teaching high school computer science courses through accessible tools, curriculum supports, and real classroom strategies that build confidence and capacity.
Join this session to explore the NC Social Studies Standards and support documents. Learn how to align instruction and assessment effectively while incorporating inquiry indicators to promote critical thinking. Discover valuable resources designed to support educators in implementing engaging, standards-based social studies instruction.
This session will explore practical, research-based strategies to support discourse in developing both mathematical understanding and academic language. Participants will examine what meaningful math talk looks like across K–12 settings and learn practical strategies to create inclusive environments where all students feel empowered to share, refine, and challenge ideas. Educators will strengthen their ability to facilitate discussion, ask purposeful questions, and shift toward student-centered sense-making so that every learner has access to rigorous and engaging mathematics.
This interactive session provides a high-level overview of the NC Student Success Standards and their alignment with MTSS, data-informed practice, and the ASCA National Model 5th Edition. Participants will explore what’s new, how the standards connect to existing systems and initiatives, and why this shift matters for school counseling practice and student outcomes.
This interactive session provides a high-level overview of the NC Student Success Standards and their alignment with MTSS, data-informed practice, and the ASCA National Model 5th Edition. Participants will explore what’s new, how the standards connect to existing systems and initiatives, and why this shift matters for school counseling practice and student outcomes.
This session will assist administrators and educators in deeply examining the common framework of the four artistic process strands of Connect, Create, Present, and Respond, the eight standards and 16 learning objective throughlines in Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Participants will gain an understanding of how the new structure of the standards promotes interdisciplinary connections between the arts disciplines and other academic content.
Target Audience: K-12 Teachers and School Specialists. In this session, participants will dive into the 2025 North Carolina English Language Development (ELD) Standards to move toward a shared, school-wide responsibility for Multilingual Learner (ML) success. This comprehensive workshop explores the "who, what, and how" of supporting North Carolina's diverse ML population. Participants will analyze the ELD Standards Framework, and how they serve as the roadmap for weaving language development into core academic content. Key takeaways include: strategic resource navigation; evidence-based instructional strategies; collaborative leadership; data-informed decision making. Whether you are a district leader designing professional development or a classroom teacher looking for immediate instructional supports, this session provides the framework to ensure our MLs reach their highest potential.
In this K-12 session, unpack the ELA standards and dig into how they build across grade levels. Through collaborative discussions and real-world classroom examples, attendees will gain a better idea as to what standards-aligned instruction could look like in practice and how they support student growth in all areas of literacy. This session will also provide updates on the 2026 SCoS timeline, information regarding messaging and resources currently available to support installation, and a review of major shifts.
Kelly Schultz entered the field of education in the Spring of 2008 as a secondary English Language Arts teacher. She has since progressed in the field serving as a curriculum coach, MTSS District Coordinator, and NCDPI Education Consultant. Kelly has taught in both Illinois and North... Read More →
This professional learning supports best practices by providing teams of teachers (general and special educators and ML Teachers) with the six approaches of co-teaching, their implementation and practical tools, which can be utilized by teams implementing co-teaching in their schools. The teams will gain knowledge of the essential elements of co-teaching: co-planning, co-instructing and co-assessing within an ELA classroom.
HB 959 requires structured instruction on social media’s impact on mental health, misinformation, manipulation, digital safety, and reporting protocols across K–12. This session outlines a practical framework for translating legislative requirements into vertically aligned, standards-based learning experiences. Participants will explore how to embed these requirements and the Digital Learning Standards for Students into existing curriculum, ensure developmental alignment, and support sustainable implementation ahead of the 2026–2027 mandate.
In this session, participants will explore several state policies and discuss how their local implementation practices impact students in World Language programs. We will focus on K-12 articulation for dual language/immersion (DL/I) programs, as well as K-5, K-8, and high school credit courses for middle school students in classical and modern language programs, that build proficiency and could lead to placement into more advanced courses in grades 9 - 12. We will also discuss local course sequence(s) that include offering Level I and II as standard or honors courses, creating pathways that lead to advanced coursework, and fulfilling the requirements for the UNC Minimum Admissions Requirements or the Global Language Endorsement (GLE), North Carolina’s Seal of Biliteracy.
Target Audience: K-12 Teachers and School Specialists. In this session, participants will dive into the 2025 North Carolina English Language Development (ELD) Standards to move toward a shared, school-wide responsibility for Multilingual Learner (ML) success. This targeted session provides a high-level overview of the NC ELD Standards. We have distilled the framework into a concise briefing, focusing on the foundational shifts and essential resources every educator needs to support Multilingual Learners by design.
