DAY 1 Introductions and Welcome 9:00 AM - 9:30 PM • Welcome and Introductions • Agenda • Ground Rules • Outcomes for Work Sessions
Outcomes By the end of the two day planning session, participants will: • Develop draft plans for transitioning to Home Base
using the Home Base Kick-off Planning Tool • Understand the overall purpose and key components of
Home Base as a tool to enable powerful teacher and learning
• Identify strategies and quick wins to engage teachers, students, school leaders and parents in accessing and using Home Base tool
Overview Home Base 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
• Expectations • Overview of Home Base • Components of Home Base • Timeline and Cost • System of Support • Introduction of Home Base Kick-off Tool
What Would Be Most Helpful?
“A sample of a timeline, what all the modules are, expectations of the year next year, and what resources are out there and what they look like.” “Can you provide a list of specific components and critical skills on which each group of stakeholders (administrators, teachers, data managers) needs to be trained. This would help us gauge our scope and time frame for training for each group.”
Most Helpful (continued)
“Discussion among LEAs about how they are managing the planning and implementation of the various components of Home Base that involve many different departments.” “…curious how to enter course curriculum into the LMS aspect of Home Base (OpenClass) and make sure it is available for all schools in NC to use. We are interested in learning more… Currently, our school is looking into other LMS options for our own students to use…”
Most Helpful (continued)
“Comparative information: For example: PD provided through Home Base versus ... also, Assessments..”
“We need to know what procedures and forms need to be changed.. for example: report cards, PEP's for students, IGP for employees, Procedures for grading, registration, on and on.”
Learning Opportunities at Various Levels • PowerSchool training is well under way • Three rounds of READY meetings statewide
(2 face-to-face; latest round virtually) • Eight RESA-hosted planning workshops • NCDPI sponsored regional training (registration
ended May 8) • Summer Institutes • Ongoing webinars • Stakeholder Groups and Partnerships
• Improve teacher effectiveness by providing tools that save time by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources and assessments
• Ensure regular parent access to student grades and assignments
• Promote shared best practices statewide
• Save districts money
Why Home Base?
Assessment Student
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 Nav Summative Assessment
OpenClass Collaboration
Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment
PowerSchool Student Information
Truenorthlogic Evaluation and PD
Data Quality
• Integrated Solution – Component Dependencies (garbage in garbage out) – Data Validation Functionality
• Improved Reporting Functions • Less Time Spent Managing Data • Better-Informed Decisions • More Efficient Use of Data
Student Information & Learner Profile
• Teachers takes attendance, enters grades, checks students’ performance • Nurse checks immunizations and tracks daily medications • Counselor discusses performance with parents, reviews graduation goals
with student • Superintendent views PMR and reports on demographics, dropout rates and
appropriates funding • Principal reviews disciplinary action while discussing with parents
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
• Search for assessment items/tasks
• Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels
• Administer statewide assessments
• Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources
Assessment
• Customizable views
• Role-based Information
• Multiple Data Comparisons
• Attendance
• Grades
• Test Scores
• Discipline
Data Analysis & Reporting
• Easy step-by-step interface
• Integrated feedback analysis
• Building level administrators can assign rights to others for certain parts of the process
Educator Evaluation
• View, register for, participate in PD
• Get suggestions for PD based on class performance or observation/evaluation data
• Implement educator evaluation processes
Professional Development System Features
Products being integrated to create Home Base
OpenClass Collaboration
Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment
PowerSchool Student Information
Core Instructional Improvement System Test Nav
Summative Assessment
Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation
R
R
= Required
R
R
User Portal
Content in System Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Truenorthlogic Professional Development
via PowerSchool
Initial Content • Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for
Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment
• Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans and unit plans) housed in the NC Learning Object Repository
Time Line
July/August 2013
PowerSchool Student Information
R Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment
Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation
Content in System Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
October 2013
Teacher only
OpenClass Collaboration
+ Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation
March 2014
Truenorthlogic Professional Development
2014-2015
Test Nav Summative Assessment
R
R
R
Principals
Products being integrated to create Home Base
PowerSchool Student Information
Test Nav Summative Assessment
Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation
R
R
= Required
R
R
Required Tools will always be Free of Charge
Products being integrated to create Home Base
Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment
Core Instructional Improvement System Test Nav
Summative Assessment
Content in System Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Truenorthlogic Professional Development
Initial Content • Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for
Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment
• Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans and unit plans) housed in the NC Learning Object Repository
OpenClass Collaboration
Optional Tools will be free in 2013-14 and will require a $4 per student cost share in 2014-15 for all that you see listed below .
Why this approach? • Offers time to work with Home Base and
plan to use its functionality to improve student outcomes
• Offers time to consider how Home Base might save districts money
May/ June
July
August/Sept
Oct/Nov
Dec/Jan/Feb
Mar
March 31, opt-in for
2014-15
The High Level of Training and Support Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014)
Teacher only
Principals
• District Engagement Meetings and Discussions • Internal DPI staff certification • District Trainings on Schoolnet and Truenorthlogic
(vendor-led)
Home Base Support Center
Online Learning Modules
PowerSource:
Online Tutorials and
Learning Modules
(Available now)
Learning Partnerships
Partner sites
where DPI will offer closer support to
districts and learns from
implementation
Webinar Series
and Additional Face-to-
Face Training
Leading to a well-informed decision about opting in.
Transitioning to Home Base-Managing Change 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
• Implementation Takes Time • Phases of Change • Managing Hard and Soft Factors
Implementation Takes Time!!!!
Stages of Implementation Science
•Exploration
•Installation
•Initial Implementation
•Full Implementation
2 – 4 Years
Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005
Managing Change • Soft and Hard Factors
– Leadership and Teams – Communications – Milestones and Celebrations
“The Hard Side of Change Management”- Sirkin, Keenan, and Jackson, 2005
Student Information System – Your Pipeline to the Instructional Improvement System 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
• Foundational Data • Parent/Student Portal • Gradebook
Student Information System- Parent and Student Portals
• Increase the Communication Between School and Home − Parent Single Login − Student Login
Parent Portal
• Parent Single Login – Allows parents to log in once and view all
their children’s work assignments and progress
– Parents can be kept up to date with their child’s progress
– Parents create their own user name and password
– Continuous communication between school and home
Provides Student Ownership of Learning
• View Student Work and Assignment Grades from Teacher Gradebook
• No Surprises!
Provides Student Ownership of Learning
• Access Student Grades and Assignments • View Absences and Tardies
Scaffolds Communication and Ongoing Awareness
• Parents Can Subscribe to the icalshare Calendar • Updates with Assignments and Scores
PowerTeacher Gradebook
• Setup Gradebook • Setup Categories • Grade Setup • Teacher Defined Codes • Comment Bank
PowerTeacher Gradebook
• Create Assignments • Auto Fill • Exempt Codes • Missing Codes • Late Assignments
PowerTeacher Gradebook • Communication with Parents and Students • Classroom Rules; Class Expectations
PowerTeacher Gradebook
• Missing Assignments • Individual Student Reports • Multi Schedule Report • Final Grade & Verification Report • Student Roster • Standards Reports
Readiness for Planning 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
• Classroom Instruction and Content - How Ready is Your District to Implement? - Quick Wins - How Will Success in Your District Look? - Collaboration with Peers
Purchased Resources
Initial Content
• Science and Social Studies Assessment Items
[9,600 items]
• Science and Social Studies [~10,000 resources]
• Next Generation K-12 Common Core ELA and Math Items [in Development]
Later in 2013
Readiness for Planning 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM • Assessment
− How Ready is Your District to Implement? − Quick Wins − How Will Success in Your District Look? − Collaboration with Peers
Readiness for Planning 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
• School and District Data - How Ready is Your District to Implement? - Quick Wins - How Will Success in Your District Look? - Collaboration with Peers
DAY 2 LEA Team Planning 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM • Review of Previous Day • Home Base Kick-off Planning Tool • Easy Wins From Districts - “A Minute to
Mean It”
Minute to Mean It Protocol
• Introduction – 2 Minutes • Examination of Work – 10 Minutes • Reflection – 3 Minutes • Quick Wins – 1 Minute
North Carolina Community Collaborative (NCSTEM), 2011
Promising Practices for Implementing Home Base 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
• Communications • Training and Professional Development • Connections to Educator Evaluation
How do the two fit together? Home Base is a powerful suite of technology tools to support the statewide READY initiative to help students graduate career and college ready.
Key Communication Points
Home Base can • Improve teacher effectiveness by providing
tools that save time by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources and assessments
• Ensure regular parent access to student grades and assignments
• Promote shared best practices statewide • Also, save districts money
Communication Key Steps
• Create LEA communication – involve your PIO or Communications Director and PD lead
• Considerations – Training dates & access to PowerSource – Policies impacting parent collaboration – Community and school access to devices
and broadband – Local decisions about roll-out adoption
Use NCDPI Resources
• 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 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/
The High Level of Training and Support Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014)
May/ June
July
August/Sept
Oct/Nov
Dec/Jan/Feb
Mar
March 31, opt-in for
2014-15
Teacher only
Principals
May/ June
July
August/Sept
Oct/Nov
Dec/Jan/Feb
Mar
March 31, opt-in for
2014-15
The High Level of Training and Support (draft) Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014)
Teacher only
Principals
• District Engagement Meetings and Discussions • Internal DPI staff certification • District Trainings on Schoolnet and Truenorthlogic
(vendor-led)
Home Base Support Center
Online Learning Modules
PowerSource:
Online Tutorials and
Learning Modules
(Available now)
Learning Partnerships
Partner sites
where DPI will offer closer support to
districts and learns from
implementation
Webinar Series
and Additional Face-to-
Face Training
Leading to a well-informed decision about opting-in.
Spread of Training to Support Implementation
7
8
6
4 2
4 3
1
Certified staff either train (or become part of) Regional
Implementation Teams
Vendor Pearson • TNL
trains
Tasks: Train (or be part of) Regional Implementation Teams Support Online Learning
NCDPI’s Certified Team 30 DPI Staff Members from LS, EE, C&I, EC, DTL, DST and CTE who become certified SchoolNet trainers and/or Educator Evaluation System trainers
Spread of Training to Support Implementation
7
8
6
4 2
4 3
1
Regional Implementation Teams
Regional Lead + PD Lead + Digital Teaching & Learning Consultant
Using current support model
Tasks: Conduct Regional Planning Meeting Conduct Face-to-Face Support
Spread of Training to Support Implementation
Site 1 Site 2
Site 3
Partnership Deployment Teams
• Develop partnership project plan
• Support LEA in achieving implementation goals in project plan
• Gather and document learning from partnership
NCDPI Support Center
• Provide technical support for Home Base implementation
Webinars and Additional Regional-based Face-to-Face
Training
4 to 6 total sites
• Provide ongoing regional-based support
• Deliver refresher training and differentiated support via webinars
Training Approach
Watch at home
Team up in your district/charter to help others
Learn in face-to-face sessions
Flipped Training: Online Modules
Classroom Instruction Mastery in Minutes
Assessment Mastery in Minutes
Creating a Lesson Plan Creating an Express Test
Finding and Scheduling an Existing Lesson Plan
Creating an Assessment Question
Linking a Resource to an existing Unit
Finding an Assessment Item
Approving Instructional Materials Finding a Passage
Creating a Student Group Reusing a Saved Test
Recommended Instruction and Assessments Distance Learning
Grading Distance Learning
PowerTeacher PowerTeacher Gradebook: Getting Started
Tuning Protocol
• Introduction – 5 minutes • Presentation – 15 minutes • Clarifying Questions – 5 minutes • Examination of Work – 15 minutes • Warm and Cool Feedback – 15 minutes • Debrief – 5 minutes
Modified from McDonald and David, NSRF
Home Base Website and Updates
• Home Base website is
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/ • 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/
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/getting-ready