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Vetting Instructional Materials for Inclusion in Schoolnet

HB Contractor TrainingApril 18, 2015

Instructional Materials in Schoolnet

AssessmentStudent Information

Instructional Design, Practice

& Resources

Data Analysis and

Reporting

Information

A student information system

Effectiveness

An online evaluation system and professional development system

Information Instruction

Educator Effectiveness:

Evaluation and Professional Development

OpenClassCollaboration

SchoolnetInstructionandAssessment

PowerSchoolStudent Information

TruenorthlogicEvaluation and PD

Overview

Content:Instructional Resources & Assessment Items

Instructional Tools & Resources

A standards-aligned tool for instruction, assessment, and data analysis

Log into Home Base to Select Schoolnet

Home Base Login Page

Student Information System Landing Page

Classrooms Module in Schoolnet

Instructional Materials Available

Over 30,000 Instructional Resources (lesson plans, unit plans, multi-media,etc.) across multiple grades and subjects

Additional standards-aligned resources and vetted instructional resources, including the best of North Carolina educators’ work

Present Future

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500+ NC DPI Resources

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19,000 + Open Education Resources

Some of our many Content Providers

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11,920 External Resources

Current Providers of External Content

8,672 Instructional Resources for Social Studies and Science

1,137 Instructional Resources for English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages

2,111 Additional Instructional Resources in various for Art, Music, History, etc.

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Search Instructional Materials

• Use subject, grade levels, type of material or keyword to search for materials.

Instructional Materials

Home Base Website and Updates

•Home Base website is http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/

•To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please self-subscribe at listsncdpi.weebly.com/homebase-list.html

Using the NC Summary Rubric to Evaluate Instructional Materials

Guiding Principles

• Be aligned with standards and provide opportunities for deeper learning

• Provide ample coverage to all standards and objectives

• Emphasize quality over quantity• Rated by educators in North Carolina

A Need for an Evaluation System

•There are multiple ways of evaluating a resource, for example a holistic approach (e.g. the 5-star system on OERCommons.org) or evaluating each of the parts, as with a rubric.

•The purpose of a rubric is to provide a structure for evaluating a resource in a systematic, purposeful, and comprehensive way, allowing the rater to identify, evaluate, and sort objects based on the identified essential elements.

Vetting Using NC Summary Rubric

• The purpose of the NC Summary Rubric is to provide a structure for evaluating an online resource in a systematic, purposeful, and comprehensive way.

• The rubric allows the rater to identify, evaluate, and sort objects based on the identified essential elements.

NC Summary Rubric

Rating Scale

Superior Strong LimitedVery Weak

Not Applicable

5 1234

Note:Each resource must achieve a score of 2 or 3 for each category as applicable to the specific resource to be considered or submission into Home Base.

NC Summary Rubric

Required:

•Degree of Alignment to Standards

•Opportunities for Deeper Learning

Resource Dependent:

•Quality of Explanation of Subject Matter

•Utility of Materials Designed to Support Teaching

•Quality of Assessment

•Quality of Technological Interactivity

•Quality of Instructional and Practice Exercises

Resource Dependent Categories

Applying the Rubric - How Would You Evaluate This Lesson Plan?

Applying the Rubric - How Would You Evaluate This Lesson Plan?

Applying the Rubric - How Would You Evaluate This Lesson Plan?

Tagging Resources / Introduction to NCLOR - Equella

http://explorethelor.org/

12:00-1:00pm

Break Out Groups

Please join the other participants in your content area.

Your turn...

• Use the NC Summary Rubric to identify and evaluate instructional materials for quality and alignment to the course standards.

• Then use the Equella Guidelines document as you enter the metadata for the resource and add it to the K-12 State Vetted Collection in the NCLOR.

• Content Team members are available if you have questions.

Share Out

Please share with the group some examples of the great resources that you have found.

Next steps...

● Closing Remarks for the Day

● Paperwork reminders:○ Please submit any forms that have not

yet been turned in.○ Reimbursements - Need receipt

showing zero balance.○ Substitute reimbursement form

Next steps...

Contractor Expectations• Each contractor will submit 10 additional

resources by May 1, 5pm for review by the assigned moderator.

• Contractors will receive feedback on those resources by May 13, 5pm.

• After receiving feedback, contractors will continue to collaborate with moderators in submitting at least 30 resources per month.

Next steps...

Additional Contractor Expectations• Follow the Equella tagging guidelines.• Maintain quality of submissions.• Communicate on a regular basis with the

assigned moderator.• Adhere to the Home Base Confidentiality

Agreement.• Submit timesheets to Phyllis Jernigan no

later than the 5th of each month.

Next steps...

• Recording and Reporting Work Time (Timesheets)

• Keeping in Touch

Moderator Assignments

• BU10 and BU20 - Chuck [email protected]

• CC58 - Shannon [email protected]

• TE01 and TE02 - Phyllis [email protected]

• FC01 - Kenya [email protected]

Moderator Assignments

• French - Renee [email protected]

• STEM - Kerry [email protected]

• ESL - Phyllis [email protected]