The BT Resources webpage offers beginning teachers access to essential testing resources, professional development materials, and ongoing support to help them acclimate to their new roles. Included are helpful tools for certification test preparation, informative BT newsletters, and guidance designed to foster confidence and success as educators begin their teaching careers. This hub provides timely updates and practical resources aimed at supporting teacher growth and development throughout their early years in the profession.
NCBOLD Professional Development Resources
The Regional Education Facilitator team is excited to work with Digital Teaching and Learning for the NCBOLD Conference in each region. This is a professional learning experience that Beginning Teachers will not want to miss. Beginning Teachers, Mentors, and BT Coordinators are also encouraged to attend NCBOLD to experience high-quality, innovative sessions during the summer. If you missed the opportunity or want to access resources from this PD experience, take a moment to access the resources and recorded sessions linked below.
Presenters may express a wide variety of opinions, viewpoints, and/or beliefs that do not necessarily represent the opinions, viewpoints, and/or beliefs of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction or the North Carolina State Board of Education.
NCEES Professional Development Modules
Accessing Courses in the PD System of Home Base
The Professional Educator: An Ethics Guide for North Carolina Teachers State Board policy EVAL-014 defines the code of ethics for all North Carolina educators. This code of ethics aims to set standards of professional conduct. This module reviews these standards for all teachers. This is also an essential tool for the growth and development of beginning teachers and lateral entry teachers. (1.0 CEU)
NC Teacher Evaluation: Understanding the Process This module explores the steps of the NC Educator Evaluation Process, including self-assessment, goal-setting, observations and conferencing, planning professional development, and summary evaluations. (0.5 CEU)
NC Professional Teaching Standards: The demands of 21st-century education have required new roles for teachers in their classrooms and schools. The North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards define what teachers need to know and do to teach students in the 21st century. This module explores the teacher standards, their elements, and the rating scales for each element. (1.0 CEU)
Developing and Maintaining a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom: This module offers strategies that will enable teachers to shape the management of their classrooms by building relationships with students, establishing procedures, and planning lessons. Beginning teachers who have completed a teacher preparation program, as well as those who are entering the profession via alternative routes, will benefit from this module. It will also help veteran teachers who would like to refresh their management techniques. (1.0 CEU).
Modules For Beginning Teacher Mentors
The 21st Century Mentoring Module: The NC 21st Century Mentoring module provides mentors with the 21st-century skills and knowledge needed to support beginning teachers. This module is built around the North Carolina Mentor Standards, which are aligned with the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and provide direction in how mentors can support beginning teachers in each teaching standard. The module was designed to provide the official training required of all mentors in North Carolina. LEAs may use this module to train mentors who have not received training or to retrain those who were trained prior to 2010, when the new NC Mentor Standards were adopted. All North Carolina students deserve effective teachers. The North Carolina 21st Century Mentoring Module helps mentors implement best practices for guiding beginning teachers to reach their fullest potential. (1.0 CEU).
Coaching to Lead: Strategies for Effective Mentor Practice: Effective coaching happens because of guidance using strategic action and dialogue to meet overall goals. Coaches help create trusting environments for learning and growing through open communication and healthy relationships within an organization. This coaching course is a resource for mentors and other instructional leaders. It includes research-based practices, as well as activities and strategies to support mentors, coaches, and leaders. This course can also serve as a mentor update training for continuous professional development. (.5 CEU).