Professional Learning

The NCDPI ML/Title III Team is committed to providing high-quality professional learning to educators of MLs. The NCDPI ML/Title III Team's goal is to prepare educators with the knowledge and resources they need to meet the diverse needs of MLs. Characteristics of our training offerings include:

  • Face-to-face, online, and blended formats
  • Customization for diverse audiences including, ML teachers, general education/content teachers, and administrators
  • Certificates of attendance to submit to school districts for license renewal credit

View the accordion below to see more information about professional learning opportunities.

To request support for your PSU, please contact the NCDPI ML/Title III Team at ESLTitleIII@dpi.nc.gov.

Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference

The NCDPI ML/Title III Team hosts the Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference, an annual event for all ML educators.  Please join our listserv to receive conference information, including dates and locations.

2025 Summer Conference

Make your plans now! Join experts from across the state and the Department of Public Instruction for the ML/Title III Growing Success for Multilingual Learners Summer Conference. Last year's conference, themed "Unlocking the Power of Multilingual Learners for Academic Success," was an inspiring and transformative experience.

2024 Summer Conference Archives

Presentations from the 2024 Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference have been archived. There are over fifty slide decks from across the three conferences (two face-to-face and one virtual) and recordings from the virtual sessions available to support ML education in your PSU.  Use them as is or adapt for your specific audience and environment.

 

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The NCDPI ML/Title III offers workshops developed by WIDA. These WIDA Workshops cover a range of topics intended for a variety of audiences, from K-12 classroom teachers to ELD specialists, to district and school administrators. Face-to-face offerings allow participants to interact directly with WIDA staff and online workshops through Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) are available when and where it is convenient to participants, offering something for every educator of multilingual learners!

WIDA Workshops are free and available to all NC public school and charter school educators. Learn more about the WIDA professional learning offerings available this school year at WIDA Workshops for NC Educators.

24-25 School Year - PD Offerings 

September 4, 2024: Collaboration within DL/I: : Integration of Content Area and ELD Standards

October 30, 2024: Collaborating to Integrate ELD Standards

December 4, 2024: Collaborating School-Wide for MLs 

March 24, 2025: Collaborating Within an MTSS

May 8, 2025: Collaborating to Support Dually Identified Students

23-24 School Year

October 2023: Best Practices for Working with Newcomers (Recording | Slides)

January 2024: Reframing Education for Long-Term ELs (Recording | Slides)

January 2024: Advancing MLs Using the Science of Reading (Recording | Slides)

January 2024: Standards-Based Academic Language Development (Recording | Slides)

March 2024: Exploring Grading for Multilingual Learners (Recording | Slides)

April 2024: Academic Conversations with ACCESS Data Integration (Recording | Slides)

24-25 School Year

September 23-24, 2024 (in-person | Slides)

23-24 School Year

August 2023 (Recording | Slides)

October 2023 (Recording | Slides)

January 2024 (Slides

April 2024 (Slides)

 

As part of the NCDPI ML/Title III Team's vision to build the capacity of all ML stakeholders in the state, the team sponsors educators to attend professional learning that enhances both knowledge and practice for meeting the needs of MLs. 

Sponsorships are awarded for specific professional learning opportunities through an application process.  Applications go through internal evaluation and individuals who are sponsored must complete a sponsorship orientation and task. These sponsorships provide reimbursement for registration, travel, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and classroom coverage, if applicable, per State guidelines.

Sponsorships are not awarded through request and are made available through our communication channels. To learn more about upcoming sponsorship opportunities, please subscribe to our listserv and follow us on social media.

The NCDPI ML/Title III Team created online self-paced and facilitator-led modules for NC public school and charter school educators to access through the my.ncedcloud.org portal at my.ncedcloud.org. Educators may access this portal using their UID number (usually 10 digits) and password; the same login information used to access PowerSchool and NCEES. - Data managers at the school level may provide assistance if the password is forgotten.

Once logged onto the NCEdCloud System, click on the NCEES Unified Talent icon and click on the Professional Development Tab to access the online offerings.

Current offerings include:

#15103 DL/I Book Study: Educating ELs for a Transformed World

A book study course designed for educators who want to learn more about dual language/immersion (DL/I) research and implementation through a close examination of the Thomas and Collier publications. This book study focuses on the first book, "Educating English Learners for a Transformed World," which is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Book," and it looks at the design, implementation, and assessment of educational programming for English Learners (ELs).

#16665 Introduction to LinguaFolio Training

This course is organized into eight modules that provide an overview of LinguaFolio as a formative assessment tool that helps learners: Assess their language competencies, document their intercultural activities, and become reflective and autonomous in their language learning. This 8 module course will take approximately 10 hours to complete and is worth 1 CEU upon completion.

#235 The WIDA English Language Development Standards: Self-Paced

NCDPI created a comprehensive series of professional development modules for expanded WIDA Professional Development state-wide. Supporting the focus on college and career-ready students, the distance education platform and module format facilitate the course for a variety of participants, such as in-service content teachers, ESL educators, school administrators, and district-level professionals.