February
20,
2013
NEW
THIS
WEEK
• EVAAS
Updates
• Resources:
Encyclopedia
of
North
Carolina
• Follow
READY
Progress
on
Facebook/Twitter/Website
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
• Common
Core
Implementation
Tools
and
Resources
Guide
• Support
Videos
for
the
Common
Core
in
Mathematics
• Learning
Forward
Professional
Learning
Policy
Workbook
for
States
and
Districts
• Article
on
Educator
Evaluation
Implementation
• Latest
Home
Base
Biweekly
Update
NEW
THIS
WEEK
EVAAS
Updates
On
February
1,
teachers
across
North
Carolina
received
access
to
a
teacher
evaluation
dashboard
housed
in
the
EVAAS
web
platform.
This
report
integrates
a
teacher's
ratings
on
Standards
1
through
5
with
the
baseline
data
for
Standard
6.
Over
time,
the
dashboard
will
hold
the
three
years
of
data
that
will
be
used
with
data
from
Standards
1
through
5
to
determine
a
teacher's
overall
effectiveness
status
of
in
need
of
improvement,
effective,
or
highly
effective.
As
a
reminder,
the
sixth
standard
rating
for
the
2011‐12
school
year
will
NOT
be
counted
toward
the
overall
status.
For
more
information
on
how
to
access
and
interpret
the
report,
please
visit
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/educatoreffect/resources/2013/01‐
teacher‐evaluation.pdf.
The
NC
Department
of
Public
Instruction
and
SAS
Institute
are
also
pleased
to
announce
the
launch
of
new
learning
modules
on
EVAAS.
These
eight‐to‐10
minute
videos
are
available
24/7,
and
provide
a
narrated
explanation
of
how
to
access
and
interpret
different
reports.
The
modules
currently
available
are:
‐
Teacher
Value‐Added
and
Diagnostic
Reports
for
Grades
4
–
8
ELA
and
Math
Teachers
‐
Teacher
Value‐Added
and
Diagnostic
Reports
for
Grades
4
and
8
Science,
High
School,
and
Career
and
Technical
Education
Teachers
‐
Teacher
Evaluation
Dashboard
The
modules
can
be
accessed
through
the
Help
menu
when
logged
into
EVAAS.
MORE
INFO:
Jennifer
Preston,
Educator
Effectiveness,
jennifer.preston@dpi.nc.gov
Resources:
Encyclopedia
of
North
Carolina
The
Digital
Information
Management
Program
at
the
State
Library
of
North
Carolina
has
integrated
the
1900‐plus
entries
from
the
University
of
North
Carolina
Press’s
Encyclopedia
of
North
Carolina
into
NCpedia.
They
are
now
available
and
searchable
at
http://ncpedia.org.
Its
purpose
is
to
highlight
North
Carolina's
unique
resources,
people
and
culture
to
enrich,
educate
and
inform.
This
expansion
has
been
made
possible
through
a
Library
Services
and
Technology
Act
grant
from
the
U.S.
Institute
of
Museum
and
Library
Services.
MORE
INFO:
Michelle
Underhill,
Director
of
the
Digital
Information
Management
Program
(DIMP),
State
Library
of
NC,
michelle.underhill@ncdcr.gov.
Follow
READY
Progress
on
Facebook/Twitter/Website
There
are
three
easy
ways
to
obtain
the
latest
information
on
North
Carolina’s
READY
initiative:
Facebook,
Twitter
and
the
NCDPI
website!
READY
is
taking
public
education
to
a
whole
new
level
with
a
new
Standard
Course
of
Study,
new
student
assessments,
a
new
accountability
model
and
a
new
Educator
Evaluation
system.
Home
Base
will
provide
a
suite
of
technology
tools
for
teachers,
parents
and
students,
all
in
one
place.
All
these
changes
will
result
in
more
students
graduating
and
well
prepared
for
college
and
careers.
So…
like
us
on
Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/NCReadyInitiative;
follow
us
on
Twitter
at
@ncpublicschools;
or
visit
our
website
at
www.ncpublicschools.org/ready
for
more
information
about
what
our
state
is
doing
to
support
teachers
and
improve
education
for
all
students.
MORE
INFO:
Michael
Yarbrough,
Communication
and
Information
Services,
michael.yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
Common
Core
Implementation
Tools
and
Resources
Guide
The
Council
of
Chief
State
School
Officers
(CCSSO)
has
announced
the
release
of
an
updated
edition
of
the
Common
Core
Implementation
Tools
and
Resources
Guide.
CCSSO
developed
this
list
of
free
tools
and
resources
to
point
states,
districts
and
educators
toward
promising
ideas
and
tools
to
support
the
implementation
of
the
Common
Core
State
Standards.
This
guide
is
free,
and
educators
are
welcome
to
distribute
this
document
widely
and
post
it
directly
to
their
own
websites.
MORE
INFO:
http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2012/Common_Core_Resources.pdf.
Support
Videos
for
the
Common
Core
in
Mathematics
The
Southeast
Comprehensive
Center
developed
Common
Core
State
Standards
(CCSS)
videos
to
support
states,
schools
and
teachers
in
the
implementation
of
the
new
standards.
The
videos
were
created
in
collaboration
with
the
states
in
the
Southeast
Comprehensive
Center
region
based
on
their
need
for
professional
development
support
for
the
implementation
of
the
Common
Core.
Each
video
is
an
audiovisual
resource
that
focuses
on
one
or
more
specific
standards
and
usually
includes
examples/illustrations
geared
toward
enhancing
understanding.
The
intent
of
each
content‐focused
video
is
to
clarify
the
meaning
of
the
individual
standard
rather
than
to
be
a
guide
on
how
to
teach
each
standard,
although
the
examples
can
be
adapted
for
instructional
use.
MORE
INFO:
Visit
http://secc.sedl.org/common_core_videos/.
Learning
Forward
Professional
Learning
Policy
Workbook
for
States
and
Districts
Learning
Forward
recently
released
the
Professional
Learning
Policy
Review:
A
Workbook
for
States
and
Districts,
authored
by
Joellen
Killion.
This
workbook
provides
states
and
local
school
districts
with
guidance
to
conduct
a
review
of
existing
policies
related
to
professional
learning.
The
review
process
includes
discovery,
analysis,
recommendations
for
possible
policy
revision,
and
follow‐up.
MORE
INFO:
http://www.learningforward.org/docs/commoncore/professionallearningpol
icyreview.pdf.
Article
on
Educator
Evaluation
Implementation
Henderson
County
Schools
has
had
a
positive
experience
with
the
implementation
of
the
new
Educator
Evaluation
system.
Take
a
moment
to
read
this
article
from
the
Blue
Ridge
Times‐News.
The
district’s
human
resources
director
offers
a
thorough
explanation
of
how
and
why
the
new
system
will
benefit
teachers,
principals
and
administrators.
MORE
INFO:
Michael
Yarbrough,
Communications
and
Information,
michael.yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov
Latest
Home
Base
Biweekly
Update
Many
of
you
have
heard
about
Home
Base
an
exciting
statewide
project
that
supports
our
overall
READY
initiative.
To
ensure
all
NC
educators
and
the
community
at
large
know
about
Home
Base
and
are
kept
up‐to‐date
on
ongoing
developments,
the
NCDPI
has
begun
a
new
electronic
publication
called
Home
Base
Biweekly
Update.
You
can
view
the
latest
issue
online:
www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/updates
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@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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to
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Top
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Updates
are
available
online
at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/updates/