January
23,
2013
NEW
THIS
WEEK
• Reminder:
Online
Module
for
Common
Exam
Scoring
Performance
Items
• Digital
Learning
Day
2013
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
• Next
Generation
Assessments
Released
Forms––PDF
and
Online
Versions
• Switching
to
the
Common
Core
• New
Guides
Support
Common
Core
State
Standards
Implementation
NEW
THIS
WEEK
Reminder:
Online
Module
for
Common
Exam
Scoring
Performance
Items
The
online
module
on
scoring
the
performance
items
on
the
Measures
of
Student
Learning:
NC’s
Common
Exams
is
now
live
in
NC
Education.
The
direct
link
to
the
module
is:
https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/course/view.php?id=167311.
Clicking
on
this
link
will
take
the
user
to
NC
Education,
but
he
or
she
will
need
to
sign
in
to
access
the
course.
Another
way
to
access
the
module
is
to
log
into
NC
Education,
then
search
using
the
title
“MSL
Grades
9
–
12.”
The
module
includes
a
general
section
that
all
teachers
should
complete,
and
then
a
specific
section
for
each
content
area:
English
Language
Arts,
Mathematics,
Science,
and
Social
Studies.
A
teacher
can
print
a
certificate
of
completion
after
each
section.
Prior
to
the
release
of
the
module,
DPI
recommends
that
districts
consider
how
teachers
should
complete
the
module.
Some
districts
may
want
teachers
to
complete
all
of
the
sections,
while
others
may
only
require
them
to
complete
the
section
on
their
own
content
area.
MORE
INFO:
Please
email
educatoreffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
with
questions.
Digital
Learning
Day
2013
The
North
Carolina
Department
of
Public
Instruction,
the
NC
Technology
in
Education
Society
(NCTIES)
and
the
NC
School
Library
Media
Assocation
(NCSLMA)
–
in
partnership
with
the
Alliance
for
Excellent
Education
led
by
West
Virginia
Gov.
Bob
Wise
–
are
pleased
to
announce
the
Digital
Learning
Day
campaign.
This
national
campaign
is
designed
to
celebrate
innovative
teaching
and
highlight
practices
that
make
learning
more
personalized
and
engaging
for
students
and
explore
how
digital
learning
can
provide
all
students
with
the
opportunities
they
deserve
–
to
build
the
skills
needed
to
succeed
in
college,
career
and
life.
Through
this
campaign,
we
hope
to
build
momentum
for
a
wave
of
innovation
that
changes
policies,
shifts
attitudes
and
supports
wide‐scale
adoption
of
these
promising
instructional
practices.
This
year,
the
NCDPI
partnership
with
NCTIES
and
NCSLMA
includes
a
contest
for
submitting
videos
that
highlight
what
innovative
digital
learning
looks
like
for
North
Carolina's
students.
Please
help
us
spread
the
word!
MORE
INFO:
http://it.ncwiseowl.org/resources/digital_learning_day/,
or
Neill
Kimrey,
Digital
Teaching
and
Learning,
neill.kimrey@dpi.nc.gov.
IN
CASE
YOU
MISSED
IT
Next
Generation
Assessments
Released
Forms––PDF
and
Online
Versions
The
PDF
and
online
versions
of
the
End‐of‐Course
Assessments
of
Algebra
I/Integrated
I,
English
II
and
Biology
and
the
NCEXTEND2
Assessments
of
Algebra
I/Integrated
I,
English
II
and
Biology
released
forms
are
now
available
at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms.
The
released
forms
of
the
EOGs
will
be
posted
in
February
on
the
same
website,
and
we
will
provide
an
announcement
when
those
are
available.
MORE
INFO:
Please
contact
your
Regional
Accountability
Coordinator
(RAC)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/directory/racs
or
visit
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/
Switching
to
the
Common
Core
Teachers
must
have
a
full
understanding
of
the
Common
Core
State
Standards
if
they
are
to
properly
implement
them
in
the
classroom,
writes
Sandra
Alberti,
director
of
State
and
District
Partnerships
and
Professional
Development
for
Student
Achievement
Partners.
In
English
language
arts,
this
means
three
shifts,
one
of
which
is
a
greater
focus
on
building
knowledge
through
content‐rich
nonfiction,
besides
literature.
For
math,
it
means
a
shift
to
a
deeper
focus
on
a
smaller
number
of
topics
and
a
deeper
command
of
mathematical
concepts.
To
read
more,
please
visit
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational‐
leadership/dec12/vol70/num04/Making‐the‐Shifts.aspx
MORE
INFO:
Dr.
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
K‐12
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov.
New
Guides
Support
Common
Core
State
Standards
Implementation
Achieve,
in
partnership
with
College
Summit,
the
National
Association
of
Secondary
School
Principals
(NASSP)
and
the
National
Association
of
Elementary
School
Principals
(NAESP),
has
released
a
series
of
action
briefs
on
the
role
of
school
counselors,
secondary
school
leaders
and
elementary
school
leaders
in
the
implementation
of
the
Common
Core
State
Standards
(CCSS).
Based
on
feedback
from
school
leaders
who
expressed
a
need
for
more
guidance,
the
action
briefs
outline
strategies
and
techniques
that
can
be
used
within
schools
by
school
leaders
to
prepare
their
schools,
teachers
and
students
for
the
standards
and
upcoming
new
assessments.
The
three
released
action
briefs
are:
∙
Implementing
the
Common
Core
State
Standards:
The
Role
of
the
Elementary
School
Leader
Action
Brief;
∙
Implementing
the
Common
Core
State
Standards:
The
Role
of
the
Secondary
School
Leader
Action
Brief;
and
∙
Implementing
the
Common
Core
State
Standards:
The
Role
of
the
School
Counselor
Action
Brief.
All
are
available
at
no
charge
in
the
Publications
section
at
www.achieve.org
MORE
INFO:
Dr.
Maria
Pitre‐Martin,
K‐12
Curriculum
and
Instruction,
maria.pitremartin@dpi.nc.gov.
RACE
TO
THE
TOP
WEEKLY
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INFO
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you
know
someone
who
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please
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in
this
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Update
features
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address
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least
one
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person,
department
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website.
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concerns
or
technical
assistance,
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