North+Carolina+Standard+Course+Of+Study+Overview+for+Beginning+Teachers

//During this portion of the training, participants will discuss the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, instructional design, and resources to support teaching and learning.//

Activity: Affinity Diagram

 * 1) === Individually, take a few moments to brainstorm anything and everything you can about the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Write one idea per sticky note. ===
 * 2) === All team members will place stickies on the table randomly then work together to categorize the stickies into like groups to share out. ===

Future-Ready Skills
Regardless of the content area or grade-level you teach, we are all responsible for teaching our students the skills to college and career ready.
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework
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===These 21st Century Skills Map are each the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. === || ||
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Tools and Resources to Support the Understanding of the 4Cs
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Online Tools Aligned with the 4Cs
// The Internet is rich with hidden treasures that can transform classroom instruction if only educators had time to find them. Explore free tools aligned with the 4Cs that are differentiated for the novice, intermediate, and advanced user. These free online tools support inquiry-based instruction, conceptual understanding, critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration. //

Formative Assessment Strategies
// Formative assessment is a **__process__** used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes (CCSSO FAST SCASS, 2006). Formative assessment should be purposeful in order to provide feedback that teachers can use immediately. Formative assessment fits seamlessly into instruction in a way that allows teachers to make minute to minute modifications. // // This portion of the training will allow you to explore numerous formative assessment strategies to use in your classroom. //