RIT Brief
volume 3, number 2, October 2017
KEA/K-3 formative assessment news for the piedmont-triad and northwest regions
Thank you for making the Regional District Meetings a huge success!
We are happy to report that the Fall Regional District Meetings were exciting and productive. Participants enjoyed the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with the Quick Guide Activities. Our Regional Consultants discussed our Community of Practice and provided KEA updates. In addition, districts utilized planning time to review and reflect upon their implementation plans. The feedback we've received indicated the meeting was useful to you as you engage in implementation of the Formative Assessment Process throughout the school year - thank you for all of your hard work and enthusiastic participation!
For more information and materials from the Regional Meetings, check out our DIT Resources wiki page.
Top Left: Northwest educators engage in team planning.
Top Middle: A Piedmont-Triad educator works on a Letter Naming Activity.
Top Right: Dr. Cindy Dewey provides KEA Updates for the Piedmont-Triad.
Right: Northwest educators try their hand at the Counting Objects Quick Guide Activity.
NCDPI Office of Early Learning Presentation at NCAEE 2017!
This year's NCAEE conference will include a valuable presentation that focuses on Emotional-Social Development in K-3, a topic in which we've heard you express high interest. Come check it out! See below for additional information.
NCAEE: 14th Annual Elementary School Conference
Engaging & Empowering Elementary Educators
October 22 – 24, 2017
Embassy Suites Resort and Convention Center, Charlotte-Concord, NC
We’ve Got the Tools for You! Emotional-Social Development in K-3
Join us to explore the Emotional Literacy and Emotion Regulation Construct Progressions using NC’s Formative Assessment Process. We will practice together: (1) ways to observe and elicit evidence of students’ emotional-social development, (2) how to interpret evidence using construct progressions, (3) how to adapt/respond to students’ emotional-social learning needs, (4) how to select learning targets, and (5) how to develop criteria for success. We have resources and hands-on activities for immediate use in your classroom!
Presenters: Darlene Germano, NC K-3 FAP Regional Consultant
Date of Presentation: Monday, October 23, 2017
Time of Presentation: 8:45 – 9:45
Mythbusters
FACT or MYTH?
A Community of Practice is a group of professionals within a school or school district who share ideas and resources.
Visit our DIT Community of Practice wiki page for your answer and more in a quick 2-minute video!
Are you having trouble logging on to the online platform for the first time?
Based on feedback we're getting about users having trouble logging on to the platform for the first time, we'd like to share these troubleshooting tips:
Reminder to All users: Set up Security Questions
The Forgot Password link can only be used once you set up your security questions. Before you misplace or forget your password, be sure your security questions are set up!
Having trouble logging on? Try this!
Be sure you are logging on to the correct site by going directly to the web-based version of the platform here: https://nc.teachingstrategies.com rather than using the APP or the NCEdCloud/IAM. Then, you can set up your account information and security questions. Once you’ve completed this process, you can go directly to the NCEdCloud/IAM or APP to log on.
For more information, you can always check out our updated Login Directions document.
Have more questions? Our Technology Support wiki page contains Teaching Strategies contact information, FAQs based on your questions, and many other resources to help you navigate the online platform.
Upcoming Webinars
We are excited to tell you about two upcoming half-hour webinars for teachers. Please take a moment to read about these educational opportunities and then share widely – thanks!
APPsolutely an Easy Way to Collect Evidence: Using the NC K-3 Formative Assessment APP – Thursday, October 12, from 3:30-4:00 - This session will enable educators to manipulate this user-friendly app to learn how to easily capture documentation in the moment. Educators will leave this session ready to gather different types of evidence with just a few taps within the NC K-3 Formative Assessment Process APP. Be sure to have your devices ready so you can practice during the presentation. Register HERE!
Got Evidence? – Monday, October 16, from 3:30-4:00 - Got Evidence? Now What? This webinar will walk you through how to locate the evidence collected, how and when to individualize a piece of group evidence, how to view the performance descriptors when making a learning status, and much more about evidence collection! Register HERE!
Interested in Joining our Advisory Council? Your Voice Matters!
Please contact Cindy at cynthia.dewey@dpi.nc.gov or Nicki at nicole.galloway@dpi.nc.gov if you are interested in this service opportunity!
k-3 literacy connections
Teacher Demonstration Videos on the Read to Achieve LiveBinder
Are you looking for new ideas on how to continue to support students in the area of literacy? Check out the Teacher Demonstration Videos found on the Read to Achieve LiveBinder. Be sure to click on the Literacy Instruction in the K-3 Classroom tab and the Teacher Demonstration Videos Tab. Here you will find North Carolina teachers modeling, planning, and reflecting on literacy practices to support students.
Quick Link: NC Read to Achieve LiveBinder
Contact information:
Piedmont-Triad: Rebecca Belcastro at rebecca.belcastro@dpi.nc.gov
Northwest: Mia Johnson at mia.johnson@dpi.nc.gov