March
20,
2013
NEW
THIS
WEEK
• Educator
Effectiveness
Myths
Debunked
• Phase
l
and
II
Online
Professional
Development
Modules
• Summer
Institutes
2013
Update:
LEA
SI
Team
Webinars
and
Registration
Window
• NC
Educator
Evaluation
Webinar
• Teachers
to
Present
at
CCSA
NC
FALCON
Session
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
• Spring
2013
READY
Regional
Outreach
Virtual
Meetings
• Next
Generation
Assessment
Released
Forms
–
EOGs
NEW
THIS
WEEK
Educator
Effectiveness
Myths
Debunked
NC’s
Educator
Evaluation
System
sets
higher
standards
and
also
provides
educators
with
a
refined,
more
accurate
definition
of
a
job
well
done.
It
also
offers
better
information
to
help
teachers
and
principals
focus
together
on
how
to
elevate
teaching
and
on
how
to
improve
teaching
practice.
The
NC
Department
of
Public
Instruction
recognizes
that
as
with
any
employee
evaluation
system,
there
are
concerns
and
myths
to
address.
Click
here
to
read
some
common
myths
addressed
by
the
NCDPI.
MORE
INFO:
Jennifer
Preston,
Educator
Effectiveness,
educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
Phase
l
and
II
Online
Professional
Development
Modules
There
is
now
a
single
source
for
information
about
online
professional
development
modules
created
by
the
NCDPI.
Visit
http://rt3nc.org
for
an
overview
of
options
for
teachers
and
administrators,
descriptions
and
links
to
modules,
and
instructions
on
registration.
You'll
also
find
an
implementation
guide
with
detailed
suggestions
for
using
these
modules
in
LEAs,
with
or
without
a
professional
learning
community,
online
or
face‐
to‐face.
MORE
INFO:
Lynne
Johnson,
Educator
Effectiveness,
Lynne.Johnson@dpi.nc.gov.
NC
Educator
Evaluation
Webinar
A
central
component
of
the
Home
Base
suite
of
technology
tools
for
teachers
and
administrators
will
be
quick,
easy
access
to
tools
for
evaluation
and
professional
development.
The
NCDPI
will
host
a
webinar
on
Friday,
April
12,
from
1‐3
p.m.,
on
the
2013‐
14
NC
Educator
Evaluation
process
and
implications
related
to
transitioning
to
the
Educator
Evaluation
component
of
Home
Base.
During
the
session,
staff
will
provide
an
overview
of
what
to
expect,
address
deployment
of
the
new
Evaluation
System
and
related
readiness
steps
(training,
etc.)
and
discuss
expected
implications
for
LEAs
related
to
the
change.
This
webinar
is
geared
to
LEA
Human
Resources
Directors
and
other
LEA
staff
involved
in
the
educator
evaluation
process.
To
register,
please
visit
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/222900897
MORE
INFO:
Cynthia
Crowdus,
Learning
Systems,
cynthia.crowdus@dpi.nc.gov
Summer
Institutes
2013
Update:
LEA
SI
Team
Webinars
and
Registration
Window
LEA
SI
Team
Webinars
To
RttT
Coordinators
and
SI
Team
Contacts
–
The
Summer
Institutes
Planning
Team
will
host
a
series
of
webinars
to
prepare
you
for
your
Summer
Institutes
experience.
These
webinars
will
give
you
pertinent
information
about
what
participants
will
need
to
know
before
attending
Summer
Institutes
(including
how
to
register
each
team
member
to
attend)
as
well
as
what
to
expect
during
this
year’s
Institutes.
There
will
be
Q&A
time
during
the
webinar
to
ask
any
questions
you
may
have.
Please
ensure
that
each
representative
attending
Summer
Institutes
on
your
leadership
team
receives
this
information
and
attends
one
of
the
sessions
below.
Mark
your
calendars
and
plan
to
attend
ONE
of
the
following
webinars:
(no
pre‐registration
required)
• Tuesday,
April
9,
3:30‐4:30pm
http://ncdpipd.adobeconnect.com/si_04_09_13/
• Thursday,
April
11,
3:30‐4:30pm
http://ncdpipd.adobeconnect.com/si_04_11_13/
• Tuesday,
April
16,
3:30‐4:30pm
http://ncdpipd.adobeconnect.com/si_04_16_13/
*Webinars
will
be
recorded
and
archived
on
the
SI2013
Wikispaces
page
following
the
April
16
webinar.
Links
to
this
page
will
be
provided
in
the
webinar.
Summer
Institutes
Registration
You
recently
received
a
message
to
submit
information
about
your
SI
team
members
to
NCDPI.
This
information
will
be
used
to
invite
each
team
member
to
register
for
Summer
Institutes
2013.
If
you
have
not
sent
in
this
information,
please
do
so
no
later
than
Friday,
March
22.
Registration
begins
on
Friday,
April
12
(after
the
first
team
webinars)
and
ends
Tuesday,
April
30.
The
registration
links
will
be
posted
to
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/summerinstitutes/registration/.
Please
ensure
your
team
is
registered
before
the
deadline.
All
members
of
your
team
must
attend
the
same
Summer
Institutes
location
and
commit
to
attending
the
full
two
days.
MORE
INFO:
Yvette
Stewart,
Educator
Effectiveness,
yvette.stewart@dpi.nc.gov,
or
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/summerinstitutes/2013/
Teachers
to
Present
at
CCSA
NC
FALCON
Session
Classroom
teachers
who
are
implementing
the
formative
assessment
process
will
showcase
their
work
during
the
2013
NC
FALCON
Showcase
session
at
the
Collaborative
Conference
on
Student
Achievement
(CCSA)
in
Greensboro
next
week.
The
NC
FALCON
session
will
be
held
on
Tuesday,
March
26
from
2:30
to
4
pm
in
Guilford
D
at
the
Koury
Center.
Highlights
of
the
session
include:
‐
Displays
showcasing
implementation
ideas,
artifacts
collected
during
implementation
and
teacher
developed
formative
assessment
plans
used
in
classrooms
‐
Display
showcasing
the
use
of
formative
assessment
by
the
NCDPI
RTT‐ELC
K‐3
Assessment
Team
‐
Discussion
of
how
High
Point
University
is
preparing
pre‐service
teachers
using
NC
FALCON
‐
Model
of
using
formative
assessment
in
high
school
science
‐
NC
FALCON
update
on
the
Student
Ownership
of
Learning
Module
Join
the
following
educators
during
the
session
to
learn
more
about
formative
assessment
and
the
use
of
NC
FALCON:
Carolyn
Wengerd
–
Caldwell
County
Schools–
Caldwell
Career
Center
Middle
College
Carolyn
Reed
‐
Charlotte–Mecklenburg
Schools–
Cornelius
Elementary
School
Amanda
Inman‐Horne
–
Cumberland
County
Schools
–
Gray's
Creek
Elementary
School
Shaneka
Flanagan
–
Sampson
County
Schools
–
Hargrove
Elementary
School
Marcelle
Powell
–
Sampson
County
Schools
–
Hobbton
Middle
School
Donna
Thomas
–
Sampson
County
Schools
–
Union
High
School
Stephanie
Grady
–
Sampson
County
Schools
–
Lakewood
High
School
Catrese
Parks
–
Thomasville
City
Schools
–
Thomasville
High
School
Jill
Huffman
–
Watauga
County
Schools
‐
Valle
Crucis
Elementary
School
Dr.
Shirley
Disseler
–
High
Point
University
Jami
Inman
–
NCDPI
–
Science
Consultant
Erika
Beattie
–
NCDPI
‐
RTT–ELC
K‐3
Assessment
Team
Jami
Graham
‐
NCDPI
‐
RTT–ELC
K‐3
Assessment
Team
Darlene
Germano
‐
NCDPI
‐
RTT–ELC
K‐3
Assessment
Team
Prepare
to
come
to
this
session
to
learn
how
educators
use
the
formative
assessment
principles
in
NC
FALCON
with
students.
Teacher
developed
resources
and
strategies
will
be
shared.
MORE
INFO:
Carmella
Fair,
Learning
Systems,
carmella.fair@dpi.nc.gov
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
Spring
2013
READY
Regional
Outreach
Virtual
Meetings
As
we
move
toward
the
end
of
the
school
year
and
the
start
of
the
2013‐14
year,
there
will
be
new
assessments,
a
new
accountability
model,
a
new
evaluation
system
and
new
technology
tools
to
support
teachers
and
students.
It's
important
during
this
time
of
remodeling
and
change
that
we
keep
strong
communication
flowing.
The
READY
meetings
held
in
the
spring
and
fall
of
2012,
ongoing
webinars
and
other
methods
have
improved
the
flow
of
information.
In
April
and
May,
State
Superintendent
June
Atkinson
and
NCDPI
leadership
will
host
a
third
round
of
READY
meetings,
but
this
time,
we
are
using
virtual
meeting
tools
to
continue
the
conversation
and
information
sharing.
There
will
be
three
different
times
offered
for
participation
in
each
of
the
following
topics:
“Accountability/Assessmsents
–
Setting
New
Expectations”
(April
8,
23
or
May
6)
and
Home
Base/PowerSchool
(April
18,
22
or
29).
Due
to
limited
log‐in
allowance
for
these
virtual
meetings,
we
will
ask
schools
and
central
offices
to
have
one
log‐in
and
gather
their
teams
to
participate
as
a
group.
This
will
facilitate
meaningful
discussion
afterward.
Registration
information
for
the
Spring
2013
READY
Regional
Outreach
Virtual
Meetings
will
soon
be
sent
to
principals
and
superintendents.
MORE
INFO:
Michael
Yarbrough,
Communication
and
Information
Services,
michael.yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov
Next
Generation
Assessment
Released
Forms
–
EOGs
The
paper‐and‐pencil
version
released
forms
are
now
available
for
End‐of‐Grade
assessments.
You
can
find
the
released
forms
for
ELA/Reading
grades
3‐8,
Mathematics
Grades
3‐8,
and
Science
grades
5
and
8
on
the
website
at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms.
An
online
released
form
will
be
available
soon
for
grades
5
and
8
science
(ELA/Reading
and
Mathematics
are
not
available
in
online
versions
for
2012‐13).
If
you
have
questions
please
contact
your
local
Testing
Coordinator
or
your
Regional
Accountability
Coordinator
(RAC).
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