October
31,
2012
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to
the
Top
Weekly
Updates
are
available
online
at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/updates/
NEW
THIS
WEEK
• The
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
• Delayed
Reporting
and
Retest
1
for
2012‐13
• Register
for
Webinar
on
Educator
Effectiveness
for
School
Administrators
• Register
for
Educator
Effectiveness
Update
for
Charter
Schools
• Online
Evaluation
Tool:
Professional
Development
Plan
Mid‐Year
Review
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
•
•
November
and
December
Webinar
Trainings
‐
Phase
II
Professional
Development
Online
Modules:
Exploring
the
Possibilities
Webinars
for
Common
Core
State
Standards
in
High
School
Mathematics
NEW
THIS
WEEK
The
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
Do
you
want
to
know
what
the
online
assessment
system
looks
like?
Would
you
like
your
students
to
be
able
to
practice
navigating
through
an
online
assessment,
using
the
tools
(e.g.,
flag,
strike,
highlight)
and
complete
sample
items?
Check
out
the
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
available
on
the
web
at
http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo.
The
purpose
of
the
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
is
to
provide
teachers,
students
and
parents
with
an
interactive
experience
closely
resembling
an
online
test
administration.
Using
the
Online
Assessment
Tutorial,
students
can:
• Practice
answering
questions
while
becoming
familiar
with
the
new
item
types
(e.g.,
technology
enhanced,
short
answer,
numerical
entry);
• Learn
how
to
navigate
the
pages;
and
• Use
the
tools
that
are
available
in
the
system
(e.g.,
flag,
strike,
highlight).
Effective
with
the
current
school
year,
schools
must
implement
a
process
to
ensure
that
every
student
who
will
participate
in
an
online
assessment
completes
the
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
for
the
assessment
at
least
once
at
school
before
test
day.
The
process
must
be
documented
in
the
school’s
testing
plan.
MORE
INFO:
Please
contact
your
Regional
Accountability
Coordinator
(RAC)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/directory/racs
Delayed
Reporting
and
Retest
1
for
2012‐13
The
NCDPI
is
required
to
establish
new
achievement
standards
based
on
the
scores
from
the
first
administration
of
the
new
assessments.
The
standard‐setting
process
for
all
of
North
Carolina’s
new
assessments
and
their
alternate
assessments
is
scheduled
to
take
place
during
summer
2013.
The
scores
will
be
delayed
until
October
2013
pending
the
results
of
the
scaling
and
standard‐setting
process,
along
with
the
approval
of
the
achievement
standards
by
the
State
Board
of
Education.
Due
to
the
delayed
reporting,
Retest
1
administrations
will
not
be
available
for
the
2012‐13
school
year.
MORE
INFO:
Please
contact
your
Regional
Accountability
Coordinator
(RAC)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/directory/racs
or
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/
Register
for
Webinar
on
Educator
Effectiveness
for
School
Administrators
Please
join
the
NC
Department
of
Public
Instruction
and
NC
Principals
and
Assistant
Principals
Association
for
a
webinar
on
educator
effectiveness.
The
webinar
will
provide
updates
on
the
new
student
growth
standards,
EVAAS,
and
the
Measures
of
Student
Learning:
NC's
Common
Exams.
The
webinar
will
be
held
on
December
6
from
1:00
p.m.
–
2:30
p.m.
To
register,
please
visit
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/926283128.
MORE
INFO:
educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
Register
for
Educator
Effectiveness
Update
for
Charter
Schools
Staff
members
at
NC
charter
schools
are
invited
to
attend
a
webinar
on
educator
effectiveness,
with
a
focus
on
the
Common
Exams
(formerly
known
as
Measures
of
Student
Learning).
The
webinar
will
focus
on
requirements
and
flexibility
for
charter
schools.
The
webinar
will
be
held
on
Friday,
November
2
from
10:00
a.m.
–
11:30
a.m.,
and
will
be
archived
for
later
viewing
by
individuals
who
cannot
join.
To
register,
please
visit
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/736276057.
MORE
INFO:
educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
Online
Evaluation
Tool:
Professional
Development
Plan
Mid‐Year
Review
This
webinar
will
provide
you
with
an
opportunity
to
review
the
process
for
completing
the
mid‐year
review
of
the
teacher's
Professional
Development
Plan.
The
following
topics
will
be
addressed
during
the
webinar:
• Review
the
North
Carolina
State
Board
of
Education
policy
on
the
Evaluation
Process;
• Demonstrate
the
teacher
process
for
accessing
the
existing
Professional
Development
Plan,
reviewing
the
plan
at
mid‐year,
and
authenticating
the
plan;
• Demonstrate
principal
process
for
accessing
the
existing
Professional
Development
Plan,
reviewing
the
plan
at
mid‐year,
and
authenticating
the
plan;
and
• Share
resources,
strategies,
and
best
practices
for
developing
SMART
goals
at
the
mid‐year
review
to
promote
continuous
professional
growth.
To
register
please
visit
http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Upcoming+Webinars
MORE
INFO:
Eliz
Colbert,
eliz.colbert@dpi.nc.gov
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
November
and
December
Webinar
Trainings
‐
Phase
II
Professional
Development
Online
Modules:
Exploring
the
Possibilities
This
webinar
will
give
you
an
overview
of
the
Phase
II
online
professional
development
modules
released
by
NCDPI
this
past
summer.
We
will
discuss
various
ways
in
which
these
online
modules
can
be
implemented
to
best
serve
your
needs
at
an
individual,
school
or
district
level.
The
webinar
will
provide
an
opportunity
to:
•
•
•
•
Learn
more
about
the
modules
currently
available
Explore
and
learn
about
flexible
implementation
methods
Review
strategies
that
can
be
used
to
facilitate
learning
face
to
face
and
online
Ask
questions
and
give
feedback
*
Sessions
are
recurring.
Register
here:
November
14,
1‐2
pm.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/139176369
November
14,
3‐4
pm.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/218229304
December
4,
1‐2
pm.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/578388056
MORE
INFO:
Yvette
Stewart,
Educator
Recruitment
and
Development,
Yvette.stewart@dpi.nc.gov
Webinars
for
Common
Core
State
Standards
in
High
School
Mathematics
Maria
Hernandez,
Mathematics
Instructor
at
the
NC
School
of
Science
and
Mathematics,
is
leading
sessions
on
the
new
Standards
in
high
school
math
next
week
and
the
following
week.
The
study
of
recursion
is
a
new
topic
for
North
Carolina
Common
Core
Math
I/Algebra
I/IM
I
standards.
In
the
first
session
on
Oct.
29,
Ms.
Hernandez
used
recursive
equations
to
model
linear
and
exponential
growth.
These
modeling
problems
included
financial
and
biological
applications.
For
the
Nov.
6
session,
Maria
will
explore
various
real
world
applications
of
ratio
and
proportion
and
she
will
highlight
materials
from
www.turnonccmath.net
All
participants
must
REGISTER
prior
to
joining
the
session.
Please
do
so
by
using
the
link
provided
below:
Topic:
Ratio
and
Proportion
Leading
to
Slope
Date:
Tuesday,
Nov.
6
Time:
3
pm
Meeting
Number:
648
978
784
(This
meeting
does
not
require
a
password.)
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To
start
or
join
the
online
meeting
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Go
to
http://tinyurl.com/c9kw4eq
MORE
INFO:
Dr.
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
Director
of
K‐12
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov