Race to the Top Update

The following information comes from the Race to the Top weekly update:

Next Generation Assessments Released Forms––Online Version

The online versions of the End-of-Course Assessments of Algebra I/Integrated I, English II and Biology and the NCEXTEND2Assessments of Algebra I/Integrated I, English II,and Biology released forms are now available at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms. On the website you will find a chart that includes the online version and the paper-and-pencil versions of the 2012-13 released forms.

Podcasts on Common Core, New Assessments and More

With the many changes occurring in the NC Standard Course of Study, along with new assessments, a new educator evaluation system and more, NCDPI has produced a number of podcasts for teachers, principals, parents and others interested in a video resource to explain the work under way. Topics include READY Overview, Why the Common Core, Assessments, Educator Effectiveness Common Exams and more. Visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources to access these podcasts.

Lessons for Learning for Mathematics

These K-8 documents were created by selecting high leverage tasks from the DPI Week-by-Week and Strategies for Instruction Documents and rewritten to align to the Common Core Math Standards. These lessons incorporate the Standards for Mathematical Practice to support teachers with the implementation of the Common Core Math Standards.  The intent of this document is to support current teacher resources. Because of the high demand for support materials, a first draft has been posted on the wiki:http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/home.  More of these lessons will be forthcoming.