Save the Date!

Home Base Symposium Set for Feb. 22-24

With all LEAs and many charter schools now using Home Base to support the instructional improvement cycle, this school year’s Home Base Symposium provides an opportunity to PLUG IN & CONNECT with Home Base users statewide.

The symposium will be held Feb. 22-24 at the Sheraton Four Seasons, Koury Convention Center, Greensboro. A pre-conference for PowerSchool district coordinators and technology directors will be held Feb. 21. Symposium sessions will be facilitated by product experts and colleagues, and will feature product functionality, updates and best practices.

Registration information will be coming soon!

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NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES)

NCEES Webinars

Please check out the NCEES Wiki for all of the upcoming webinars scheduled for this school year.  We encourage educators to register and learn more about the NCEES System. The NCEES webinars and office hours are scheduled on Tuesday afternoons.  See webinars below:

December 2016

NCEES Webinar: Administrator Mid-Year Process

Tuesday, December 20, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

January 2017

Teacher Standard 4: Facilitating Learning (a-d elements)

Tuesday, January 10, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Executive Standard 4: Human Resources Leadership

Tuesday, January 17, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Analysis of Student Work: Mid-Year Process

Tuesday, January 24, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Educator Effectiveness Office Hours

Tuesday, January 31, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Register for Spring Session of Instructor-Led Online Courses

Mark your calendars! Our Spring session of facilitated online courses will be open for registration Monday, Dec. 19.

Below is the list of instructor–facilitated online courses being offered by Educator Effectiveness, NCDPI for the session starting in February, and one beginning in January. Our facilitated courses provide the opportunity to interact with peers and an instructor along with high-quality professional development.  They combine the flexibility of working from anywhere at any time, and the benefits of working with a cohort of peers.

All but one of the courses will start Monday, Feb. 6. Registration opens Monday, Dec. 19 and is limited to 35 participants per section. Go to DPI's Online Professional Development website for more detailed information about courses. Register here.

Beginning January 9

• Implementing Action Research in the Classroom (14 weeks, 4.0 CEU) 

Beginning February 6

• Building and Sustaining Professional Development (6 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
• Connecting with our 21st Century Learners (5 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
• Digital Literacies in the K-12 Classroom (7 weeks, 1.5 CEU)
• Effective Digital Strategies for Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom (MOOClet) (6 weeks, 2.0 CEU)
• Introduction to Data Literacy (5 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
• Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part 1 (5 weeks, 0.5 CEU)
• North Carolina Teacher Standards and Evaluation Process (6 weeks, 2.0 CEU)
• Responsibilities of the 21st-Century Educator (7 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
• Seize the Data Part 1 (7 weeks, 2.0 CEU)
• Universal Design for Learning 1: UDL in the Everyday Classroom (6 weeks, 1.5 CEU)

Schoolnet

Discovering Schoolnet! 

Our “Wired Wednesday” webinar Nov. 30 focused on “data-driven best practices and protocols.” If you missed it, you can access the recording or powerpoint from the webinar on the “SN Webinar” tab of the NC: Home Base Schoolnet Professional Learning Plan

Quick Tips

Homepage for Teachers

In the “Classroom Profile” area at the bottom of the Homepage, change the radio dials to see “Roster”(a list of students, phone numbers and parents name), “Marks” (end of semester stored grades-will appear only for high school or semester scheduled students), or “Student Groups” (any groups you have placed student in within Schoolnet). 

Homepage for Leadership

In the bottom of your homepage, you will see a link to Key Performance Indicators (KPI).  If you change the drop down to “Student Enrollment” you can now see data on grade levels, sections and sex. Feel free to click to drill down into the data present.

Upcoming Professional Learning

Check with your district level Schoolnet lead (click here). They will determine if they have the staff to provide the professional learning or if they need to request a district training. If the lead can host a district training, please have them to contact a DTL Regional Consultant for more details.

Click here to find information from past postings.

Still need help? You may also have your LEA/District Schoolnet Lead contact the Home Base Support Center through the Remedy web portal https://nc-myit.us.onbmc.com or (919) 807-4357.