Currituck County Schools
“READY, Set, Go-ing to be a Great year!”
Convocation 2013-14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCAwXb9n7EY
Our Vision
Vision:“All staff will be highly trained in methods
and tools essential for student success.”
“All students will be READY for success in school and after graduation.”
Our Goals
• Provide relevant and essential professional development opportunities to all staff so that Currituck County Schools will increase student achievement and prepare students to be career and college ready as measured by student performance.
• Core (differentiated) instruction will be effective for at least 80-85% of students.
Our Focus
• Home Base Training and Implementation
• Digital Learning
• Literacy Instruction
• Continuing to support capacity building for Common Instructional Practices
Why Home Base?• Improving teacher
effectiveness by providing tools aligned to NC’s Standard Course of Study that promote efficiency by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources, and assessments
• Ensuring daily parent access to student grades and assignments
• Providing time saving tools that give ongoing data, results, and recommendations to teachers and students
AssessmentStudent
Information and Learner
Profile
Instructional Design, Practice
& Resources
Data Analysis and
Reporting
Information
a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE
Integrated Instructional Solution
a new standards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans),
assessment and data analysis
Effectiveness
a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system
Information Instruction
Educator Effectiveness:
Evaluation and Professional Development
Test NavSummativeAssessment
OpenClassCollaboration
SchoolnetInstructional Tools andAssessment
PowerSchoolStudent Information
TruenorthlogicEvaluation and PD
PowerSchool Expectations
• Everyone takes attendance in PS
• Everyone uses PS grade book (interim and quarterly grades only for K-2)
• Student and Parent portals not open until at least second nine weeks
PowerSchool Training
• Online through PowerSource
• Today for those who have not completed face to face or online training
• There are PowerSchool trainers at each school
AssessmentStudent
Information and Learner
Profile
Instructional Design, Practice
& Resources
Data Analysis and
Reporting
Information
a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE
Integrated Instructional Solution
a new standards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans),
assessment and data analysis
Effectiveness
a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system
Information Instruction
Educator Effectiveness:
Evaluation and Professional Development
Test NavSummativeAssessment
OpenClassCollaboration
SchoolnetInstructional Tools andAssessment
PowerSchoolStudent Information
TruenorthlogicEvaluation and PD
Lesson PlansInstructional Design, Practice & Resources
• Find sample lesson plans, units, resources
• Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources
• Differentiate lessons for students
• Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources
• Find sample lesson plans, units, resources
• Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources
• Differentiate lessons for students
• Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources
• Search for assessment items/tasks
• Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels
Assessment
• Customizable views
• Role-based Information
• Multiple Data Comparisons
• Attendance
• Grades
• Test Scores
• Discipline
Data Analysis & Reporting
IIS Expectations
• SchoolNet and OpenClass– ClassScape questions are in SchoolNet– Begin to explore– Use as you are comfortable
• TestNav– Required to use for online EOG/EOC
IIS Training
• SchoolNet introductions following this session– Volunteer School Leads will attend regional
training and share with staff
• OpenClass online course– Google toolbar, More, OpenClass,
OpenClass Instructor Course
• TestNav will be part of regular testing training
AssessmentStudent
Information and Learner
Profile
Instructional Design, Practice
& Resources
Data Analysis and
Reporting
Information
a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE
Integrated Instructional Solution
a new standards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans),
assessment and data analysis
Effectiveness
a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system
Information Instruction
Educator Effectiveness:
Evaluation and Professional Development
Test NavSummativeAssessment
OpenClassCollaboration
SchoolnetInstructional Tools andAssessment
PowerSchoolStudent Information
TruenorthlogicEvaluation and PD
• Easy step-by-step interface
• Integrated feedback analysis
• Building level administrators can assign rights to others for certain parts of the process
Educator Evaluation
Educator Evaluation Expectations
• All teachers will use the new delivery system
• If there are additional delays with the system you can begin self assessment with paper copy
Home Base website
You can find up-to-date information on Home Base; learn about training, find FAQs, and much more at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase
Use NCDPI Resources
• To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please go to http://goo.gl/appdp. 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/
• Publicize the Home Base online Toolkit to your teachers & parents
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase• Download the handout for parents and staff (in English and Spanish)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/getting-ready/• Customize the Overview and Detailed Slideshow found in the Toolkit with
your LEA info• Check the Toolkit calendar for webinars and learning opportunities
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/calendar/• Review posted webinars
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/resources/