October
24,
2012
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Archived
Race
to
the
Top
Weekly
Updates
are
available
online
at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/updates/
NEW
THIS
WEEK
•
November
and
December
Webinar
Trainings
‐
Phase
II
Professional
Development
Online
Modules:
Exploring
the
Possibilities
•
Webinars
for
Common
Core
State
Standards
in
High
School
Mathematics
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
• Smarter
Balanced
Sample
Items
and
Performance
Tasks
• Arts
Education,
Healthful
Living
and
World
Language
Assessment
Examples
• Common
Exams
Webinar
for
School
Administrators
Available
for
Viewing
• Resources
for
Extended
Content
Standards
• Online
Evaluation
Tool
Webinar:
Observations
• 2012‐13
READY
NCEXTEND2
Online
Assessments
• NC
Receives
Grant
for
Aligning
K‐12
and
Postsecondary
Standards
NEW
THIS
WEEK
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,
will
lead
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
will
use
recursive
equations
to
model
linear
and
exponential
growth.
These
modeling
problems
include
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
sessions.
Please
do
so
by
using
the
two
links
provided
below:
Topic:
Recursion
for
Math
1/Algebra
1
Date:
Monday,
Oct.
29
Time:
10:30
am
Meeting
Number:
645
525
552
(This
meeting
does
not
require
a
password.)
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
To
start
or
join
the
online
meeting
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Go
to
http://tinyurl.com/recursionformath1
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.)
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
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
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
Smarter
Balanced
Sample
Items
and
Performance
Tasks
The
Smarter
Balanced
sample
items
and
performance
tasks
were
released
Oct.
9.
In
less
than
a
week,
more
than
45,000
people
have
visited
the
website.
Public
interest
has
been
high,
as
indicated
by
numerous
articles,
blog
posts,
and
a
high
volume
of
social
media
activity.
The
sample
assessment
items
and
performance
tasks
can
be
viewed
on
the
Smarter
Balanced
website
at
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample‐items‐and‐performance‐tasks/.
Help‐desk
support
will
be
provided
through
Friday,
Nov.
2,
between
the
hours
of
7
a.m.
8
p.m.
EDT,
Monday
through
Friday.
MORE
INFO:
Dr.
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
Director
of
K‐12
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov
Arts
Education,
Healthful
Living
and
World
Language
Assessment
Examples
Arts
Education,
Healthful
Living
and
World
Language
Assessment
Examples
were
developed
as
part
of
North
Carolina's
Race
to
the
Top
plan
to
support
standards
implementation.
These
examples
are
not
intended
to
be
used
as
standardized
statewide
tests,
but
to
serve
as
examples
of
some
ways
that
standards
(or
parts
of
the
standards)
might
be
assessed
in
the
classroom,
by
individual
teachers.
The
examples
are
intended
to
help
illustrate
ways
that
the
standards
could
be
assessed,
but
are
not
required
or
mandated
for
statewide
student
or
teacher
accountability,
and
they
are
not
Common
Exams
(formerly
known
as
Measures
of
Student
Learning).
Teachers
are
encouraged
to
implement
assessments
in
ways
that
make
sense
to
their
teaching
situations
and
that
best
fit
the
needs
of
their
students.
The
examples
that
have
been
reviewed
and
approved,
along
with
a
description
of
the
development
process,
are
accessible
from
the
following
web
pages:
http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/AEs+for+Arts+Education
http://hlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/AEs+for+Healthful+Living
http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/AEs+for+World+Languages
Additional
examples
are
being
refined
and
are
expected
to
be
available
by
mid‐December
2012.
MORE
INFO:
Helga
Fasciano,
K‐12
Program
Areas,
helga.fasciano@dpi.nc.gov
Common
Exams
Webinar
for
School
Administrators
Available
for
Viewing
On
October
10,
the
Department
of
Public
Instruction
and
NC
Principals
and
Assistant
Principals
Association
held
a
webinar
on
educator
effectiveness,
with
a
focus
on
the
Common
Exams.
While
more
than
700
school
administrators
tuned
in
to
the
webinar,
we
know
that
many
of
you
were
not
able
to
join
us.
To
ensure
that
you
receive
pertinent
info
on
this
topic,
we
have
archived
the
recorded
webinar
online.
To
view
it,
please
visit
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/142460961.
You
will
be
prompted
to
complete
a
form
as
if
you
were
registering
for
the
live
webinar.
This
action
will
provide
you
with
access
to
the
recorded
version.
MORE
INFO:
educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
Resources
for
Extended
Content
Standards
The
NCDPI
has
received
requests
regarding
resources
around
the
Extended
Content
Standards
for
Exceptional
Children's
programs.
The
Standards
can
be
found
at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/extended/
Support
Tools
can
be
found
here:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/extended‐tools/.
This
site
is
updated
often
as
support
tools
are
developed
and
should
be
referred
to
frequently.
Additional
information,
including
training
information
around
the
extended
content
standards
is
here:
http://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/disability‐resources/significant‐cognitive‐disabilities/nc‐extended‐
content‐standards
A
group
email
list
for
teachers
of
students
with
significant
cognitive
disabilities
features
notifications
about
professional
development
and
other
pertinent
information
regarding
the
standards.
To
be
added
to
this
list,
please
contact
Claire
Greer
at
claire.greer@dpi.nc.gov.
The
website
for
the
National
Consortium
on
Deaf‐Blindness
features
a
Literacy
component.
While
this
site
is
largely
intended
for
students
with
duel
sensory
loss
(vision
and
hearing),
it
also
pertains
to
those
students
with
significant
cognitive
disabilities:
http://www.hknc.org/Literacy.htm
An
online
Livebinder
for
information
on
the
Extended
Content
Standards
will
soon
be
released.
We
will
provide
you
with
more
information
on
this
as
it
becomes
available.
MORE
INFO:
Claire
Greer,
Exceptional
Children's
Division,
claire.greer@dpi.nc.gov
Online
Evaluation
Tool
Webinar:
Observations
The
Online
Evaluation
Tool:
Observations
webinar
will
be
offered
two
more
times
this
month.
This
webinar
will
provide
you
with
an
opportunity
to
review
the
process
of
completing
the
annual
evaluation
cycle
for
teacher
with
a
focus
on
using
the
online
evaluation
tools
to
complete
the
observation
rubric.
The
following
topics
will
be
addressed
during
the
webinar:
∙
Review
the
North
Carolina
State
Board
of
Education
policy
on
the
Evaluation
Process
∙
Review
Step
3
in
the
annual
evaluation
cycle
∙
Present
strategies
for
managing
observations
∙
Demonstrate
copying
an
existing
observation
to
inform
the
Rubric
for
Evaluating
NC
Teachers
to
complete
a
new
observation
∙
Demonstrate
accessing,
notating
and
authenticating
the
observation
rubric
in
the
online
evaluation
tool
∙
Share
resources,
strategies,
and
best
practices
for
coaching
teachers
for
peak
performance
Please
select
a
date
and
time
that
works
best
in
your
schedule
to
join
us
for
this
informative
webinar.
Online
Evaluation
Tool:
Observations
Wednesday,
Oct.
24,
9
to
11
am
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/946291544
Online
Evaluation
Tool:
Observations
Wednesday,
Oct.
24:
2
to
4
pm
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/670621216
MORE
INFO:
Eliz
Colbert,
Educator
Recruitment
and
Development,
eliz.colbert@dpi.nc.gov
2012‐13
READY
NCEXTEND2
Online
Assessments
For
the
2012‐13
school
year,
all
NCEXTEND2
assessments
will
be
delivered
in
an
online
format.
This
includes
the
NCEXTEND2
assessments
for
Biology,
English
II,
Algebra
I/Integrated
I,
Grades
3‐8
English
Language
Arts
and
Mathematics,
and
Grades
5
and
8
Science.
Five
years
ago,
the
NCDPI
conducted
a
feasibility
study
for
both
the
end‐of‐grade
and
end‐of‐course
assessments
for
online
delivery
of
the
NCEXTEND2
assessments.
Teachers
also
suggested
features
that
would
ensure
an
optimal
testing
environment
for
the
students.
During
the
spring
2011
item
tryouts,
the
NCEXTEND2
assessments
were
administered
completely
online.
The
successes
observed
and
lessons
learned
with
the
administration
of
the
NCEXTEND2
assessments
helped
move
NC
forward
in
the
transition
to
online
assessments.
Note:
Local
Educational
Agencies
(LEAs)
have
the
option
of
administering
NCEXTEND2
assessments
in
the
online
or
paper‐and
pencil
format.
Online
testing,
however,
is
strongly
encouraged.
MORE
INFO:
Kayla
Siler,
Policy
Analyst,
kayla.siler@dpi.nc.gov
or
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/
NC
Receives
Grant
for
Aligning
K‐12
and
Postsecondary
Standards
The
NCDPI,
NC
Community
Colleges
and
the
University
of
North
Carolina
System
have
received
a
three‐
year,
“Core
to
College”
grant.
The
$673,000
award
aims
to
promote
collaboration
between
higher
education
and
NC’s
public
schools
in
the
implementation
of
the
Common
Core
State
Standards.
Educators
from
the
three
recipient
agencies
are
working
together
to
ensure
a
more
seamless
transition
from
high
school
to
postsecondary
education.
One
objective
of
the
grant
is
to
better
align
policies
and
processes
to
provide
stronger
support
for
career
and
college
readiness.
Core
to
College
funding
is
provided
by
the
Lumina
Foundation,
the
William
and
Flora
Hewlett
Foundation
and
the
Bill
&
Melinda
Gates
Foundation.
MORE
INFO:
Dr.
Rebecca
Garland,
Chief
Academic
Officer,
rebecca.garland@dpi.nc.gov