April
17,
2013
NEW
THIS
WEEK
• New
Assessment
Item
Types:
Gridded
Response
• Summer
Institutes
2013
Update:
Registration
Happening
Now
• Regional
Convenings:
K‐12/College
Connections
around
New
Standards
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
• ASCD's
Free
Webinar
Series
• ELA
Standards
Translated
into
Spanish
• Center
for
Teaching
Quality
Webinar
• Honors
Implementation
Training
Schedule
• Educator
Effectiveness
Update
with
NCAE
NEW
THIS
WEEK
New
Assessment
Item
Types:
Gridded
Response
Mathematics
assessments
in
Grades
5
through
8
and
the
Algebra
I/Integrated
I
End‐of‐
Course
assessment
comprise
multiple‐choice
items
and
approximately
20
percent
gridded‐
response
items.
A
gridded
response
item
requires
the
student
to
record
a
numerical
answer
into
a
field
rather
than
select
an
answer
from
several
choices.
There
are
guideline
documents
and
examples
posted
on
the
testing
website
at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/.
Look
for
the
heading,
“Guidelines,
Practice
and
Examples
for
Math
Gridded
Response
Items”
and
you
will
find
four
documents
to
download.
You
can
find
additional
examples
of
new
online
item
types
in
the
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
(http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo).
Released
test
forms
also
may
be
used
to
acquaint
students
with
the
new
item
types.
Released
test
forms
for
2012‐13
are
available
in
an
online
assessment
version
and
in
a
paper‐and‐pencil
version.
Online
released
forms
and
Online
Assessment
Tutorial
forms
are
presented
in
the
same
interactive
environment
as
the
actual
online
assessment
and
are
available
at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms.
MORE
INFO:
Please
contact
your
LEA
test
coordinator
or
your
regional
accountability
coordinator.
Summer
Institutes
2013
Update:
Registration
Happening
Now
Summer
Institutes
Registration
Registration
for
Summer
Institutes
2013
ends
Tuesday,
April
30.
The
registration
links
are
posted
to
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/summerinstitutes/registration/.
Following
are
the
dates
and
locations
for
all
Institutes:
July
8‐9
Region
2
July
10‐11
Region
1
Greenville
Convention
Center,
303
SW
Greenville
Blvd.,
Greenville,
NC
July
15‐16
Region
4
July
17‐18
Region
3
Sheraton
Imperial
Convention
Center,
4700
Emperor
Blvd.,
Durham,
NC
July
8‐9
Region
6
July
10‐11
Region
8
Hilton
Charlotte
University
Hotel,
8629
JM
Keynes
Dr.,
Charlotte,
NC
July
15‐16
Region
5
July
17‐18
Region
7
Koury
Convention
Center,
3121
High
Point
Road
at
I‐40,
Greensboro,
NC
July
23‐24
Region
4
Gray’s
Creek
High
School,
Cumberland
County
*Additional
Institute
sponsored
by
Sandhills
RESA
(for
Region
4
LEAs)
July
23‐24
Region
8
Apple
Valley/North
Henderson
High
School,
Henderson
County
*Additional
Institute
sponsored
by
WRESA
(for
Region
8
LEAs)
You
can
discover
more
information
about
types
of
sessions
offered
this
year
by
viewing
the
Summer
Institutes
2013
video
at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/events/
MORE
INFO:
Yvette
Stewart,
Educator
Effectiveness,
yvette.stewart@dpi.nc.gov,
or
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/summerinstitutes/2013/
Regional
Convenings:
K‐12/College
Connections
around
New
Standards
North
Carolina's
Core‐to‐College
grant
is
hosting
a
series
of
regional
convenings
to
bring
together
educators
from
across
the
state's
local
districts,
community
colleges,
the
UNC
system
and
private
colleges
and
universities.
The
next
event
will
be
held
at
Pfeiffer
University,
Misenheimer
Campus,
on
Thursday,
April
25,
from
3:30
to
5
pm.
For
more
information
(including
a
schedule
of
meetings)
and
to
register,
please
visit
http://go.ncsu.edu/imagining.
MORE
INFO:
John
Denning,
State
Director,
K‐12
and
Postsecondary
Alignment
Initiatives,
jdenning@ncreadyforsuccess.com
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
ASCD's
Free
Webinar
Series
ASCD's
free
webinar
series
brings
experts
in
the
field
of
education
to
a
computer
near
you.
The
webinars
address
timely
and
relevant
topics
like
the
Common
Core
State
Standards,
21st
century
learning
strategies,
and
closing
the
achievement
gap.
Each
webinar
is
archived.
MORE
INFO:
http://www.ascd.org/professional‐development/webinars.aspx,
or
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov
ELA
Standards
Translated
into
Spanish
The
San
Diego
County
Office
of
Education,
CCSSO,
and
the
California
Department
of
Education
completed
a
translation
of
the
Common
Core
State
Standards
for
English
Language
Arts
&
Literacy
into
Spanish.
Common
Core
en
Español
is
now
available
to
each
state
and
territory
that
has
adopted
the
Common
Core
State
Standards.
An
effort
to
translate
the
mathematics
standards
into
Spanish
is
currently
underway.
MORE
INFO:
http://commoncore‐espanol.com/,
or
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov
Center
for
Teaching
Quality
Webinar
The
Center
for
Teaching
Quality
(CTQ)
is
a
national
nonprofit
that’s
transforming
the
teaching
profession
through
the
bold
ideas
and
expert
practices
of
teacher
leaders.
In
the
CTQ
Collaboratory,
a
free
virtual
community,
teachers
are
connecting,
learning,
and
innovating
with
peers
across
the
country.
And
it's
time
to
add
more
voices
from
North
Carolina
to
the
conversation.
In
the
Collaboratory,
teachers
(and
those
who
value
teachers
as
leaders)
are…
Sharing
ideas—and
bringing
them
to
life
in
the
classroom
and
beyond.
Digging
deep
into
education
news,
policy,
and
research.
Troubleshooting
challenges
and
crowdsourcing
solutions
for
students.
Identifying
(and
creating)
ways
to
spread
teachers'
expertise.
Developing
leadership
skills
together.
Influencing
policy
and
practice
on
the
local,
state,
and
national
levels.
You
can
tour
the
Collaboratory
by
participating
in
a
one‐hour
webinar
on
Wednesday,
April
24,
beginning
at
4
pm.
Teachers,
administrators,
superintendents,
coaches,
parents
–
all
are
welcome!
To
join
this
webinar
visit:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/pjoin/598703153/105447432
or
if
you
prefer
to
use
your
phone,
call
in
using
the
numbers
below.
Toll:
+1
(914)
339‐0024
Access
Code:
891‐376‐661
MORE
INFO:
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov
Honors
Implementation
Training
Schedule
Training
for
the
Honors
Level
Course
Rubric
and
Implementation
Process
will
consist
of
the
following
components:
∙
An
overview
webinar
on
April
16
∙
Recorded
video
presentations
for
each
content
area
available
by
mid‐April
∙
Two
general
Question
&
Answer
(Q
&
A)
webinars
focused
on
the
course
rubric
and
review
process
on
May
2
and
May
8
∙
Six
Q
&
A
webinars
each
focusing
on
a
specific
content
area
during
the
month
of
May
∙
Honors
Implementation
Wikispace
‐
www.honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
The
full
training
schedule
with
registration
web
links
is
posted
on
the
wiki
www.honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net.
MORE
INFO:
Linda
Brannan,
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
linda.brannan@dpi.nc.gov
Educator
Effectiveness
Update
with
NCAE
Please
join
the
NC
Department
of
Public
Instruction
and
the
NC
Association
of
Educators
on
Thursday,
April
25,
from
4
to
5:30
pm
for
an
update
on
the
state’s
educator
effectiveness
work.
Topics
covered
will
include
the
sixth
standard,
overall
effectiveness
status,
EVAAS
and
the
Measures
of
Student
Learning
(including
the
Common
Exams
and
pilot
programs
in
other
grades
and
content
areas).
You
may
register
at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/781311065
RACE
TO
THE
TOP
WEEKLY
UPDATE
INFO
If
you
know
someone
who
would
like
to
be
on
this
list,
please
send
their
email
address(es)
to
Michael
Yarbrough,
Communication
and
Information
Services,
at
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!
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Top
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Updates
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at:
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