Curriculum & Instructional Leaders’ Forum

Instructional Improvement System and NC FALCON

Updates

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:

Some of Our Content Sources

Multiple Subjects

Some of Our Content Sources

Math

Some of Our Content Sources

Science

Some of Our Content Sources

English Language

Arts

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

Sample LEA PD Resource

Sample LEA Assessment Resources

Sample LEA Instructional Resources

Carmella Fair

NC FALCON Updates

NC FALCON Updates

• Formative Assessment Plans

• NC FALCON Modules

• NC FALCON Coordinator 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

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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