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LEA Pre-K Leaders in eastern NC ended the week providing stakeholder input for NC Public School Strategic Plan workstreams, revisiting tools & strategies to support literacy development, and planning. @NCDPI_OEL loves collaborating with others to facilitate these meetings! 🗒️📚➡️

Passionate about NC’s early learners? Apply to join our Early Learning Consultant team (serving Northeast & North Central regions)! Pre-k & k focus: developmentally appropriate practices, research-based strategies, transitions, assessment, etc. nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/NC_Careers @NCDPI_OEL

Passionate about early learners in North Carolina? Join our team as an Early Learning Consultant (Northeast & North Central regions)! Focus is pre-k and k developmentally appropriate practice, research-based strategies, smooth transitions & assessment. nc.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/NC_Careers

Classroom visits & professional learning today in McDowell County Schools! ❤️ 💪Increasing finger strength 🗣️ Engaging in conversation ✍️ Writing in journals 👆Writing letters in sand @NCDPI_OEL

Early Learning Consultants met in person this week! A few highlights🤩 📋Planning support for the Strategic Plan for NC Public Schools related to pre-k 🪏Digging deeper into pre-k & k assessment support 🎉Celebrating new and retiring teammates @NCDPI_OEL

🖍️Kicking off strategic plan actions related to pre-k in NC. Office of Early Learning, Head Start, CTE, Federal Programs, Exceptional Children & Charters were represented. We ❤️ our cross-agency early learning partners! 🎉@NCDPI_OEL @MoGreenNCDPI

@WilkesCoSchools pre-k staff analyzing data to develop goals & determine instructional strategies ➡️ make & take session aligned to language & literacy goals! 🎉 @

OEL is hiring! We have 10 Early Literacy Specialist positions available. Check out our interactive map to see the districts with vacancies: go.ncdpi.gov/ELSMap

It was a great day of learning and networking at the NW Mini-Conference! @NCDPI_OEL

Digging into the active view of reading and cohort data with the West and Far West this week!

Fantastic to be back @MyPBSNC Impact Early Education Summit! Shout out to all the sponsors, organizers, presenters and participants: educators, chamber of commerce members, museum and library staff, state level leaders, and more! Energy level was 🔥.

Play or explicit instruction? Ditching the dichotomy with K-2 @hickoryschools educators. Looking for🔎: active, iterative, social, engaging & meaningful activities for playful learning & educational play across a continuum! @NCDPI_OEL

The “Mo Wants to Know” Listening & Learning Tour has wrapped up! Thousands of people across NC shared valuable feedback on the future of our @ncpublicschools — and we’re listening. Want to add your voice? Submit your thoughts by this Friday, May 30 - go.ncdpi.gov/MWTK-feedback

On this Teacher Appreciation Day, we thank all the extraordinary North Carolina teachers for the work they do in making a positive difference in the lives of their students! #TeacherAppreciationDay #ThankATeacher

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! OEL extends our heartfelt thanks to each of you for the passion, commitment, and care you bring to early learning every day! #ThankATeacher #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Words cannot adequately express my level of gratitude to each and every one of you for the dedication and sacrifices that you make every day for your @ncpublicschools students.

Celebrating early childhood educators at @smartstartconf! A great Friday learning with others about Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), leading a session on Science of Reading in pre-k, and listening to a “fireside chat”. 🎉 @NCDPI_OEL

It’s always a joy to learn more about amazing CTE happenings and student opportunities from school districts and @KarenBoyles1!

As we celebrate NAEYC’s 2025 Week of the Young Child, it’s a perfect time to reflect on how we can better listen to and learn from children, ensuring their voices are heard in every aspect of their lives. #WOYC25 #NAEYC #FredRogers @naeyc

Celebration of Collaboration- Part 2 in the east today! Grateful for those who support young children in Fed. Program, OEC, CTE, and OEL ❤️ @NCDPI_OEL