Curriculum and
Assessment Components
Implementation Overview
Agenda
Welcome and Overview
• Agenda Review
• Overview of Home Base and Review of Components and
Resources
System Deployment DPI
• Home Base Products and Phased Implementation
• Readiness Steps
LEA Training, Roles & Responsibilities
• Approach
• Timeline
• Sample Agenda
• Registration Process
Questions and concerns you have about upcoming trainings
Home Base Overview
Information
Instruction
In the novel, what
motivated Sarah’s
behavior? Support
your claim with
evidence from the
text.
Student
Information
and Learner
Profile
PowerSchool
Pearson
a simpler, better
information
system to
replace NC
WISE
Instructional
Design, Practice
& Resources
Assessment
Data Analysis
and Reporting
Integrated Instructional
Solution(SchoolNet – OpenClass – Test
Nav)
Pearson
a new standards-aligned tool for
instruction, assessment and data analysis
Professional
Development &
Educator
Evaluation
EE and PD
Truenorthlogic
a simpler, better
information system
to replace McRel
Instruction and
Assessment
Components and
Home Base
Resources
Lesson Plans
Instructional Design, Practice
& Resources
• Find sample lesson
plans, units,
resources
• Create lesson plans
and link to
appropriate
resources
• Differentiate
lessons for students
• Access Open
Education
Resources
Assessment
• Search for
assessment
items/tasks
• Create, administer,
and score
assessments at
classroom, school,
and district levels
• Administer
statewide
assessments
• Formative
Assessment
Strategies and
Resources
Data Analysis & Reporting
• Customizable
views
• Role-based
Information
• Multiple Data
Comparisons
• Attendance
• Grades
• Test Scores
• Discipline
Standards and Curriculum
Sample LEA Assessment Items
NC DPI Resources
Purchased Resources
Initial Content
• Science and Social Studies Assessment Items
[9,600 items]
• Science and Social Studies [~10,000
resources]
Later in 2013
• Next Generation K-12 Common Core ELA and
Math Items [in Development]
Home Base Products and
Phased Implementation
R
Products being integrated to create Home Base
= Required
R
User
Portal
via PowerSchool
Identity and
Access
Management
Student
Information
PowerSchool
NC Cloud
R
Summative
Assessment
Test Nav
R
Educator
Evaluation
Truenorthlogic
Professional
Development
Truenorthlogic
Core Instructional Improvement System
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
Schoolnet
Learning
Management
/Collaboration
OpenClass
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Initial Content
• Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for
Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment
• Instructional Content housed in the NC Learning Object
Repository
Time Line
July/August 2013
R
R
PowerSchool
Schoolnet
Student
Information
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
Truenorthlogic
• Instructional
Tools
• Classroom and
Benchmark
Assessments
• Reporting
• Online
Evaluation
(Teachers Only)
• Student
Information
• Scheduling
• Gradebook
• Attendance
• Transcripts
User
Portal
via PowerSchool
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•
•
Students
Parents
Teachers
Administrators
State Admin
Content Specialist
Educator
Evaluation
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Initial Content
• NWEA Science and Social Studies
Assessment Items [9,600 items]
• ClassScape Items in EOG and
EOC tested subjects (Math, ELA,
Science) [22,000 items]
• Pearson Science and Social
Studies Digital Library [~10,000
resources]
• Open Educational Resources from
NC Learning Object Repository
[4,000 and counting}
Time Line
October 2013
OpenClass
+
Collaboration
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
• Collaboration
• Online
Evaluation
(Principals and
Teachers)
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
• Next Generation K-12 Common
Core ELA and Math Items [starting
in October and phased-in]
Time Line
March 2014
+
Professional
Development
Truenorthlogic
2014-2015 School Year
R
Test Nav
Summative
Assessment
Time Line
July/August 2013
R
PowerSchool
Schoolnet
Student
Information
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
R
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Teacher only
October 2013
+
OpenClass
Truenorthlogic
Collaboration
Educator
Evaluation
Principals
March 2014
2014-2015
Truenorthlogic
R
Professional
Development
Test Nav
Summative
Assessment
Questions?
LEA Involvement
Significant LEA Involvement
• Through requirement gathering, tool
selection, vendor selection and design
• Participating LEAs include:
Wake, Carteret, Catawba, Iredell,
Asheboro, Henderson, Union, Craven,
Jones, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Hoke
Configuration and Status
Meetings
• As developers code parts of the online
system, LEA reps and NC DPI staff are
reviewing and providing feedback
• Requirements
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Instructional Tools
Assessments
Collaboration Tools
Dashboards and Reporting
LEA Training, Roles
& Responsibilities
Home Base Trainings
Fall 2012 to date:
LEA/charter school representatives have
attended the Home Base: PowerSchool
Training.
Summer (June 20 – July 2) Trainings:
•Home Base: Classroom
Instruction/Assessment
•Home Base: Educator Evaluation
Training
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Train-the-trainer model
Regional face-to-face training
Multiple Webinar Offerings
Technical Support Webinar Offerings
Quick Reference Guides
Captivate Video Modules
User Manuals
Continued Support by DPI
Classroom
Instruction/Assessment Training
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Training Sites in all 8 Regions
Full-day session
Two sessions per day
Multiple days in each region
Training spans from June 20 – July 2
across the state
Home Base Regional Training
• Educator Evaluation Training will also be
offered at the same locations
• Half-Day Session
• Two sessions offered per day (AM and PM)
• Multiple days in each region
• Training spans from June 20 – July 2
across the state
Home Base Regional Training
• Educator Evaluation Training will also be
offered at the same locations
• Half-Day Session
• Two sessions offered per day (AM and PM)
• Multiple days in each region
• Training spans from June 20 – July 2
across the state
Details for Regional Trainings
• All sessions are first come, first served and
seats are limited. Please make every attempt
to attend training in your region.
• Each LEA/charter school has been provided
an allotment based on size.
• Participants will be expected to use the
knowledge and skills they acquire to provide
training to local staff within their LEAs/charter
schools.
• Each attendee must bring a laptop with
wireless capability
Seats
An LEA/Charter will receive the same number
of seats for both Educator Evaluation and
Classroom Instruction/Assessment training.
District
Size
Educator
Classroom
Instruction/A Evaluator
(Half-Day)
ssessment
(Full-day)
Charter Schools
2
2
small
4
4
medium
7
7
large
10
10
C&I Training Target Audience
Home Base District Lead
Person who is responsible for the operational
implementation of Home Base
Curriculum Lead
Person who develops, coordinates, or manages the
local curriculum
Person who develops, coordinates, or manages the
local assessment and testing efforts
Assessment/Accountability
Lead
Professional Development Lead Person who manages and coordinates district-level
professional development (training) priorities
Principal Lead
Current sitting principal in a district who can serve as
a lead expert trainer on the IIS Core Components
Assistant Principal Lead
Current sitting assistant principal in a district who can
serve as a lead expert trainer on the IIS Core
Components
Instructional Technology Lead
Person who helps the classroom teacher to integrate
the technology into the classroom
Sample Training Agenda
What Instructional Materials Are Available?
 Search for instructional materials
 Create lessons
 Lesson planner scheduling
 Focus for administrators: Setting up an approval process
Classroom-Level Reporting: How Are My Students Performing?
 Standardized test report
 Benchmark and classroom test reports
 Student analysis spreadsheet: View students across a variety of data points
 Hands-on practice
Sample Training Agenda
How Do I Create Test Items?
 Entering test questions
 Adding images to test questions
 HTML editor and equation editor
 Link questions to passages
 Hands-on practice
 Focus on administrators: Sharing and controlling access to assessment items
How Do I Create a Test?
 Build an express test
 Schedule a test
 Hands-on practice
Scheduling and Administration of a Test
 Printing and scanning paper tests
 Preparing for online testing
 Online tests: The student experience
 Proctor Dashboard
 Share open response items online
 Hands-on practice
 Focus on administrators: Sharing and controlling access to assessments
Dates for Regional Trainings
Region
Region 1:
June 24- June 25
Region 2:
June 24- June 25
Region 3:
June 25- June 27
Region 4:
June 26- June 27
Region 5:
June 26- June 27
Region 6:
July 1- July 2
Region 7:
June 24-June 26
Region 8:
June 27, July 1-2
Location
Registration Link
Elizabeth City State University (Pasquotank Co.)
http://goo.gl/bY1kc
Northside High School (Onslow Co.)
http://goo.gl/LI3L4
June 25: William R. Davie Middle School (Halifax Co.)
June 26-27: Bunn High School (Franklin Co.)
Richmond Community College (Richmond Co.)
http://goo.gl/Xyh8x
West Stokes High School (Stokes Co.)
http://goo.gl/PjI8W
Hickory Ridge High School (Cabarrus Co.)
http://goo.gl/9UGhP
Wilkes County Stone Center (Wilkes Co.)
http://goo.gl/BeXQ5
WRESA (Buncombe Co.)
http://goo.gl/VkHjK
http://goo.gl/3NSed
Early Training
• Note: LEAs with Year-Round Schools or
Year-Round Charter Schools: If you have
at least one year-round school in your district,
you have been allotted at least one seat at
the early training on June 20- 21 in Raleigh.
(See Home Base Training Allotment
spreadsheet.)
June 20: Classroom Instruction/Assessment
June 21: Educator Evaluation
C&I Director Role
• Serve as the point person for information related to
Classroom Instruction and Assessments Training
• Work collaboratively with HR Director to review training
dates, locations, target audience and allotment for
training and plan how to cover all slots (information was
made available yesterday, April 22)
• Select who will attend each type of training and on which
date and time (morning, afternoon, or full-day).
C&I Director Role (continued)
• Ensure one person in the LEA completes the registration
form to fill in names and contact information of attendees
for training in your region.
• Ensure all attendees are informed that they are expected
to train local staff after completing the training
• Ensure all attendees are informed that they must bring a
laptop with wireless capability
• Establish district level training/implementation plan
EE Training: Registration
Process
• Sample Registration Site:
• Registration Dates: April 24 - May 24
Questions or Comments?
Minimum Technical Requirements
Home Base
North Carolina’s Instructional Improvement (IIS)
and Student Information System (SIS)
Minimum End-User Technical Requirements
The Minimum Technical Specifications document will
be updated as needed. Please visit the link below to
find the most current version of this document.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/gettingready
Website and Updates
•Home Base website is
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/
•To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please email
home_base_ready@dpi.nc.gov as ask to be placed on the
newsletter listserv.
•We will continue to email the biweekly updates, but you can
also find them archived on the Home Base website at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/updates/
•Educator Effectiveness website is
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffectiveness/
Contact: Remedy
homebase.incidents@its.nc.gov
•You can email your questions about Home Base
(the system, implementation or training)
•Questions will be logged into Remedy for
assistance
•Support personnel provide the answer, research or
assign to the appropriate area for resolution
•Incidents are categorized for statistical reporting to
aid in identifying problem areas as well as providing
a knowledge base
•If you have a question that is not about the system,
implementation or training, you may contact the
Home Base staff at home_base_ready@dpi.nc.gov
District Next Steps
• Determine who will attend training
• Establish district level
training/implementation plan
• Stay informed by reviewing Home Base
and Educator Effectiveness websites
• Today’s presentation will archived at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase
/resources/