The document provides an overview and agenda for trainings on the implementation of the Home Base curriculum and assessment system in North Carolina. It outlines the components being integrated into Home Base, including instructional tools, assessments, data reporting, and educator evaluation. It details the phased rollout plan, starting with PowerSchool in July 2013 and expanding to include additional tools over time. It also reviews the regional training dates, locations, registration process, and roles and responsibilities for LEAs in preparing for Home Base implementation.
2. 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
3. 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
5. 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
12. 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]
14. R
Products being integrated to create Home Base
= Required
R
User
Portal
via PowerSchool
R
Summative
Assessment
Test Nav
R
Educator
Evaluation
Truenorthlogic
Professional
Development
Truenorthlogic
Identity and
Access
Management
Student
Information
PowerSchool
NC Cloud
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
15. Time Line
July/August 2013
R
PowerSchool
Student
Information
• Student
Information
• Scheduling
• Gradebook
• Attendance
• Transcripts
User
Portal
via PowerSchool
Schoolnet
R
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
Truenorthlogic
• Instructional
Tools
• Classroom and
Benchmark
Assessments
• Reporting
• Online
Evaluation
(Teachers Only)
•
•
•
•
•
•
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}
18. Time Line
July/August 2013
R
PowerSchool
Student
Information
Schoolnet
Instructional
Tools and
Assessment
October 2013
+
OpenClass
Collaboration
R
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
Content in System
Tools for Teaching • Assessment Creation
Teacher only
Truenorthlogic
Educator
Evaluation
Principals
March 2014
Truenorthlogic
Professional
Development
2014-2015
R
Test Nav
Summative
Assessment
22. Configuration and Status
Meetings
• As developers code parts of the online
system, LEA reps and NC DPI staff are
reviewing and providing feedback
• Requirements
•
•
•
•
Instructional Tools
Assessments
Collaboration Tools
Dashboards and Reporting
24. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. Seats
An LEA/Charter will receive the same number
of seats for both Educator Evaluation and
Classroom Instruction/Assessment training.
District
Size
Classroom
Educator
Instruction/A Evaluator
ssessment
(Half-Day)
(Full-day)
Charter Schools
2
2
small
4
4
medium
7
7
large
10
10
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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).
37. 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
40. 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
41. 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/
42. 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
43. 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/
Hinweis der Redaktion
Home Base will allow teachers to search for and select instructional materials for use in lesson plans from an approved and standards-aligned curriculum database. Teachers will be able to add or modify the instruction to customize it for students groups or individual students based on assessed needs.
The system will allow teachers to search for lesson plans by standard, grade, discipline, objective, theme, publisher, unit, and so on. Students and parents will have easy access to resources for learning that are specific to each student’s assessed instructional needs.
The system will support the tracking of student activities and assessments directly linked to standards, benchmarks, and/or objectives. Assessments or assignments may be linked to the instruction with either manual scoring or on-line delivery and automatic scoring. Based on student assessment results, teachers will be able to use the IIS to identify and assign instructional material to students that specifically addresses the weaknesses uncovered by the assessment. Students will be provided collaborative work areas to work with fellow students as well as the ability to submit questions and get feedback from teachers.
The Assessment and Growth component has the capacity to assist instructional staff by allowing them to create, align, deliver, and manage various levels and types of assessment items and strategies ranging from daily classroom formative assessment to district interim/benchmark testing to statewide grades 3-8 and High School summative assessments.
The assessment component serves as a repository for pre-constructed test items and also will display a robust set of tools that allows the teachers and accountability personnel to create and build multiple levels of assessment aligned to the instructional objectives contained within a curriculum. The system will also allow end-users to import pre-constructed assessment items/tasks and formats (including rubrics) to augment locally-developed items/tasks. The resources available through this component will add to the depth of items/tasks available for use at the classroom level across the state.
The assessment system will also have a well-developed reporting system that will enable teachers to aggregate and disaggregate assessment data from multiple sources to analyze student performance and instructional needs. The ability of the assessment system to effectively aggregate and disaggregate assessment results on the basis of pre-set formats or user-defined constraints is one of the ways that Home Base may be used to improve student educational outcomes.
The data analysis and reporting component of Home Base will provide a wealth of information to teachers, students and administrators and will enable teachers to modify the learning process and and assign instructional resources to meet each student’s needs. This component can provide a student-achievement profile that contains the student’s current level of mastery on standards, benchmarks, objectives, and skills. It can provide to administrators data on teacher effectiveness and demographic, program, and achievement data.
Access to data from all areas of the system will be role-based and highly secure. The system will provide immediate access to all types of integrated student information through system-generated reports which enable teachers and administrators to quickly and efficiently determine students’ academic performance and growth needs. School leaders will be able to aggregate data across schools, classrooms, and grades and compare those assessment findings with pre-determined standards of achievement. The system will also provide operations so educators can “drill-down” into the data and perform more detailed analysis of student performance patterns and trends.
The Standards and Curriculum component focuses on the ability to manage multiple sets of standards (Common Core, NC Essential Standards, NC Teaching Standards, etc.) and to align IIS content and resources to those standards. The IIS content and resources that will be aligned to the standards includes curriculum and instructional resources (courses, units, activities, resources), assessment items, and professional development resources. Users will be able to easily search and analyze relationships between all resources and the standards. The system will provide tools for curriculum design, development, and best practices.
Content will come from multiple sources (teachers, LEAs, vendors, DPI, consortiums, and more) and will be vetted at several levels to assure quality alignment to standards. The development and management of curricular materials will be designed with role-based security to allow for a workflow in which submitted materials go through a review and approval process prior to being included in the official state, regional, or district curriculum.
When the system is first rolled out, teachers will have immediate access to content that has been vetted, tagged, and aligned to Common Core and NC Essential Standards. DPI has a team of people reviewing resources and selecting those that are strictly aligned – this process involves a teacher review to ensure that these are resources that teachers will use.
These are some examples of instructional resources that we know we are going to use. You may already know about and use these, but know we will have them all in one place and only include those things that are aligned to NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCOS).
We are also working with LEAs across the state. The State Superintendent asked for LEAs to participate in the resource consortium last spring.
The Resource Consortium was established and we have 43 members representing 30 LEAs and charter schools.
These are some examples of assessment resources received from LEAs involved in this work.
At the end of 2012, over 2300 resources had been reviewed and tagged. This number increases daily.
The system will also include all of the DPI developed resources related to the NC Standard Course of Study.
Jason Atkinson and Cindy Manning will share experience as a member.
Note that these numbers have changed—the smalls had 1 and Charter schools had 1, but we have been able to increase the numbers per lea/charter school.
