Unified Talent/NCEES Updates 02/25/2022

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February 25, 2022

DTL/Home Base - NCEES UPDATES

ACADEMIC AND DIGITAL LEARNING

In This Issue:

New! Current Staff Position Editability
NCTIES 2022 - Home Base Presentations March 3 & 4
NCVPS Updates Moodle Courses to Canvas
MTSS Updating Courses Notice
Premium Library/EdStar Analytics Webinar Recording
NCEES Tuesday Webinars
NC Virtual Free Online Professional Development
NCEES Office 1/2 Hours
NCDPI ServiceNow Support

User Details Current Staff Position Edit Change

New! Current Staff Position Editability

The User Details/Staff Profile field for "Current Staff Position" editability has been restricted to Super Users (NCDPI) and the vendor, PowerSchool Support.

NCEES District Administrators will no longer have access to edit the "Current Staff Position" field (see above screenshot). This update is to facilitate future implementation of PD Only Access to NCEES which is currently in the testing phase. To view this field, navigate to System Administration > User Accounts > click on staff name to open User Details. Alternatively, navigate to My Staff > click drop down by staff name and open User Profile.

The nightly NCEES Person Import File data & the NCEES Demographic file data determine which NCEES role is assigned to staff and which "Current Staff Position" those roles fall under, either "Administrative" or "Instructional". (see NCEES Data v7).

PowerSchool's Engineering team is working with NCDPI on updating the processing of the Person Import file so that it nightly overwrites the "Current Staff Position" (Administrative & Instructional). This will clean up staff that have been manually set to Support.

NCDPI is currently testing adding "Support" as a Demographic "Current Staff Position" that will allow staff without current access to NCEES roles that will create PD Only Access in NCEES. Support Staff (PD Only Access Roles) will have restricted navigation in NCEES.

Please email cami.narron@dpi.nc.gov if you have any questions about this update. NCDPI will communicate updates as the project for PD Only Access moves forward.

Home Base Presentations at NCTIES

Collaborating in Schoolnet

Join us for Collaboration in Schoolnet at NCTIES on March 4, 2022, at 10:30 AM!Attendees will gain an understanding of the collaborative features available in Schoolnet and have an opportunity to share how they might use these features in their schools or PSUs.

Growth, Goals & Credits in NCEES

Join us for Growth, Goals, and Credits in NCEES on March 4th at 9:00AM! In this interactive NC Educator Effectiveness System (NCEES) session, participants gain knowledge about how their evaluation and professional development plans interconnect. Participants will understand the processes to locate and build professional development for growth that meets standards based-goals and earns credits/certificates to apply towards licensure.

Creating & Exploring Canvas for Elementary

Join us at NCTIES as we explore Canvas for Elementary! Thursday March 3, 2022, from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. The Canvas for Elementary feature creates a digital classroom that reflects the physical classroom experience for elementary students. This change allows teachers to set up a homeroom course and a course for each subject to organize and focus student course participation. In this session, teachers will have the opportunity to explore the new Canvas for Elementary dashboard and learn about settings and resources to make their courses more K-5 friendly.

NCVPS Updates NCEES Moodle Courses to Canvas

NCVPS has updated content in several Professional Development courses in the NCEES PD Catalog, transferring them over from Moodle to NCDPI's Canvas.

To assist NCEES Professional Development Leads and PSUs that may have these courses on a NCEES PD Playlist or shared in other ways with their staff, please click the link below:

NCVPS Moodle to Canvas Course Updates Feb 2022

Registration has been removed from these identified Moodle courses. Staff that are in progress in any of these Moodle courses should plan to complete the course by Feb. 25, 2022, after which they will be archived.

Check out the NCVPS Professional Learning website, then navigate to NCEES > Professional Development to search for and start these courses. Staff may also use the NCEES> Professional Development tab > View All link > Refine by Office : NCVPS to view all courses offered by NCVPS through NCEES.

Is your staff new to using DPI's Canvas Courses?

Check out Getting Started with Canvas as a Student.

Do staff get a 403 or cannot access Canvas error message after selecting a Canvas Course in NCEES? Please send any questions to Home_Base@dpi.nc.gov. The NCDPI Canvas and/or NCEES Product Managers will troubleshoot course access. PSUs do not have to have a local Canvas instance to access DPI's Canvas courses.

Screenshot below shows sample notice on NCVPS courses that will be archived after Feb. 25, 2022.

MTSS Updating Courses Notice

Please share the following notice (below) from the DPI IABS team with your staff that are in progress with current MTSS courses in NCEES.

District MTSS Coordinators may contact your Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems DPI contact with any questions/needs.

MTSS courses to be archived June 30 2022

EdStar Courses with Premium Library banner

NCEES Premium Library w/EdStar Analytics - Webinar Recording

EdStar Analytics is now offering their courses through NCEES Premium Library. If you missed this week's webinar please use the links below:

EdStar Analytics Course List2 2022
Recording Link: https://youtu.be/rvfyvOP3kC0
Presented by PowerSchool’s Sean Vair and EdStar Analytics team
- Joined by Cami Narron, NCEES Product Manager, and Dr. Robert Sox, NCEES Business Owner
Refresher on accessing Premium Library and focus on courses from EdStar Analytics
NCEES Premium Library 2022 1-Pager

Districts have also asked about courses for SEL. Vendor Educational Impact has courses available in Premium Library:

PS Educational Impact for Trauma SEL and SPED 2022

Please share with your Professional Development leads.

NCEES Winter/Spring Webinars

Please click on the titles below to register for the upcoming NCEES Webinars which are held most Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m.

A certificate to turn into your PSU for approval of .1 -.15 CEUs will be provided to participants that complete the feedback survey at the end of each live session. Click here for Webinar Descriptions.

3/4/2022 NCTIES

Presentation: Growth, Goals & Credits in NCEES
NCTies Registration
Target Audience: Staff in NCEES

3/8/2022

End of Year Principal Evaluation Processes (1 hr)
Target Audience: Superintendents/Directors (evaluators of Principals) Principals, APs, Evaluators

3/15/2022

End of Year Teacher/Support Staff Evaluation & PDP processes (1 hr)
Target Audience: Teachers and Support Staff. Evaluators and Observers of Teachers/Support Staff.

NC Virtual PD

Did you know you have access to FREE professional development courses through IAM/NCEdCloud? (Available to all NC Public and Charter School Teachers/Admins)

Follow these simple steps to access our course directory: