IIS update1 24-12

Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Update

January 24, 2011

Where are we going? •  Improve and personalize student learning

How:

•  Increase access and equity to high quality resources

•  Facilitate the teaching and learning process

•  Provide timely and relevant information and data

Bringing it all together within a few clicks

Curriculum tools and resources, assessment, and PD (B3, C3, D5) linked to longitudinal data (C1) in the cloud (A2) to provide data to improve instruction and learning

NC IIS Components •  Portals

•  Dashboards and Analytics

•  Instructional System and Content

•  Assessment System and Content

•  PD System and Content

•  Educator Evaluation System

NC IIS Conceptual Model

Standards & Curriculum

Instructional Design,

Practice, & Resources

Assessment and Growth

Data Analysis & Reporting

Educator Evaluation & Professional Development

Learner Profile &

Work Samples

Desired Outcomes of the NC IIS 1.  Accurate and timely information about student

achievement in support of decision making at all levels

2.  Parents and community members participating more fully in the learning process

3.  Students assuming an active role in their own learning experience

4.  Staff empowered to work cooperatively to increase student achievement, enhance productivity, and improve accountability

Desired Outcomes of the NC IIS (continued) 5.  Student achievement linked with staff development

programs

6.  Standards correlated to instructional practices, assessment strategies, and staff development programs

7.  Gaps identified in instructional programs for adequacy of instructional resources, assessment items, and staff proficiencies

8.  Ability to determine cost/benefit of instructional programs and learning resources

Work Completed •  Reviewed/Identified existing systems and

resources

•  Reviewed Cloud Survey Data

•  Collected functional and technical requirements

– Stakeholder Input Sessions

•  Shared and vetted draft functional and technical requirements

–  IIS Stakeholder Meetings

– Presentations and Webinars

–  IIS User Groups

– Multi-state Review Sessions

•  Allowed vendors/other agencies to share IIS solutions

•  Agreed to be a pilot state for the Shared Learning Infrastructure (SLI)

Shared Learning Infrastructure (SLI) •  Use of Data Store

•  Use of Multi-state Metadata Tagging Schema

•  Access to Learning Data from Other States

•  Access to Dynamic Learning Maps

•  Access to Recommendation Engine

Ms. Harrison

Student Data

Vendor Data

Source Systems

Dashboard

John

Viewing all classes

English Social Studies Math

Ms. Harrison chooses the best option

Learning Map

Dashboard

John

Viewing all classes


John’s experience becomes one more useful data point to inform learning for students like him.

Students John

Reading Comprehension

Ms. Harrison uses John’s prior record to determine:

Reading Comp

Assessment

John does the assignment Vendor app sends data to the SLI

SLI

SLI

Ms. Harrison rates assignment

SLI

Recommendation Engine Filtered by age, effectiveness rating, etc.

Learning Map

SLI From multiple sources, such as the LRMI and Data Store

SLI API

SLI API

SLI API

Ms. Harrison

Student Data

Vendor Data

Source Systems

Dashboard

John

Viewing all classes


Ms. Harrison chooses the best option

Learning Map

Dashboard

John

Viewing all classes


John’s experience becomes one more useful data point to inform learning for students like him.

Students John

Reading Comprehension

Ms. Harrison uses John’s prior record to determine:

Reading Comp

Assessment

John does the assignment Vendor app sends data to the SLI

SLI

SLI

Ms. Harrison rates assignment

SLI

Recommendation Engine Filtered by age, effectiveness rating, etc.

Learning Map

SLI From multiple sources, such as the LRMI and Data Store

SLI API

SLI API

SLI API

Dashboard SLI

SLI

SLI From multiple sources, such as the LRMI and Data Store API SLI

API SLI API SLI

SLI

Dashboard

Recommendation Engine

Learning Map

Learning Map

John’s experience becomes one more useful data point to inform learning for students like him across…

…districts… …states… …everywhere.

Student Enrollment Data

Student Achievement

Data Student

Biographical Data Teacher & Staff

Association Data Education

Organization Data

SLI Data Store

NCWise Other State System

Other State System

State Data Sources

Identity Data

Data Integration Services -SLI data ingestion specifications documents

Instructional Improvement System Application(s)

IIS should be prepared to use achievement data from SEA and LEA assessment data sourced from SLI and write new assessment results back to SLI APIs RFP will reference SLI API documents

NC IIS/SLI Data Integration

Resource Sources: Instructional/Learning Resources

•  Thinkfinity

•  SAS Curriculum Pathways

•  LearnNC

Assessment Items

•  ClassScape

•  NCDPI will contract with NCSU-TOPS to ensure all resources are aligned to the new Standard Course of Study

•  IIS Resource Consortium will be piloted. The purpose of the consortium is to develop and implement a process for sharing LEA-developed PD, instructional/learning, and assessment resources.

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Timeline •  February/March 2012 Issue RFP

•  April/May 2012 Review bids

•  July/August 2012 Award bid

•  August/September 2012 Begin design and build

•  July 2012 – August 2013 Pilots

•  School Year 2013-14 Roll-out

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Technical Requirements

•  The IIS is expected to deliver all of its functionality through a web browser. The IIS is expected to run well on major HTML5-compatible browsers on the current release and past two releases and require no additional browser helpers or plugins for full accessibility and functionality.

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Technical Requirements (continued)

•  These browsers shall include but not be limited to the following list: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. In addition, the IIS is expected to run well on a wide variety of mainstream hardware platforms that use the aforementioned browser technologies.

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•  These hardware platforms shall include but not be limited to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS desktops, laptops and netbooks, Apple iOS devices, Android devices, as well as other tablets, smart phones, and eReaders.

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•  Vendor solutions shall comply with the World Wide Web Consortium web development specifications (“W3C Recommendations”) and shall comply with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.

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Web Resources

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http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/improvement/resources/

Contact Information

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Sarah McManus, Learning Systems Director [email protected] 919-807-3776