The North Carolina 2008 State Accountability Conference
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Using Formative Assessment to Raise Achievement, Close Gaps, and Produce “Future Ready Students”
Presenters: Mary Russell and Beverly Vance
- Presentation (ppt, 943kb)
- Case of the Hooded Murder (ppt, 2.8mb)
Technical Aspects of the Accountability Database (ppt, 787kb) Presenter: Ken Barbour
Professional Development Approaches Impact on North Carolina
Presenter: Emily M. Castleberry
- Presentation (ppt, 134kb)
- North Carolina Standards of Professional Development (doc, 37kb)
- Open-ended Questionnaire (doc, 37kb)
A Psychometric Perspective on the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Accountability
Presenter: David Thissen
Parents and Testing Myth or Reality (What they really think?) (ppt, 75kb)
Presenter: David Bryant
AVID - Paving the Way for Student Success
Presenter: Gloria Cox and Cleo Croom
Using MS Access to Create Class Rosters from SQL Data Created for ABCTools (ppt, 1.2mb)
Presenter: Sharon Allen
Mindful Stress Management: What’s in It for You?
Presenters: Rebecca Reeve and Sherry Lehman
Reporting Accountability and Test Results to Schools
Presenters: Anne-Sylvie Boykin, Jeffrey Gorsuch, Kristy Stephenson, Diane Villwock and Marty Ward
- ABCs Detail Report - 2007 (xls, 143kb)
- AYP/ABCs Summary Table - 2007 (xls, 25kb)
- AYP Color Table - 2007 (xls, 45kb)
- Wake County Public Schools Evaluation and Research - Presentation (ppt, 560kb)
- Wake County Public Schools - Graphs (docs, 117kb)
- Exporting Goal Summary Data (ppt, 730kb)
- Directions for Exporting Goal Summary Data (doc, 1.3mb)
Balanced Comprehensive Assessment Systems
Presenters: Tammy Howard and Mildred Bazemore
Formative Assessment Feedback for Math Problem-Solving (ppt, 164kb)
Presenter: Michael Gallagher
Using MYSQL: “If I can do it, ANYONE can do it.” (ppt, 943kb)
Presenter: David Millush
Performance-Based Alternate Assessments, 2007-08 NCCLAS and NCEXTEND1 (Edition 2)
Presenters: Jim Kroening , Erin Bohner and Sheila Brown
OTISS - Online Testing Irregularity Submission System (ppt, 213kb)
Presenters: Brian Swiger and Iris L. Garner
Basic Statistics: A Guide to Testing and Assessments Calculations and Terminology
Presenters: Terry A. Ackerman
Effective Teaching Practices in U.S. History (ppt, 709kb)
Presenter: Glenda Haynie
The North Carolina General Writing Assessment and 21st Century Technology
Presenter: Jim Kroening, Akia Beverly-Worsley and Rep. from Pearson, Inc.
Linking Instruction and Assessment for Each Student (mbd, 1.5mb)
Presenter: Sharon A. Johnson
S2 = Student Success Utilizing Student Surveys Equals Student Success (ppt, 283kb)
Presenter: Brian Swiger and Iris L. Garner
“What Can Data Tell Us?”
Presenter: Laura Kramer
Issues and Considerations in the Visual Display of Data (ppt, 1.5mb)
Presenter: Brad McMillan
Pivot Tables - Use for Quick Disaggregation of Excel Files (doc, 1.1mb)
Presenters: Donald Rhodes, Shirley Cox and Towanda Wilkins
ESTEEM- Exiting Standards that Empower and Equip More (ppt, 54kb)
Presenters: Sarah McManus and Iris L. Garner
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): WCPSS Implementation Status (pdf, 1.1mb)
Presenter: Rosemary Reichstetter
Understanding Individual Student Reports
Presenter: Laura Kramer, Melinda Taylor and Nadine McBride
Reporting Section Update (ppt, 272kb)
Presenter: Gary Williamson, Helmuts Feifs, John Klaric, Sherry Ward and Johnny Wilson
Simplifying K-2 Assessment using E* Assessment, Hand-Held Computers and Computer Generated Reports
Presenters: Melissa Ashley and Sonya Vannoy
Finding Gold: Maximizing the Use of Information Provided on the EOG Reading Comprehension and English I EOC Student Score Reports (pdf, 2.0mb)
Presenters: Tammy Howard and Heather Koons
Presenters: Lou Fabrizio, Mildred Bazemore, Sarah McManus and Gary Williamson