The NC Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB) is a micro-credential established in 2014 by the NC State Board of Education as an Action Item of one of their five Global Commitments. It recognizes educators who have participated in 100 hours of global professional development and designed/implemented a Capstone Project-- a curriculum instructional unit based on their state content standards and global competencies. This is a distinguished honor vetted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, including state, district, and school-level review processes. Capstone Projects are located in a state repository called Schoolnet and available to all teachers in North Carolina.
Currently, 36 educators in Buncombe County Schools have begun the NC GEDB journey; teachers, a media specialist, a school social worker, instructional support staff, and administrators are pursuing this prestigious professional micro-credential which affirms their authentic global commitment to acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to embed global competencies in the curriculum to impact students' global awareness.
Inaugural Global Educator Digital Badge Recipients
Buncombe County Schools is proud to announce our first six teachers who recently earned the NC GEDB designation, including their respective Capstone Project titles:
Tsianina Tovar, ESL Teacher, West Buncombe Elementary
Capstone Project: Immigration, "I am..."
Karie Gregory, ESL Teacher, West Buncombe Elementary
Capstone Project: Child Poverty
DeLana Parker, English Language Arts Teacher, Koontz Intermediate
Capstone Project: Making the World a Better Place: Compassion and Understanding Near and Far
Laura Mitchell, Art Teacher, A.C. Reynolds Middle and North Buncombe Middle
Capstone Project: Take a Walk in My Shoes: Empathy and Understanding of the Paths We Journey
Gabriela Bermingham, Dual Language Spanish Immersion Teacher, Oakley Elementary
Capstone Project: Access to Education
Katharine Zamarra, English Language Arts Teacher, North Buncombe Middle
Capstone Project: Americans: Eat More Insects!
Learn more about this Capstone Project.
2017 Board Meeting/Global Educator Digital Badge Recipient Reception
For more information visit the NC Department of Public Instruction.