Aug. 19, 2021 - Home Base Bulletin

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Home Base Bulletin

Aug. 19, 2021

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rob deitrich

Welcome to the 2021-22 School Year!

 

The 2021-22 school year has come upon us quickly! The beginning of school is an exciting time when students return to new grade levels, ready to GO! Home Base is ready too, offering a variety of resources that offer personalized learning for students. These resources will help students across the state achieve their academic goals in the classroom at their own pace.

 

 

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Canvas, our statewide learning management system, provides a platform to connect different digital tools in one location.  It is a user-friendly online environment that connects educators across the state. This year, Canvas is offering Studio to districts at a rate of $1 per user. Studio is a video management program that turns video resources into engaging experiences for students.

 

#GoOpenNC, the state’s open education repository, continues to grow.  #GoOpenNC provides high-quality resources, which are shareable, adaptable and created by North Carolina teachers. Hundreds of new lessons, videos, and activities have been added to #GoOpenNC. We continue to develop partnerships to expand the content in #GoOpenNC.    

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Schoolnet, the state’s instructional improvement system,  supports personalized learning through its resource bank with materials that are appropriately aligned. Schoolnet was upgraded to version 23.0 during the summer, and this upgrade brings significant usability enhancements that make it easier for educators to assess standards mastery to inform personalized instruction.

 

Imagine Math is another digital resource that provides personalized blended support. Imagine Math is a program that allows teachers to assess and monitor student math progress and provides a live on-demand math tutor. This real-time math tutor is available for immediate help during all hours of the day.

 

learning.com

Learning.com provides digital literacy that helps students develop 21st-century skills. They continue to offer the NC Remote Instruction Sequences. The sequences include a subset of digital technology skill-specific sequences bundled and designed to prepare students with the fundamentals to prepare them for utilizing the digital resources provided to them. 

 

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PowerSchool, the Student Information System, was upgraded to provide users with new features. Admin users are being provided with a New Experience which provides an enhanced Student, Staff, and Contact search as well as the ability to view Change History for multiple categories.  Teachers, if enabled by the PSU, are now able to view Contacts and to create Discipline Referrals from the Teacher Portal.  These are only a few of the new features in this version of PowerSchool that will enable users to more effectively utilize the SIS.

 

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NCEES (NC Educator Effectiveness System) provides Evaluation and Professional Development components to educators across the state. The online evaluation and professional development plans are designed to promote effective leadership and quality teaching that informs student learning while enhancing professional practice and improved instruction. Professional Development is where educators may find quality learning opportunities that enhance their skills in the classroom, in support staff roles and in administrative leadership through free online modules. New this year for districts is Premium Library, pay-per-seat topical trainings, from these trusted vendors: EdStar Analytics, ISTE, Educational Impact, Trauma Informed Online Academy and CypherWorx.

 

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In closing, please know that all of us on the NCDPI Home Base Team, are here to help you, the public-school educators of North Carolina, meet your objectives and goals by providing high-quality digital resources. We will continue to research and provide tools to enhance school processes that will further improve upon the efficacy of our NC Public School’s educational system.

 

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication in providing all students with a quality education no matter what format.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rob Dietrich, Ed.D. 

Home Base Manager



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Welcome to School Year 2021-22 from NCEES!

 

The NCDPI DTL/Home Base - NC Educator Effectiveness System team is here to support you!

 

All PSUs have access to the online evaluation component of NCEES and when PSU’s opt-in to Home Base you may also utilize a local Professional Development (PD) Office in NCEES. To read more click here....

 

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