The Voice of Educators

2017 PENC Annual Conference

We are very pleased to announce that our
first PENC Annual Conference was a huge
success! The conference, Leading
& Empowering Everyday Heroes took
place in Raleigh on May 20, 2017. Just
over 250 PENC members and non-
members were in attendance in addition
to the full PENC Executive Board of
Directors. The day began with an
introduction from our President, Tammy
Beach and a video presentation from
State Superintendent, Mark Johnson.
LaTanya Patillo, Governor Coopers
Education Advisor also shared a few
words to start our day.
During the lunch break,
conference attendees were
invited to get to know other
educators, PENC staff, and members were
able to vote on incoming PENC Board
Members. A small focus group was held
with LaTanya Patillo to discuss important
topics in education for Ms. Patillo to relay
back to the Governor and his team.

Andre Deshotel was the main program

presenter and spent the day training the
group on Whole Brain Teaching. His
energy level and excitement for the
program quickly spread and everyone was
having a blast while learning in no time!
Whole Brain Teaching is a way to create a
student-centered learning environment in
the classroom and allows for the students
to aide in teaching. To learn more, visit
www.wholebrainteaching.com and click
Andre Deshotel
on the Beginner tab.

Continued

Getting Involved Page 4

HIGHLIGHTS In the Classroom Page 5
IN THIS ISSUE Props! Page 10
Member Spotlight Page 11
 2017 PENC Annual Conference (continued)
After lunch, Gerry Brooks shared a keynote speech to provide some encouragement
and inspiration as this school year nears its end. Mr. Brooks is a principal in Kentucky
and a YouTube sensation/comedian for educators across the country. Attendees were
thrilled to be able to take funny photos with Gerry with props and all after his message.
If you arent familiar, check him out on YouTube!

The day came to an end with a ceremony to present a small token of appreciation to
Carol Vandenbergh for her 10 years as PENC Executive Director. We are very excited to
welcome Bill Medlin as the new Executive Director here at PENC! Installation of new
Board Members took place after election numbers were counted and recognized:

Tammy Beach as President

Beth Brabble as Vice President
James Nolen as Region 1 Representative
Craig Rogers as Region 3 Representative
Daron Atkins as Region 5 Representative
Dawn Henline as Region 7 Representative
Emily Gill as At Large

See Page 6 for a full list of Executive Board Members.

We are already looking forward to next years PENC Annual Conference and hope you
are as well! If you have any suggestions or feedback, please email Alex Cozort at
alex@pencweb.org. We hope to see you there!

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BE THE CHANGE!
by Tammy Beach
President

Recently I was asked, Is this all there is? Just go to work and
back home? My response was easy - if you do not like it,
then change it! This is true for whatever lies in front of you
or that you struggle with daily. I urge you to develop a plan
and change anything that you are not happy with and/or
anything you want to improve upon.

As educators, we are always telling our students Finally

to set goals, both short and long term. So often You must realize what your goals are as a
we get complacent and forget to make our own professional and go after them. It can be scary or a
goals. The different areas that we need to think little intimidating to think of moving up or stepping
about personal growth, growth in the classroom, into another chapter of your professional life, but if
and growth as a professional. If you are likeme and you have big dreams then you must not stop trying
most others, you probably would like to see and to achieve them. Self-Mentoring is a great concept
make changes in one or two areas for yourself. which I became quite familiar with during a course
I took under Dr. Marsha Carr at UNC Wilmington.
First Dr. Carr has written several books and has a Twitter
Personal growth is something that most of us account @Selfmentoring for all educators seeking
forget or always seem to shove to the side to improve. The idea of Self-Mentoring is that you
thinking we will get to it tomorrow. It is very take control of your own professional development
important that you focus on and step out on your own to
yourself and set goals to make Do not be afraid to obtain whatever it is you are
strides toward improving your ask for help or seek wanting to accomplish. I have
personal well-being. Whether opportunities where always been motivated to
you want to make yourself you are able to grow as an educator and as a
leave school at a certain time collaborate in order to professional. I found it invigo-
each day or get out for a long grow as an educator rating that there is a concept
stroll or eating healthier; set in your classroom. and professor leading the way in
yourself a goal and make it this type of thinking to improve
happen. Dont feel guilty for taking care of yourself. oneself in education or any other field.
By first tending to your own well-being, you will
be a much happier individual that will affect all In short, I encourage you to Be THE Change.
other areas of your life, including in the classroom. Change your personal life to meet the goals that
you want. Change how you are in the classroom,
Second whether it is how you handle student behaviors,
It is important for you to set goals and improve how you teach lessons, or how you interact with
within your classroom, whatever that may be your colleagues. Change to meet the professional
for you. I understand the struggles of not having goals that you want to accomplish for yourself. I
the financial means of attending professional urge you to step up and step out so that you can
development as you would like, but there are Be THE Change! You can change tomorrow if you
other ways to improve in this area. I suggest choose to Be THE Change! I wish you the best as
joining professional groups on social media. you embark on your journey.
It is amazing what you can learn from others
through social media! Do not be afraid to ask for
help or seek opportunities where you are able
to collaborate in order to grow as an educator in
your classroom.

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 Getting Involved
by Bill Medlin, Executive Director

2017 is a great year to Our representatives at local schools are a vital

escalate your involvement part of our organization. These educators are
with the Professional called Member Representatives and provide an
Educators of North Carolina important bridge between our Raleigh office
(PENC). There are many and the schools where educators work. Mem-
different ways to get ber Reps have the opportunity to be a local
involved from applying for advocate for PENC as well as a catalyst for
scholarships/grants, increasing membership at their schools. Once
professional development to agreeing to PENC members make the commitment to
contribute your time as a PENC representative increase their visibility with PENC by signing
(Member Rep) at your school. on as their school Member Rep they will have
access to a wealth of resources that will
Did you know that there are over 30 enhance and reinforce their duties as their
opportunities to receive scholarships, grants schools representative.
and staff development in 7 different
categories? It only requires a little initiative The Member Rep Resources Page has our new

by filling out brief applications, submitting and promotional video, letters, sample speeches,

then waiting for the results. Each year $15,000 a slide show presentation plus a host of other

can be awarded for all of these opportunities resources that will support the duties of

for our members! There are also several ways Member Reps. Plus, you will also have the

that active members can receive scholarships luxury to reach out to PENC staff and we will

for workshops in certification as well as money be happy to assist with questions and even

towards pursuing advanced degrees. schedule a time to visit with member reps and
conduct presentations as well.

Another opportunity for members to increase

PENC hosts workshops in involvement is pursuing the possibility of
National Board Certification, serving on the PENC Board of Directors. If
HELPS Literacy workshops and members have an interest in being involved
on this level then a phone call or email to the
provides links to retirement and

PENC office or a current Board Member will
financial planning.
initiate the process. Board Members are

In addition to monetary rewards from

PENC, members can also take advantage of
professional learning workshops. PENC hosts
workshops in National Board Certification,
HELPS Literacy workshops and provides links to
retirement and financial planning. Members are
one click away from opening up a wide variety
of professional development opportunities.

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IN THE CLASSROOM
The challenge of Middle School Social Studies is cramming in all the curricula
into a school year and making it interesting and relevant; however, finding a
partner teacher to who shares the same vision and passion for the subject can
help get you there.
Engagement
This year, at East Rutherford Middle School,
we have been fortunate to work together.
We have worked closely together to develop
curricula that is relevant, interesting and
engaging. While brainstorming ideas to engage
our students utilizing a previous project, we
settled on the idea of completing an inter-class
project using a gallery walk of presentations,
guided notes, and quizzes.
Students were able to pick from a list of topics
centered around American Growth and
Expansion. We took about 5 class days to
complete the project while still covering the
daily tasks and assorted interruptions that can
often plague teaching. On day one, we
introduced the project and had the students
sign up in Google Sheets for the topic of their
choice in pairs of two of their choosing. In
hindsight we would do this a little differently
maybe give a smaller menu or a Google Form,
just to eliminate the contention of getting first
come first serve for the topics. (We did not want
students all choosing the same topic due to the
end product we desired.)
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Students could begin to research their topic
that night and come prepared to class the next
day to start working with their partner and
creating their Google Slides. Students were
given pacing guide outlining for what should
be accomplished at the end of each class
period and a final due date with incentive to
finish early or on time and consequences for
not meeting due dates. That way we pretty
much guaranteed we could plan to complete
the gallery walk on the same day. Students
shared the links of their Slides, Docs, and Forms
with both of us. We then evaluated the best or
most complete projects and selected them into
the gallery walk. Students rotated through the
rooms spending about 15 to eventually about
8 minutes to complete the voiced over
presentation, fill out the worksheet and answer
the quizzes. We found we needed to tweak
several of the presentations in order to provide
a little more structure to the process, but for a
first flight, it went surprisingly well.
Next time we will give ourselves a little more
buffer time between submission of student
work and execution of the gallery walk to
ensure all the bugs are worked out.
Our classes enjoyed the experience of class
swapping/sharing. They enjoyed getting to
evaluate each others work and we saw the
possibility of expanding this to work with more
than just projects, but shared learning.
Appealing to multiple learning styles is a goal of
our school and district, allowing students to
experience the same topics and curriculum
presented by various individuals in various
formats seemed to increase their willingness to
participate and broadened their understanding
of the topics.
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 Renewal Reminder PENC Board
by Annette Thomas, Office Manager
President
Tammy Beach, Rutherford Co.
Can you believe its been 20 years that Ive TammyBeach@pencweb.org
been sending out renewal information? I
Vice-President
hope each and every one of you had a
Beth Brabble, Chowan Co.
wonderful 2016-17 school year and are Beth@pencweb.org
looking forward to an exciting 2017-18 year!
You will be receiving your renewal form the Treasurer
Tinger Purvis, Wake Co.
first week of July. The easiest thing to do is
Tinger@pencweb.org
to renew by mail or online as soon as you
receive your form so it will be off of your Secretary
to-do list for the summer. Just remember if to be sure youve Tony Coggins, Wayne Co.
Tony@pencweb.org
completed your renewal before you return to the classroom. The
coverage year is July 1st through June 30th of the following year.
Region 1
James Nolen, Pitt Co.
Members on payroll deduction and bank draft have continuous James@pencweb.org
liability coverage as they automatically roll over each year. I would
like to offer anyone that is on payroll deduction the opportunity Region 2
switch over to bank draft for 2017-18 as many school districts are no Amy Lambe, Pender Co.
Amy@pencweb.org
longer offering deductions or have not been keeping up correctly.
Unfortunately, if this occurs through your school district as a payroll Region 3
member, this could leave you without liability coverage if you should Craig Rogers, Harnett Co.
call and need our assistance. The draft amount is the same amount Craig@pencweb.org

each month $27 for 6 months taken out of a bank account or credit/
Region 4
debit card. If you want to switch and need assistance please do not Robert Jones, Sampson Co.
hesitate to contact me. Robert@pencweb.org

If you paid in full, you have a 30 day grace period to send your Region 5
Daron Atkins, Surry Co.
renewal back to the PENC office. Please be sure to update any Daron@pencweb.org
information that may have changed from the previous year and note
that your membership effective date will be marked as the day we Region 6
Joanna Loftis, Mecklenburg Co.
receive your form in house. Also, please remember if you are going to
Joanna@pencweb.org
cancel payroll deduction /bank draft you will need to send an email
to annette@pencweb.org so I have a record. Region 7
Dawn Henline, Caldwell Co.
REMEMBER! Dawn@pencweb.org

You can join or renew by bank draft online at www.pencweb.org/

Region 8
join-or-renew and following the directions. If you are an existing Teresa Cowan, Buncombe Co.
credit card/bank draft member please ensure we have the correct Teresa@pencweb.org
banking or card information if anything has been updated. Please feel
At-Large 1
free to contact the office with any questions.
Emily Gill, Buncombe Co.
Emily@pencweb.org
Dont forget, we have theme park tickets! You may call the office for
ticket pricing, but remember that the only tickets we sell from the At-Large 2
office are for Biltmore Estate and Dollywood. All other tickets can be Ashton Griffin, Wayne Co.
Ashton@pencweb.org
purchased on our website: www.pencweb.org/discounts-and-deals.

Presidential Appointee
Annette Trey Ferguson, Wake Co.
Office Manager Trey@pencweb.org

Presidential Appointee
Peter Bobbe, Yancey Co.
Peter@pencweb.org

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Scholarship & Grant
Winners
NCCAT Subs on Us Grants

Heather Lail
My name is Heather Lail. I teach at Crest High School in Shelby, NC,
and Im in my seventh year of teaching 9th grade English. Im married
and have two young children. I love teaching freshman English, and
I really appreciated the opportunity to go to NCCAT and improve my
practice with their English course. This program has helped me come
up with lessons for vocabulary instruction and poetry interpretation
that will help students think critically. NCCAT was valuable in showing me how to deconstruct the
NCFE and EOC in order to best help my students succeed when taking long and rigorous tests.

Aimee Marler
During January of 2017, I was sitting in my classroom trying to remember why I wanted to become
a teacher. My solution, it is time for an NCCAT trip this spring, so off I went to their website. Since
I wanted to maximize my time away from the students or get a true mental break, the workshop
from March 27-30 Google Tools in Schools grabbed my full attention. Why you may ask? First,
I was told by my administrator during the fall semester that I needed to update my website and
include more resources for our school community. With four whole days away from school and
family responsibilities, I might be able to get that website more user friendly or at least up to date.
Second, March 31st was a workday for my county, so ONE whole week away from teaching; now
that would be a true mental break for a teacher!

In my case, I felt teaching was a calling and a way
to positively impact the future.

Often as teachers, we get stuck in a rut with our daily routine, and truly lose focus on the main
reason we became a teacher. In my case, I felt teaching was a calling and a way to positively
impact the future. Since the school calendar committee thinks an eight week stretch without
a break is a great idea, I filled out the application and waited for a response. Next, I had to ask
my principal if I could be out of the classroom for a week. In true administrator fashion, his first
response was that the school may not have the funds to cover the substitute teacher costs. Since
I knew I needed the mental break and chance to recharge my teacher batteries, I told him I would
look for grants or scholarships to help cover the costs. My first thought was NCCAT Subs on Us
Grant, so I started the application process. I was awarded the grant and my principal was happy to
provide me with the required information.

After two days at the workshop, I had updated my website; with a live classroom calendar,
PowerPoint files of my notes for the entire semester and detailed information about my class for
parents and students. I was flooded with various websites and Google extensions to help integrate
technology in my classroom, which allowed me to create review games for the students and my
Google classroom page. Finally, I had my mental break to recharge my teacher brain and remember
how much I love to learn new things or being a student again so I can become a better teacher.
So if you have found yourself asking the same question that started my adventure, why do I want
to be a teacher? Please take time to explore the NCCAT and PENC websites, you may find a way to
take a mental break and find your joy of teaching, too.

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 Children of PENC Members Scholarships

Taylor Raines
Im a current senior at Lumberton Senior High School, where I will
graduate as valedictorian of my class. I have been an active member in
the Art Club, the executive secretary of the Student Government
Association, and a grade level captain on the Science Olympiad
team at my school. I am also a member of the varsity cross country,
bowling, and soccer teams. I am involved in the youth group at First
Presbyterian Church of Lumberton, and I traveled to Mexico over spring break to participate in a
mission trip. In addition, I spend a lot of time volunteering at the Robeson County Humane Society,
working with The Robeson County Arts Council, and more recently volunteering at the Pine Street
Gym with its efforts to aid those affected by Hurricane Matthew in my community. During my free
time, I enjoy painting, being with friends and family, or just having fun. In the fall, I will be attending
North Carolina State University as a CALS Honors student majoring in Animal Science, and I could
not be more thrilled! My dreams are to one day become a veterinarian and open my own
veterinary practice.

Michaela Murphy
I will graduate from Hiwassee Dam High School in Cherokee County
North Carolina in June. I have been able to maintain a 3.9 GPA and
have competed many online courses that will help me move through
college at a more relaxed pace. My family are natives of Cherokee
County and I intend to work here and give back to my community
after graduating from a nursing program.

I will be attending North Georgia Technical College in the Fall of 2017. This is a close commute for
my tri-state area. They have a great nursing program and I will be able to live close to home while
getting my degree. After completing their highly competitive RN program I will move right into
my BSN degree with an extension program offered through North Georgia. This will be a four year
journey for me. It is a great opportunity for me to get the degree I want without so much college
loan debt in the end.

Austin Kliewer
I am a 2016 graduate of Southwest High School, ranked number one in
my class. While attending high school I was active in Student
Council; served as class Vice President my freshman, sophomore, &
junior years and as Student Body Vice President my senior year. I also
served as a huddle leader for Fellowship of Christian Athletes all 4
years, was a member of the National Honor Society and played
football and basketball while lettering in both sports. I was also recognized as a North Carolina
Scholar Athlete during my junior and senior years.

I have completed my first year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where Im majoring
in Exercise Science. Im active in the Summit College and serve on the First Impressions Team. I
plan to apply to the School of Physical Therapy to obtain a doctorate degree after completing my
Bachelors degree.

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Children of PENC Members Scholarships (continued)

Kaitlin Koons
I am a senior at East Surry high school. I will be graduating Summa Cum
Laude with a 4.875 weighted GPA and a 4.0 unweighted GPA. Currently, I
am a member of the National Honor Society and the National Technical
Honor Society. I also volunteer at the local elementary school every week.
I have played tennis, soccer, and softball for East Surry. During the fall, I
interned with a 6th grade math class and confirmed my interest in
education. I will be attending Catawba College in the fall to pursue a
degree in secondary education with a specialty in math. I plan to become
a high school math teacher.

Michaela Bullard
I am from Kernersville, North Carolina, and for the past four years I have
been a student at East Forsyth High School. During my time at East I
participated in JV and Varsity Cheerleading, receiving many awards for
my school spirit and sportsmanship. This past year I was lucky to serve as
the president of two clubs at East. Key Club was one of the clubs I led, and
is a national service club that works with the Kiwanis Club to orchestrate
community service projects for the school and community. Madrigals is the
top choir at East and I was also the president of this organization. We sing
at various schools and community events throughout the year. I have also participated in the Deans
Council all four years, contributing to my school through student government. I am a member of
National Honors Society, Science Honors Society, and Math Honors Society. I am graduating in the
Top 20 of my class and have been a member of this exclusive group of students since my freshman
year. In the fall I will be attending the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where I will be
majoring in Biology with a pre-medical focus.

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 PROPS!
Amy Parker
Hertford Grammar School (Perquimans County)
2016-2017 Region One Teacher of the Year

Mrs. Parker graduated from Plymouth High School and then

earned a BS in Elementary Education from Trevecca Nazarene
University. After beginning her career in Perquimans County,
Parker earned a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from
East Carolina University.

She has been a National Board Certified teacher since 2002. Her passion for teaching
and love of math has enabled her students to grow academically and personally. Over
the past 29 years, Mrs. Parker has served as a mentor and buddy to new teachers as
well as a cooperative teacher for student teachers. She is thankful for the support of her
husband, David Parker, and her sons Stephen and Joshua. She is looking forward to the
adventures that are to come.

Mrs. Whitlow
Teacher of the Year at NCSU, Durham Technical
Community College, and RCS.

Mrs. Whitlow started her teaching career as a NC Teaching

Fellow at UNC-Greensboro. She taught High School and
Middle School for three years before she returned to school
on a full scholarship to NCSU.

Mrs. Whitlow taught as a fellow at NC State University for two years (while she earned her
Masters in Rhetoric and Composition) and as a full-time instructor at Durham Technical
Community College for seven years. She has been honored to serve as the Teacher of the
Year at NCSU, Durham Technical Community College, and RCS. In her free time, she likes
to spend time with her wonderful husband, her two amazing children, and her newly
adopted pound puppy.

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Travel the world affordably, earn professional development credit, and bring global
understanding into your classroom!

Founded in 2007, Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3

non-profit organization that has sent over 1600 teachers abroad on adventurous travel
programs. With GEEO educators can earn professional development credits and
optional graduate credit while seeing the world. GEEOs trips are 7 to 21 days in length
and are designed and discounted to be interesting and affordable for teachers. In
addition to amazing tour leaders, many of the programs are accompanied by university
faculty that are experts on the destination. GEEO also provides teachers educational
materials and the structure to help them bring their experiences into the classroom.
The trips are open to all nationalities of K-12 and university educators, administrators,
retired educators, as well as educators guests. The deposit is $250 for each program
and then the final payment is due 60 days before departure.

PENC member Matthew Poston travelled abroad with GEEO last year and has shared
feedback about his experience.

1. How did you nd out about GEEO? (Ex: website, friend, group.)
I was speaking with a co-worker and we discussed our plans for the summer. She was
looking into traveling abroad over the summer and looking at trips offered through
GEEO.org. I went home that evening and found the program that interested me the
most. The rest is history.

2. Where did you go and why did you choose that program?
I traveled to Eastern Europe in 2016. It was my first experience abroad. I visited Berlin,
Krakow, Warsaw, Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Vienna, and Budapest. I chose the Eastern
Europe program over other fantastic programs offered by GEEO due to its rich history.
I have always been a War World II and Holocaust enthusiast. Also, I am of the Moravian
faith, which has its roots in ancient Moravia and Bohemia, now the Czech-Republic.
The icing on the cake was being able to see the home of Marie Curie and the vast
scientific advancements from the region.

3. What was it like traveling with other teachers?

Traveling with teachers is a blast. Many of us share the same interest. You travel in a
small group. I made lasting friendships, many of us stay in contact via social media. We
also share where we would like to travel next. It is always great to have travel buddies.

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 4. Tell us one moment from your travels that was particularly
powerful or interesting.
Traveling to Auschwitz and Birkenau was an eye-opening occasion. I read many
first-hand experiences from Holocaust survivors and informational text relating to that
time period. No amount of reading or still-life photos will ever match the horrors that
took place. Auschiwitz-Birkenau camps afforded me the opportunity reflect on many
universal topics and understand the importance of civic education in our schools.

5. How were you able to bring your travel experiences back into
your classroom?
GEEO affords many opportunity to share travel experiences with staff and students. For
example, GEEO allows educators use of their extensive lesson plan data base which is
packed with created lessons from past GEEO participants. GEEO asks each educator
who is currently scheduled to participate in a GEEO program to submit how one will
share their experience with staff and students by adding to the lesson plan database.
GEEO has an extensive Pinterest page full of travel tips, lessons, articles and many other
interesting topics pertaining to traveling abroad. The Google Earth presentation GEEO
sends after your arrival home extends your travel experience by allowing others to
partake in a virtual field trip. GEEO allows educators the freedom to share their
experience using GEEO resources and using ones own creativity.

6. What advice do you have for teachers who are dreaming of travel?
Using the Nike slogan, JUST DO IT! You will truly be amazed what this world has to
offer. I also recommend using a reputable company such as GEEO when planning a trip.

7. Do you recommend GEEO to other teachers?

Absolutely, without a doubt! I am going on my second trip (Balkans) with GEEO in the
summer of 2017. I highly recommend any educator, or non-educator to take a look at
GEEOs programs. The value is unmatched.

GEEO is oering the following travel programs for 2017: Bali/Lombok, Bangkok to
Hanoi, Costa Rica, Eastern Europe, The Galapagos Islands, Greece, Iceland, India/Nepal,
Bhutan, Ireland, Armenia/Georgia, Italy, Multi-Stan, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma),
Peruvian Amazon, Peruvian Andes, Southern Africa, Vietnam/Cambodia and the
Balkans. Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates,
and more can be found at www.geeo.org. GEEO can be reached 7 days a week,
toll-free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9 AM-9 PM EST.

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MARK YOUR
CALENDARS
Scholarships & Grants
New Teacher Grant Deadline July 31, 2017
New Teacher Grants are available to members in their first three years of practice who
demonstrate a need for instructional supplies. PENC will award sixteen $250 grants.
Grant applications require teachers to make a proposal in 300 words or less, explaining
how the $250 will be used for instructional materials that will have a direct impact on
student learning. PENC encourages applicants to propose innovative ways to utilize
instructional materials that actively engage students. Teachers from all areas of practice
are encouraged to apply.

2017-18 Scholarships & Grants Open Early September

For details & applications please visit www.pencweb.org/scholarships-and-grants.
Below is a list of scholarships & grants that will be available:

Professional Development Grants

Scholarships for Children of PENC Members
NCCAT Subs on US Grants
School Leadership Scholarship
National Board Scholarships

PENC Office Closings

September 4, 2017 (Labor Day)

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 Permit No. 2470
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Raleigh, NC
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Alex Cozort, Director of Communications, Alex@pencweb.org
Annette Thomas, Office Manager, Annette@pencweb.org

Bryan Holloway, Lobbyist, lobbyist@pencweb.org

Bill Medlin, Executive Director, Bill@pencweb.org

Karen Norris, PENC Field Representative

Tel: 919.788.9299 or 800.542.8844

www.pencweb.org
Raleigh, NC 27619

Fax: 919.788.9307
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SCHOOL VISITS
Would you and your fellow sta members be interested in having a
PENC representative visit your school?

We would love to bring breakfast or an afternoon treat along with information about
PENC to share with your colleagues, answer any questions and get to know you
better. Please check with your principal regarding a visit from PENC, then email
alex@pencweb.org for a school visit form.