NC FALCON - Public Schools of North Carolina

NC FALCON:
Helping Students Soar to
Success
Mary Russell

Welcome and Overview
• Discuss the following questions with your
team
– What are your expectation’s for today’s
session?
– How much involvement have you had with
NC’s formative assessment initiative (e.g.,
attended a conference presentation, NC
FALCON reviewer, etc.)?
• Select one spokesperson to report out

Goal for Today’s Session
• At the end of this session, you should be
able to state the following:
I can develop an NC Falcon district
implementation plan that is aligned to the
goals of the NC FA Initiative.

What will you do today to reach this
goal?
• I will discuss the definition of FA and the
driving questions that all students should
be able to answer.
• I will discuss the attributes of effective
formative assessment.
• I will practice recognizing effective
formative assessment practices.
• I will review and discuss the NC FA Logic
Model

What is the first thing that comes to
mind when you hear the word . . .

Assessment

Teaching

Learning

Gap

Logic Model

Feedback

Definition of Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is a process used by teachers and
students during instruction that provides feedback to
adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve intended
instructional outcomes (CCSSO FAST SCASS, 2006).
Click here to access NC FALCON

Is It or Is It Not?

Formative Assessment Model

Research Related to Formative
Assessment

Drag and Drop Activity

Formative Assessment in
Action

Vignettes

National Researcher Perspective

Student Reflection

NC FALCON
North Carolina’s Formative Assessment
Learning Community’s Online Network

Contributors - Internal
• Accountability Services
– Test Development
– Testing Policy & Operations
• Career and Technical Education
– Business, Marketing and Health Occupations
– Industrial Technology and Human Services
• Deputy Chief Academic Officer
• District and School Transformation
– Reading First
– School Turnaround
• Exceptional Children
– Behavioral Support and Special Programs
– Instructional Support and Related Services
– Program Improvement and Professional Development
• K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology
– Healthy Schools

Contributors - Internal (Cont.)
– K-12 Language Arts
– K-12 Social Studies
– K-12 Science
– K-12 Mathematics
– K-12 Program Areas
– Primary Education
• NC Virtual Public School
• Educator Recruitment and Development
– Office of Professional Development

Contributors – Districts/Charters
Total - 40
• Asheboro City Schools
• Asheville City Schools
• Bertie County Schools
• Burke County Schools
• Central Park School for Child
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
• Chatham County Schools
• Cleveland County Schools
• Craven County Schools
• Cumberland County Schools
• Dare County Schools
• Davidson County Schools

Contributors – Districts/Charters
(Cont.)
• Durham Public Schools
• Edenton/Chowan County Schools
• Guilford County
• Henderson County Schools
• Hickory City Schools
• Iredell-Statesville Schools
• Johnston County Schools
• Kannapolis City Schools
• Lee County Schools
• Montgomery County Schools
• Moore County Schools
• Onslow County Schools
• Pamlico County Schools

Contributors – Districts/Charters
(Cont.)
• Perquimans County Schools
• Richmond County Schools
• Robeson County Schools
• Rowan-Salisbury Schools
• Rutherford County Schools
• Sampson County Schools
• Scotland County Schools
• Thomasville City Schools
• Transylvania County Schools
• Union County Schools
• Wake County Schools
• Watauga County Schools
• Wilson County Schools
• Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Contributors – External Partners
and Sources
• Margaret Heritage, Assistant Director for Professional
Development, National Center for Research on Evaluation,
Standards, & Student Testing (CRESST), UCLA
• Rick Stiggins, Assessment Training Institute, Educational
Testing Services (ETS)
• Shirley Carraway and John Ross at Appalachia Regional
Comprehensive Center (ARCC)
• Jim Pellegrino, University of Chicago
• Nina Arshavsky, SERVE Center at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
• Wendy McCloskey, SERVE Center at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro
• Susan Butler, Chair, Social Sciences Gulf Coast Community
College
• Technical Outreach for Public Schools (TOPS)
• MetaMetrics

Contributors – External Partners
and Sources (Cont.)
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) FAST SCASS
– Alaska
– Arizona
– Arkansas
– Connecticut
– Delaware
– Florida
– Illinois
– Indiana
– Kentucky
– Louisiana
– Maine
– Michigan
– Nebraska
– Nevada
– North Carolina

Contributors – External Partners
and Sources (Cont.)
– Ohio
– South Carolina
– Wisconsin
– Wyoming
– Center for Assessment
– Center Point Assessment Solutions, Inc.
– Compass Learning
– Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
– National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, & Student
Testing (CRESST)
– Educational Testing Service
– Measured Progress
– Measurement Incorporated
– Pearson

Contributors – External Partners
and Sources (Cont.)
– Renaissance Learning
– Texas Instruments Incorporated
– UCLA
– US Department of Education
– Wireless Generation

•Available 24/7
•One consistent message
•Blended learning opportunities
•Collaboration through PLCs
•Reflective activities
•Hands-on activities
•Self-Assessment

Formative Assessment Plan Example

Flash Interactive Components

Classroom Application
For the Analysis of Formative Assessment in My School document, click here.

Online Learning Communities
http://center.ncsu.edu/falcon/

Access to NC Falcon
http://center.ncsu.edu/falcon/

Reflection
• How will you implement NC FALCON in
your district?
• What is your role in ensuring effective FA
is used daily to improve teaching and
learning?
• What challenges do you foresee?

Thank you!
Contact information
mrussell@dpi.state.nc.us