NC Writing Assessment

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NC Writing Assessment
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The Old Way

• One moment in time
• High stakes
• Language Arts

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The New Way

• Ongoing assessment
• Use of the writing process
• Cross curricular
• Flexible
• Formative Assessment

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Summary of Changes

• 2 on-demand 2 content specific
• More flexible delivery window
• Across Content Areas
• Third rubric for content/scored by content area
  teachers
• Teachers help develop writing tasks with students

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More on Changes

• Timeline
• Moodle
• NCDPI
• Links from hickoryschools.net (Accountability/Tes
  ting)

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Steps to Implementation

• Receive Password
• Complete Online Moodle
• Support
• Instructional Coaches
• Ann Stalnaker
• Angela Simmons/Terri Hall
• Donna Murray/Jeff Tice

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Examine Exemplars

• Writing Tasks
• New timeline

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Moodle Schmoodle

• Similar to Blackboard
• Specific type of software for online course
  delivery

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Accessing the Moodle

• Online Professional Development
• 24 hours access
• Completed in multiple sessions
• Quizzes/readings
• http//center.ncsu.edu/write/
• User name/password

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Please follow along

• Find samples
• Look at quizzes

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Suggestions to be Ready

• Think of big ideas or overarching concepts in y
  our curriculum.
• Create one writing task per unit or big idea.
• Craft a writing task that will provide an
  opportunity for students to showcase knowledge.
• Could be an alternate assessment or culminating
  project.
• Think outside the box.

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Questions?