Home Base Overview:
“This is Home Base and
What It Can Do For You”
A Day in the Life of a Teacher and Student
CCSA - March 3, 2014
Overview
• Session Introduction
• Day in the Life of a Teacher
– Data Driven Planning and Instruction
– Collaboration with Students
– Assessing Student Progress
• Student View
• Summary and Q&A
What is Home Base and what
will it do?
Home Base is an
online tool for teaching
and learning.
Every user will
have one
password to enter
only one time to
access resources
and tools.
Why Home Base?
• Improving teacher
effectiveness by providing
tools aligned to NC’s Standard
Course of Study that promote
efficiency by connecting grade
books, lessons, instructional
resources, and assessments
• Ensuring daily parent access
to student grades and
assignments
• Providing time saving tools
that give ongoing data, results,
and recommendations to
teachers and students
Home Base is One Technology
Platform with two key functions:
Student
Information
System (SIS)
Instructional
Improvement
System (IIS)
Tools for
Information
and Data
Tools for
Teaching and
Learning
An Integrated Suite of Technology Tools
Information
Student
Information
and Learner
Profile
Information
Instruction
Instructional
Design, Practice
& Resources
Data Analysis
and Reporting
Assessment
Instructional Tools & Resources
Educator Effectiveness:
Evaluation and Professional
Development
Effectiveness
PowerSchool
Schoolnet
OpenClass
Test Nav
Truenorthlogic
Student
Information
Instruction
and
Assessment
Collaboration
Summative
Assessment
Evaluation and PD
a student
information
system to
replace NC
WISE
a new standards-aligned tool for
instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans),
assessment, and data analysis
an online
evaluation system
and new
professional
development
system
F
Products being integrated to create Home Base
= Free
F
User
Portal
F
via PowerSchool
PowerSchool
Student
Information
Test Nav
Summative
Assessment
Core Instructional Improvement System
F
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
Schoolnet
OpenClass
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
Collaboration
F
Truenorthlogic
Professional
Development (STATE)
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Truenorthlogic
Initial Content
• Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for
Benchmark or Classroom Assessments
Professional
Development (LOCAL)
• Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans , videos, interactive
activities)
F
Products being integrated to create Home Base
= Free
Instructional Improvement Tools are optional
F
User
Portal
Opt –in deadline: July 15
F
Cost:Test
$4Nav
per ADM
via PowerSchool
PowerSchool
Student
Information
Summative
Assessment
Core Instructional Improvement System
F
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
Schoolnet
OpenClass
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
Collaboration
F
Truenorthlogic
Professional
Development (STATE)
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Truenorthlogic
Initial Content
• Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for
Benchmark or Classroom Assessments
Professional
Development (LOCAL)
• Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans , videos, interactive
activities)
Accessing Home Base:
Teachers
Home Base Login Page
• The Home Base URL is specific to your district.
• Once you log in here, you are in Home Base and have access to the
entire suite of tools available within Home Base, including the
student information, the core instructional improvement, and the NC
educator evaluation systems.
Student Information System
Landing Page
• Logging into Home Base will take you first to your student information system
landing page (PowerTeacher).
• From here you can use use all of the tools in the student information system.
• Clicking on the Home Base logo on the top left of the page will take you back to
the landing page once you have navigated to other parts of the student
information system.
• You can also access the instructional improvement and educator evaluation
systems from this page.
Student Information System
Landing Page
• From this student information system landing page, you will click on
“Schoolnet” to access the instructional improvement system.
Data Driven Planning and
Instruction
Think, Pair, Share #1
How can you use the reports from Schoolnet
to improve instruction or assessment?
Think, Pair, Share #2
How can Schoolnet enhance what you
already do in the classroom? How can it
make you a better teacher?
Break
Open Class and
Collaboration
Think, Pair, Share #3
How would you use Schoolnet and Open
Class effectively in the classroom?
Assessing Student
Progress
Think, Pair, Share #4
How would you utilize this tool (Schoolnet
Assessment Admin module) in your own
instruction to determine your students’
learning progress?
Questions?
Home Base website
You can find up-to-date information on
Home Base; learn about training, find FAQs,
and much more at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase
Roles and Permissions
• To learn more about roles and permissions in
Schoolnet, visit:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/gettingready/implementation/category?category=User%20Rol
es%20and%20Access
• To learn more specifically about school
instructional coaches roles and permissions,
visit:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/homebase/gettingready/implementation/user-roles-access/accessinstructional-coaches.pdf
Contact: Remedy
homebase.incidents@its.nc.gov
• Contact your school or district Home Base IIS
Point Person first
• You can also email your questions about Home
Base (the system, implementation or training)
• Questions will be logged into Remedy for
assistance
• Support personnel provide the answer, research
or assign to the appropriate area for resolution
• Incidents are categorized for statistical reporting
to aid in identifying problem areas as well as
providing a knowledge base