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Wake County Public Wake County Public School SystemSchool System
NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA TEACHING STANDARDS AND TEACHING STANDARDS AND EVALUATION INSTRUMENTEVALUATION INSTRUMENT
Implementation 2010-2011
Future-Ready Students For the 21st Century
The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every
public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work
and post-secondary education, and prepared for life in the 21st Century
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North Carolina Public Schools Goals
To produce globally competitive students
To be led by 21st century professionals
To be healthy and responsible
To provide leadership that will guide innovation in NC Public schools
To be governed and supported by 21st Century Systems
WCPSS Board of Education’s Mission: The Wake County Public School System will educate each student to be a responsible and productive citizen who can effectively manage future challenges.
WCPSS Board of Education’s Goal: WCPSS students will demonstrate high academic growth; by 2014, all students will graduate on-time prepared to compete globally.
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SUPERINTENDENT’S VISION: Working as a community of educators and stakeholders, with support from our broader community, we will ensure that every child educated in our school system graduates on-time prepared for the future.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES: 1) Focus on Learning and Teaching 2) Retain, recruit, and train high quality employees 3) Develop and implement systems and structures to support schools, ensure accountability, and engage the community 4) Expand fiscal accountability
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WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMSTRATEGIC PLANNING
DISTRICTGoals / Measures
STATE Goals / Measures
DIVISIONGoals / Measures
SCHOOLGoals / Measures
DEPARTMENTGoals / Measures
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New Standards for Teachers, Principals & Superintendents!
• GS 115C-295.1 required the State to review & revise teaching standards in
North Carolina
• In August 2006, Chairman Lee charged a Commission to review and align the standards to the State Board’s mission and goals
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•Draft Completed in March 2007
• Distributed materials through focus groups and other meetings throughout the state
• Standards were presented to the State Board of Education in May and adopted in June 2007.
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ALL Evaluation SystemsMust Be Aligned With The
Standards
July 1, 2008 - New principal evaluation went into effect
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…SO WHY DID THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPT A NEW MISSION
STATEMENT AND GOALS???
North Carolina has moved from a manufacturing and agricultural economy to a technological and research-based economy. Schools must respond to this change if students are to be ready for their future.
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What else has been happening?
Let’s consider a 64 year old born in 1945 who began school in 1950. What did this individual experience in each decade?
1940’s1950’s1960’s1970’s 1980’s1990’s2000 - present
1940s President traveled by plane while in office, Casablanca best picture, Lone Ranger debuted, 1st kidney dialysis machine, Invention of Tupperware, 1st cake mix on shelves
1950s Mr. Potato Head & Barbie invented, Dennis the Menace cartoon introduced, Rice-a-Roni sold in stores, Microwave patented, Elvis Presley w/ Blue Suede Shoes #1 song, Hula Hoop introduced, White-Out introduced, Credit cards introduced, B&W television became popular, Color TV introduced
1960s FM Radio debuts, 1st Handheld calculator, Artificial heart was introduced, Cleopatra #1 film
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1970s 1st Laser printer & ink-jet printer, 1st Word processor, 1st Cell phones, 1st Post-it Notes, Liposuction introduced, Pong is 1st video game, 1st floppy disk for computer
1980s First cell phones sold, Disposable contact lenses available, Disposable camera available, Cabbage Patch Kids on the scene
1990s World Wide Web changes the computer world, DVDs, Viagra is invented
2000 toPresent
Artificial heart and liver, Blue tooth, Hybrid Car, You Tube, Translucent concrete, Adidas invents shoe w/ a microprocessor to determine appropriate support for wearer
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Consider the Kindergarten Child entering School in
2009
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2020 Remote control devices built into pets, Living-genetically engineered teddy bear, Electronic memory enhancement, Fully functioning artificial eyes, 3D home printers, Fully automated piloted cars, viewers choose who acts in what roles in films
2030 95% of people in advanced nations will be computer literate, Artificial precipitation introduced
2040 Nuclear fusion as a power source will be possible, There will be a moon base the size of a small village, We will mine for materials on Mars
2050 Humanoid robots will beat Green Bay Packers in football
2070 Time travel invented, Immortality chip available
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NC Standards for Teachers Standard 1: Teachers demonstrate leadership Standard 2: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse
population of students Standard 3: Teachers know the content they
teach Standard 4: Teachers facilitate learning for
their students Standard 5: Teachers reflect on their practice
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21st Century Skills Framework
www.21stcenturyskills.org
HOW ARE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
UNIQUE?
ALIGNMENT!!!SBE Goals & Mission21st Century Knowledge and SkillsNC Teaching StandardsSchool Executive StandardsSuperintendent StandardsEvaluationsTeacher Working Conditions Survey
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Some DifferencesTPAI
• Three 45 minute observations
• Just classroom• Teacher Behavior
NEW MODEL• A year-long process• Many outside
classroom factors• Teacher behavior,
student behavior & student learning
Schedule of Training
September 2009 Overview of Standards/Process
October 2009 Standard I
November 2009 Standard II
January 2010 Standard III
February 2010 Standards IV and V
March 2010 Evaluation Instrument
April 2010 Final Questions
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Our children are the messengers we will send to a world we will never see.
» Neal Postman
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