Recruiting for the Cause! We are all in the business of finding future educators! Whether we are recruiting them to consider App State as 18-year-old high school graduates, 30- year-old community college transfer students, or mid-career residency licensure students, we are looking to engage with those who want to make their teaching dreams a reality. In our public schools. you are all looking for future educators, as well! Whether you are connecting with them in Future Teacher Clubs, Teacher Cadet Courses, CTE courses, on the ball field, in the supermarket, or on your sub list--you are constantly looking for student-centered future colleagues who may be willing to consider the profession. We ALL need more good educators in our contexts for one good reason--our children deserve the best! As you engage in another year with the RCOE Public School Partnership, we hope to partner with you to find and prepare the best educators for your classrooms. Through events and programs we are putting in place and/or refining over the years, we hope to provide two-way, collaborative programming in which we co-create solutions to our work force needs. Through the AppVisory Board, Program Advisory Teams, Teacher Cadet Partnerships, NC New Teacher Support, HR Roundtables, EdTPA support, student field trips, site-based App State guest speakers, Lab School discussions, the Innovation Expo, and Mini-grants, we hope to provide outlets for you to express and receive support as you problem solve to meet your districts' needs for recruiting and retaining the best possible human resources for your schools! We also hope to celebrate those partnerships this year as we continue to grow together and learn from each other! For more information about the ways in which the Reich College of Education can continue to support you in 2023-2024, we will keep you up to date with our comprehensive weekly RCOE Connected Newsletters, produced each week from the office of Dean Spooner:
We look forward to our continued partnerships in 2024! Happy Holidays! Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm, NBCT Public School Partnership, Director NC New Teacher Support Program, App State Regional Director NC Principal Fellows, App State Co-Director Reich College of Eduction, Office 404 G Appalachian State University rosenbalmem@appstate.edu; 828-262-6108 |
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2023 Mountaineer Readers Announced!
As a partnership between the Reich College of Education's Public School Partnership (PSP), the Appalachian State Athletics Department, our university and school-based library/ media centers, and our public school elementary partners, It is my honor to announce the winners of the 2023 Mountaineer Readers Program!
2023 Top School:
App State Academy at Middle Fork (App State)
SLMC: Carla Clayton
Principal: Sean Gaillard
2023 Additional Top 5 Schools:
Miller's Creek Elementary (Wilkes County)
SLMC: Karyn Church
Principal: Nikki Patrick
Valle Crucis Elementary (Watauga County)
SLMC: Jane Brown
Principal: Dr. Bonnie Smith
Wittenburg Elementary (Alexander County)
SLMC: Melinda Glenn
Principal: Scott Bowman
Crossnore Elementary (Avery County)
SLMC: Ashley McFee
Principal: Matthew Bentley
Westwood Elementary (Ashe County)
SLMC: Mandy Keziah
Principal: Jennifer Holden
2023 Top Two Classrooms:
Kaitlyn Marshall's Classroom
App State Academy at Middle Fork, App State
SLMC: Carla Clayton
Principal: Sean Gaillard
Jennifer Crouse's Classroom
Mountain View Elementary School, Wilkes County
SLMC: Becky Vanderheide
Principal: Katie Reeves
Check out this great article to read more about this exciting celebratory event, and look for news about winning classroom and winning school celebrations in upcoming PSP Newsletters! Email Dr. Rosenbalm at rosenbalmem@appstate.edu for questions on how your students can participate in the future! |
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Congratulations, Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Winners! Congratulations to the following Fall 2023 Public School Partnership Mini-Grant Winners for receiving full or partial funding for their projects (up to $1,000!) After reviewing 39 applications from our region, the Public School Partnership (PSP) Mini-Grant Committee chose to fund the following 13 selected projects this fall, based on their alignment to our goals of collaboration, sustainability, and innovation. According to our evaluation process, the newest approved projects are as follows: Fall 2023 PSP Mini-Grant Winners Are you interested in applying for a PSP Mini-Grant in the new year? Guidelines for the Spring 2024 Mini-Grant process can be found HERE! |
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Research for YOU! The latest issue of the Journal of Trauma Studies in Education has been released. This issue features the following articles:
- Trauma Symptomatology and Self-Esteem among Court-Involved, Female Youth
- Helpline-Informed Approaches to Remote Learning Needs for Students at Risk of Maltreatment
- An Investigation of Black and White College Students’ Knowledge About the Long-Term Effects of ACEs
- On the Emotional Toll and Tensions of Doing Socioemotional Work in an Urban Setting
- Planting Seeds of Mindfulness During Teacher Preparation
- School-Based Trauma: A Scoping Review
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education: Considerations for the Future of Research and Practice
Access the latest issue using the following link: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/JTSE/issue/view/223 Have a project that needs a publication home? JTSE is an online open-access publication that accepts full research articles, research in brief, and conceptual/theoretical pieces. We accept articles on a rolling basis and publish twice a year. Questions? Email Dr. Jason Lynch, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University! 
******************************************************************************* - Student success is a combination of academic and professional development - Students want engaging course delivery from faculty - Student well-being and access impact student success & engagement - Students believe dual enrollment improves college readiness - Strong K12 & higher ed partnerships matter to students 
******************************************************************************** The Public School Forum of North Carolina has published the 2023 Roadmap of Need, a whole child needs assessment for North Carolina youth presenting county-level data and rankings. RALEIGH, NC (November 10, 2023) – The Roadmap has been redesigned since its last publication in 2020, and now features interactive online maps, data tables, and county profiles available on the Public School Forum’s website. The report will be produced biennially moving forward. To establish the rankings the Forum used 20 indicators of wellness across 5 domains: economic development, physical health, mental health and safety, education inputs, and education outcomes. These five domains capture the interconnected conditions and resources that are necessary for a child to succeed, both inside and outside of the classroom. A whole child needs assessment is critical to understanding what is needed for each child to have in order to thrive in school and in life, making this report a vital resource for policymakers, school leaders, out-of-school time providers, funders, nonprofits, families, and the public. “The Roadmap continues to highlight disparities across the state that influence a child’s ability to succeed both inside and outside of the classroom. It is our hope that local advocates and lawmakers can use this resource to address the needs specific to each community,” said Public School Forum Policy & Research Manager Elizbeth Paul. 
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NBCTApps National Board Support Group Schedule This year, the Public School Partnership(PSP) and the NWRESA will sponsor four (4) Saturday National Board Workshops, consisting of a PD session at the beginning of the event, with work time provided with available mentors throughout the rest of the event. All sessions will be FREE to App State Alumni and PSP Members! Remaining Saturday Workshop Dates, Locations, & Topics:
- FULL! December 2nd, Catawba County Schools; PD Session: "Three Types of Writing for the National Board Process"
- January 27th, Wilkes County Schools; PD Session: "Panel of NBCTs and Video Tips"
- March 16th, App State RCOE; PD Session: "Feedback from Peers and Mentors"
Saturday Workshop Details:
- 9am-2pm
- Mentors will be onsite to assist you!
- Free food & drinks provided!
- Door Prizes will be given away at 10am and 1pm ($50 gift cards provided by the NWRESA!!)
- Open to anyone in the Public School Partnership or any App State Alumni for FREE!
For more information, fill out THIS FORM! You will be contacted with details closer to each Saturday Workshop event! Sponsored the NWRESA and the RCOE Public School Partnership! |
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Math Leadership Opportunity! The North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning (NC2ML) is hosting a retreat partnered with NCCAT focused on Co-Creating a Vision for High-Quality Equitable Mathematics Instruction in K-6 (see link). The retreat asks for one classroom teacher, one teacher leader, principal, and district leader to form a group to attend the retreat in Cullowhee, NC on March 4-7, 2024. If you and your teammates are interested in being a part of this amazing opportunity, contact Dr. Ashley Whitehead at whiteheadan@appstate.edu! |
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PSP Program Advisory Team Members Needed!
Would you be excited about being a part of a problem-solving team with members of the Reich College of Education? Are you interested in co-constructing learning experiences, assessments, and field experiences for pre-service teachers in order to collaborate for a mutually beneficial relationship between the Reich College of Education and P-12 Schools? If so, we are looking for P-12 educators, faculty, staff, and App State students who would be willing to serve on a Program Advisory Team and meet 2 times a year for meaningful, collaborative discussions and planning!
Please fill out THIS FORM by December 8, 2023 if you are interested in being on an RCOE Program Advisory Team for the 2023-2025 biennium! NEXT Program Advisory Team Meeting: Feb 27, 2024 (on Zoom) |
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Links to Make Us Think!
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Public School Partnership Governing Board Dates Superintendents, the RCOE faculty and staff look forward to meeting with you quarterly to discuss collaborative needs, programs, opportunities, resources and initiatives! Note a slight time change this year in our meeting schedule. We look forward to seeing you in September!
- December 13, 2023 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, RCOE
- February 16, 2024 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, RCOE
- April 26, 2024 from 9:30am to 12:30pm, RCOE
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Engaging Opportunities! 
NWRESA PD Opportunities for Fall-Winter Events in 2023-2024 Check out THIS LINK for all of the amazing things happening at the NWRESA in the Fall of 2023, and beyond! Also, check out the NWRESA Canvas Course Catalog for 2023 HERE! 
Catawba County Schools is proud to announce our annual robotics competition at the Hickory Metro Center from 9 Am until 4 PM on Wednesday, December 7, 2023. This year's theme will be the "Amazing Robot Race" and is sure to spur a lot of excitement! There will be 20 schools participating, with more than 100 teams competing this year using the Lego Spike Prime and Sphero robots. Teams will have challenges at many different competition boards with a time limit of 25 minutes. They must program their robot to complete the challenge to earn points. Students will be showing off not only their coding skills but other life skills aligned with ourCatawba County Schools Portrait of a Graduate, such as:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Learner's Mindset
- Personal Responsibility
- Empathy
We would love to see a great community and business turnout to show these students how much Catawba County supports our future! CCS Robotics Competition Volunteers - 2023 https://forms.gle/rFUFZ2ckfBagprQ38 
November Programming at NCCAT:
- Connection Complete! Empowering the School, Home and Community Literacy Partnership
- Applying MTSS Practices to the Secondary Classroom
- Integrating the NC Computer Science Standards into the K-5 Classroom
- Music, Movement, and Connection
- Empowering Mathematicians through Hands-on Learning in the Secondary Classroom
- Supporting the N.C. Portrait of a Graduate Competencies in the STEM Classroom
- To Boldly Go: Literacy-rich Instruction Across Content Areas
December Programming at NCCAT:
- Beginning Teacher Badge 3 and 4
- Visions for Teaching Writing for Grades K-5
- Personalized Learning in the AI Age
- Recipe for Problem Solving: A Computational Thinking Journey for Educators
January Programming at NCCAT:
- Instructional Routines for Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning
- Comprehension at the Core: Creating Readers and Thinkers Across the Content Areas
- Science and Engineering Practices and the New Science Standards
- NCCAT Literacy Badge
- Your Move: Harnessing Design Thinking using Tabletop Games
- Success from the Start: How to Survive and Thrive in your First Three Years
- All Kids Can Write
- Launch-Explore-Discuss: Task-Based Learning in the Elementary Math Classroom
- Supporting the N.C. Portrait of a Graduate Competencies in the STEM Classroom
- Applying MTSS Practices to the Secondary Classroom
- Social Emotional Learning and the Brain
NCSSM- Morganton is excited to announce that they will be hosting several Teacher Professional Development opportunities and meetings on their campus! Attendees for the Merge Cube and Makey Makey will receive their own device! Registration HERE: https://k12pd.ncssm.edu/ 12/12/2023: Augmented Reality with the Merge Cube 1/26/2023: Makey-Makey Training @ NCSSM Morganton Interested? Contact: Gina Barrier at gina.barrier@ncssm.edu 
As determined by the NCDPI Portrait design teams, the NC statewide Portrait identifies seven durable skills that students should possess upon graduation from high school in order to thrive in a 21st century place of work - be it college, career, or military:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Empathy
- Learner’s Mindset
- Personal Responsibility
Fall 2023 North Carolina Portrait of a Graduate Stakeholder Resources:
- Webinar recording
- Slide deck
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Attention All Sports Fans! Join App State Women’s Basketball for Education Day on Thursday, February 15th at 12 PM! We would love to host you and your students for a field trip to App State for a day of fun and great basketball action! This event is completely free of cost to you and your K - 8 grade students! If you are interested, please email App State Athletics Assistant Director of Marketing, Willie Casstevens at casstevensws@appstate.edu |
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Save the Date! App State to Host Future Teachers of NC Event for Aspiring Educators! 
Partnering Institutions include: The University of NC at Charlotte, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Western Carolina University! More details about this FREE, comprehensive college access event to come! |
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Happy Thanksgiving, Partners! We are blessed to work with each and every one of you, and we are focused on supporting you by providing the very best resources and support for our region, districts, schools and classrooms. We are truly thankful for your ongoing, committed partnerships! Your leaders, communities, students and educators are our top priority! Love, Your Friends in the RCOE Public School Partnership |
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