The 6,000 Hour Learning Gap

Tar Heel Teachers (Educational Panel Talk Show) S2E3 - Town Hall Meeting with Dr. June Atkinson: NC's State Superintendent!

Our Town Hall Meeting with Dr. June Atkinson is filled with many teachable moments! Let's learn together!

During this month's episode of Tar Heel Teachers...

• .45 - The Busy Bees of Plain View Primary open the show with a vocal performance!
• 3:45 - Teacher Talk: The co-hosts are joined by Dr. June Atkinson (NC's State Superintendent)! The group discusses The End of Standard 6 & The Growing Gap in Local Spending between Wealthy & Poor Counties.
• 21:05 - Minute to Win It Challenge: Dr. June Atkinson faces off against Dr. Robert Taylor (Bladen County's Superintendent), Mrs. Deborah Belle (Principal of Plain View Primary), and Josiah (1st Grader) in the Movin' On Up: Cup Game!
• 23:55 - The co-hosts interview Dr. June Atkinson!
• 36:00 - Public Forum: Dr. June Atkinson fields questions from our studio audience!
• 48:50 - The Busy Bees of Plain View Primary close our show with a step performance!

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Tar Heel Teachers - Educational Panel Talk Show - S2E2 - Autism Special!

Our Autism Special is filled with many teachable moments! Let's learn together!

During this month's episode of Tar Heel Teachers....

• 1:00 - Teacher Talk: The co-hosts review Myths about Autism. They also discuss the Center for Children with Autism of Wilmington's desire to raise money for a new bus. Lastly, they share a young autistic boy's spot-on "Michael Jackson" dance moves!
• 15:55 - The co-hosts interview Amy Sparks from the Jarred Bryan Sparks Foundation!
• 25:05 - Christy Jenks provides tips for parents with autistic children!
• 31:25 - The co-hosts reflect about how autism has impacted their careers!

11 Myths About Autism

https://blog.autismspeaks.org/2011/11/21/11-myths-about-autism/

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Tar Heel Teachers Town Hall Meeting with Dr. June Atkinson!

Tar Heel Teachers - Educational Panel Talk Show - S2E1

This month's episode is filled with many teachable moments! Let's learn together!

During this month's episode of Tar Heel Teachers...

• :30 - Catching-Up with the Co-Hosts: The Tar Heel Teachers share their latest developments, and the new high school co-host is introduced! 
• 6:40 - Teacher Talk: The co-hosts discuss the News & Observer Report about  Enrollment Plunges at UNC Teacher Prep Programs and the Charlotte Observer Report about the Latino Student Boom, which is Posing Complex Questions in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
• 20:55 - The co-hosts complete a Minute to Win It Challenge!
• 25:45 - The co-hosts recognize a Remarkable North Carolinian!

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This show nor its co-hosts are perfect! We hope that you will grow and learn with us!

The North Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Conference

The 41st Annual Conference will take place March 6-8, 2016.

This school year, I have been afforded several enriching opportunities! 

Even though, I spent 7 years working in a middle school. I never had a chance to attend the North Carolina Association of Middle Level Education Conference. 

I am so excited to present at the 2016 conference. I will share my project and action research that I conducted for the Governor's Teacher Network. I am hopeful that teachers and administrators will walk away with strategies that they can utilize in their classrooms and schools! I'll keep you posted!

Cultural Diversity Workshop Series at Fayetteville State University

We all live in a very diverse world, and it's very important that we expose our students to the many differences!

Currently, Fayetteville University is sponsoring a dynamic Cultural Diversity Workshop Series! The workshop expands from February 2nd through March 1st! Each session will focus on a different country and its unique culture!

The first session focused on Tanzania. Here are a few pictures from the workshop:

Tanzania employs the 7+4+2+3 education system. The students attend elementary school for 7 years before attending middle school for 4 years. Afterwards, students spend 2 years in high school. Lastly, they are at the university for 3 years. I look forward to learning about the various countries and cultures through these special series!

Flashback Friday - 2015 Tar Heel Preview Day!

Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Boys from various middle schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools System enjoyed a fantastic experience at Tar Heel Preview Day.

Over 250 middle school boys from various school districts in North Carolina visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on October 30, 2015 for Tar Heel Preview. This initiative was sponsored by Carolina's Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Office and the Carolina Millennial Scholars Program. Both organizations aim to expose students to higher education early in order to plant the seeds for future success.

As the Academic Support Specialist with Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' Student Mentoring Program), I was fortunate enough to attend the event at the invitation of my colleague, Granvel Johnson (New Match Specialist). We were accompanied by 8 of our students.

Here are numerous photos from the event:

After the opening session, the participants attended various tours of the school. I was fortunate enough to visit the UNC School of Media and Journalism!

Lunch was absolutely delicious and filled with informative discussions and dynamic performances!

The sponsors were very generous with the Carolina Paraphernalia!

The 2015 Tar Heel Preview Day was superb! There are early discussions about hosting a similar event for middle school girls! I look forward to attending these types of events for many years to come!