Wednesday, May 9, 2012 If you know someone who would like to be on this listserv, please send their email address to Michael.Yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov. ***PLEASE NOTE: Each entry in this Weekly Update features the email address of at least one contact person, department or website. For questions, concerns or technical assistance, please email the appropriate contact(s) directly. Thanks! ***LINKS: Depending on your device, PC users might need to press the CTRL button when clicking on a hyperlink in this document. Archived Race to the Top Weekly Updates are available here: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/updates/ NEW THIS WEEK • NC FALCON Webinar: Common Core State Standards as Learning Targets • NC FALCON Formative Assessment Series Webinar Now Online IN CASE YOU MISSED IT • Webinar: RttT Procurement and Contracting • NC Educator Evaluation Assistance Wiki and Webinars • IIS Proposal Evaluations Under Way • UPDATED Professional Development Dates and Locations for May NEW THIS WEEK NC FALCON Webinar: Common Core State Standards as Learning Targets Surry County teachers have written Common Core State Standards as Learning Targets based on NC FALCON principles and they want to share how they did it! Join Associate Superintendent Pat Widdowson and educators from Dobson Elementary School – Principal Jan Varney, and teachers Nicole Hazelwood and Lori Beasley – to learn more about how the entire school district in Surry County prepared for this big event. The teachers will share their experiences using learning targets and gathering evidences of success in their classrooms. Title: NC FALCON Webinar No. 3 ‐ Learning Targets for Common Core Standards Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Time: 3:30 pm ‐ 4:30 pm Space is limited, so please reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/241515225 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements For PC‐based attendees, Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server. For Macintosh®‐based attendees, Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer. MORE INFO: Carmella Fair, Carmella.fair@dpi.nc.gov NC FALCON Formative Assessment Series Webinar Now Online A recorded version of the Collecting Evidence of Student Learning webinar, which originally aired live on April 27, has been posted in NC FALCON under additional resources. The presentation used by Amanda Horne during the webinar is also posted in this location. Go to NC FALCON through NC Education at http://center.ncsu.edu/nc MORE INFO: Carmella Fair, Carmella.fair@dpi.nc.gov IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Webinar: RttT Procurement and Contracting On Thursday, May 31, NCDPI will offer a webinar on RttT procurement and contracting for LEA and Charter School RttT Leads and Finance Officers. This will be an opportunity to review some of the common findings from the OSBM audits as well as answer any outstanding questions you may have. We will hold two sessions, one in the morning from 10 to 11 a.m. and one in the afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Please make arrangements to attend either session by registering at one of the links below. •
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Morning Session (10:00‐11:00 a.m.): https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/643112617 Afternoon Session (3:30‐4:30 p.m.): https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/325374128 In addition, please submit any questions related to RttT procurement and contracting to RacetotheTop@dpi.nc.gov by Monday, May 21. Please include, “RttT Procurement Webinar Question” in the subject line of the email. We will use your questions to create the agenda for the webinar. MORE INFO: Eric Thanos, eric.thanos@dpi.nc.gov NC Educator Evaluation Assistance Wiki and Webinars In an effort to provide a high degree of support for administrators and district leaders, the Educator Recruitment and Development Division has established a wiki that contains many helpful resources to address and support the various phases of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System. You may access the wiki at the following link: http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net Please take advantage of our upcoming webinars on the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System. They are as follows: Rating Observations and Evaluations – This webinar will help users better understand the differences between the ratings on the rubric, provide some evidences to base decisions on, and offer suggestions for how to talk with teachers and administrators about their ratings. The target audience is teachers, assistant principals, principals, and their evaluators. May 15 9‐11 AM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/395037977
May 17 3‐5 PM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/903519713
Summary Rating Form for Principals/Assistant Principals and Other End of the Year Information – This webinar will review how to fill out the Summary Rating Form on the administrator tool, how to score the rubric, and how to attach artifacts. Using the online tool demo site, attendees will be able to fill out the forms along with the presenters. In addition, time will be devoted to tasks related to the close of the school year and the lock‐down of the online tool. The target audience is principals, superintendents, and Human Resource staff members. May 9 4‐6 PM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/779307464
Understanding Standard 6 for Teachers and Standard 8 for Administrators – This webinar provides an overview of Standards 6 & 8 including policies, processes, and new effectiveness statuses for educators. Experts will be available to answer your questions. The target audience is teachers and district leaders. May 10 9‐11 AM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/131729881
Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan – This webinar will review the requirements for the Professional Development Plan and discuss the three types: individual, monitored, and directed. Participants will practice writing measurable goals and the process for reviewing the PDP during the school year will be shared. The target audience is teachers, administrators, and HR staff members. May 21 4‐6 PM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/629425865
Creating Effective Summary Goal Forms ‐ This webinar will review the requirements for the Summary Goal Form and the process for development. Strategies for writing measurable goals will also be discussed. The target audience is teachers, administrators, and Human Resource staff members. May 29 3:30‐5:30 PM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/588519761
June 4 9‐11 AM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/955848833 You may also view this information at: http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Upcoming+Webinars MORE INFO: Lynne Johnson, lynne.johnson@dpi.nc.gov, or Eliz Colbert, Elizabeth.Colbert@dpi.nc.gov. IIS Proposal Evaluations The Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Team has received vendor proposals and is beginning the proposal evaluation process. The IIS Team also has formed a Resource Consortium (IISRC) which was established to encourage collaboration and promote the sharing, in accordance with licensing agreements, of instructional and learning, assessment, and professional development content resources among all NC public school educators. MORE INFO: Cynthia Crowdus, cynthia.crowdus@dpi.nc.gov UPDATED Professional Development Dates and Locations for May May 11 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, SERESA (Mad Boar, Wallace) 14 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, SWRESA (UNCC, Barnhardt Student Center) 15 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, NWRESA 16 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, Sandhills RESA (Fayetteville State University, Shaw Auditorium) 17 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, PTEC (Room 1, Special Events Center, Greensboro Coliseum) 18 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, WRESA 30 ‐ Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, NERESA (NC Tele Center, Williamston) MORE INFO: Yvette Stewart, yvette.stewart@dpi.nc.gov