Hear from best-selling Black authors Tracy Deonn and Kwame Mbalia and guest scholar Jewel Davis to gain insight and deepen your understanding of diversity, representation and the role of race, gender and history within diverse texts.
This session will focus on how cultural perspectives and language backgrounds affect students’ mathematical thinking and understanding. We will specifically look at addressing the mathematical needs of non-English speakers. As well as how culture influences these mathematical needs. This PGU will help you gain a better understanding of how to meet diverse cultural and language…
Are you an undergraduate student interested in student teaching abroad? Join us and listen to Dr. Angela Wiseman and Ajaya Francis Jonas discuss the study abroad program for student teachers taking place in South Africa for 3 weeks in Spring 2025 and express your interest! Register at go.ncsu.edu/southafrica25 for the event and in SAGE to…
During this session, students can find out more information about the edTPA performance assessment, what is expected of them, and receive answers to their questions about the product. Date: Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 Time: 5:30-7 PM Location: Virtual: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93446946397 Audience: Student Teachers Contact: Sarah Montello (smontel2@ncsu.edu) Credit: 0.5
In this session, we will discuss the requirements of the edTPA learning segment including, but not limited to: central focus, academic language, the format of lesson plans, consideration of Tasks 2 and 3 in design, and the inclusion of knowledge of students. Date: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 Time: 5:30-7 PM Location: Virtual (https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93446946397) Audience: Student…
This PGU is open to all College of Education students. Research has shown that the competitive aspect of board games has an impact on student learning and motivation. Gamification class activities help students engage in learning and enhance their problem-solving, critical thinking, and social communication skills. Attendees will play the games, and then consider ways…
Students will get an overview on Task 3: Assessment of the EdTPA Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM Location: Virtual (https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93446946397) Audience: Student Teachers Contact: Sarah Montello (smontel2@ncsu.edu) Credit: 0.5
This PGU is open to all College of Education students, but best suited for elementary education majors. Robots have been widely used in teaching elementary classes and align with state and national standards for technology integration. Research has demonstrated that new technology materials enhance student learning motivations. Future prospective teachers should understand how to integrate…
Students will get an overview of the submission process. Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Time: 5:30 - 7 PM Location: Virtual (https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93446946397) Audience: Student Teachers Contact: Sarah Montello (smontel2@ncsu.edu) Credit: 0.5
As many educators are introducing technology tools in their classrooms, it is important for them to link to content learning objectives. This session will provide a space to explore the use of MicroBit and Finch robots in their classroom. The participants will be introduced to MicroBit, an educational technology tool created by Microsoft that has…