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Facilitate the teaching and learning process through
• Increased access to high quality resources for all
• Provision of timely and relevant information and data
Improve and personalize student learning
How?
Why an Instructional Improvement System?
Instructional Improvement SystemWhy – How – What -- When▲ ▲
Technology Platform
PowerSchoolInstructional Improvement
System
Student Informati
on System
(SIS)
Tools for Teaching and Learning(IIS)
One Technology Platform• Single Sign-on• Collaborative• Populated with
resources for NC educators
Coming Soon
Instructional Improvement System
Learner Profile and Work Samples
Instructional Design, Practice &
Resources
Professional Development &
Educator Evaluation
Data Analysis and Reporting
Assessment & Analytics
Standards & Curriculum
Learner Profile and Work Samples
• Teacher has access to learner information to assist with planning and monitoring
• Teacher can use examples of student work for future lessons
• Student can collect evidence of learning and growth
• Parents can view student work
Standards and Curriculum
• Standards in a content area
• Learning progressions
• Local curriculum maps
• Teacher or Executive Standards
Instructional Design, Practice and Resources
• Sample lesson plans, units, resources
• Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources
• Differentiate lessons for students
• Gradebook
Example
Assessment and Growth
• Search for FA plans
• Document daily progress
• Search for assessment items/tasks
• Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels
• Administer statewide assessments
Dashboards, Data Analysis and Reporting
• Customizable views• Role-based Information• Multiple Data Comparisons
Attendance Grades Test Scores Discipline
Professional Development and Educator Evaluation
• View, register for, participate in PD
• View past PD participation
• Get suggestions for PD based on class performance or observation/evaluation data
• Receive recommendations for license renewal credit
• Implement educator evaluation processes
Types of Content/Resources
• What kinds of resources will make up the IIS?
– Instructional (lesson plans, unit guides, activities)
– Assessment (formative assessment resources, item banks, summative assessments)
– Professional Development (videos, articles, webinars)
– Educator Evaluation/Talent Management (rubrics, evaluation tools, artifact tools)
Guiding Principles– Resources must
• Be aligned with standards
• Provide ample coverage to all standards and objectives
• Emphasize quality over quantity
• Be reviewed and rated by educators in North Carolina
To make the resources in the IIS meaningful and useful to teachers:
Sample 3rd Party Instructional Activities
National Archives Phet
IIS Resource Consortium
Objective Solicit and gather content from LEAs and Schools
The Members Represent the following School Districts:
Alamance-Burlington SchoolsAsheboro City SchoolsBurke County SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCleveland County SchoolsCumberland County SchoolsEdenton-ChowanForsyth County SchoolsGaston County SchoolsGuilford County
Halifax County SchoolsHoke CountyHyde CountyJones County SchoolsMartin County SchoolsMontgomery County SchoolsMoore County SchoolsMooresville Graded SchoolNewton-Conover City SchoolsOnslow County SchoolsOrange CountyPender County Schools
Person County SchoolsPitt County SchoolsRutherford CountyTransylvania County SchoolsUnion CountyWake County Public SchoolsWayne County Public SchoolsWhiteville City Schools
** New members from Summer Institutes, NCSBA and Tech. Directors’ meetings
NC Definition of Formative Assessment
– Formative assessment is a process used by teachers
and students during instruction that provides feedback
to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to help
students improve their achievement of intended
instructional outcomes.
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO, 2008)
Formative Assessment Plans
• Formative Assessment Plans developed by teachers
• Located in NC Education/NC FALCON
– center.ncsu.edu/nc
– “Formative Assessment Plans”
– enroll in the “course”
Formative Assessment Plans
Arts Education English as a Second Language (ESL)
Science
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Healthful Living Social Studies
English Language Arts (ELA)
Mathematics World Languages
Plans were developed by NC teachers for these content and program areas:
NC FALCON Modules
– Modules for Teachers
– New Module for Students
• About the Student Ownership Of Learning Module
• Piloting the student module
NC FALCON Coordinator Meetings
Future Meetings (Webinars)
September 19, 2012September 25, 2012
3:30 – 5:00
November 14, 2012 3:30 – 5:00
February 13, 2013 3:30 – 5:00
April 24, 2013 3:30 – 5:00
ContactSarah McManus
Director
919-807-3668
sarah.mcmanus@
dpi.nc.gov
Cynthia Crowdus
IIS Project Coordinator
919-807-3205
Cynthia.crowdus@
dpi.nc.gov
Dan Gwaltney
Consultant
919-807-3249
Dan.gwaltney@
dpi.nc.gov
Learning Systems
IIS
Instructional Improvement SystemWhy – How – What -- When
▲
RFP Issued Reviewed Proposals
Design and Build
Data Integration Pilot
IIS Pilot Phased-In Roll out
Feb 27, 2012April – June
2012
December 2012
Fall2012
Early 2013 Starting 2013-14
School Year
Negotiated with Select Vendors
Vendor Approval & Contract Award
June – October 2012
December 2012