New Honors Level Course Rubric and Honors Level Course Implementation Guide Type questions in the Question Box.
Honors Implementation Wikispace http://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Review items on Wikispace so they may refer to it – Honors Implementation Wikispace Content Area Wikispaces - linked from the Professional Development page on the Honors Implementation Wikispace
Overview of Honors Implementation History of Honors Level Courses Description and Purpose of Honors Level Courses Use of the Honors Rubric and Honors Level Implementation Guide to inform curriculum development Honors Portfolio Review Process/Timeline
Types of Honors Level Courses in NC A B C D D LEA Locally Developed Honors Courses - use Honors Rubric for local review but not part of NCDPI portfolio review process Inherently Honors (Standards written at a more rigorous and higher level) Honors By Proficiency (Arts & World Languages – higher levels are Inherently Honors) LEA Honors Portfolio Review Process (courses at a standard level that you would like to offer at an honors level) We can think of the Honors Level Courses in NC in three buckets: All are to follow the criteria outlined in the Honors Rubric and Honors Implementation Guide; however only Bucket C will undergo the Honors Portfolio Review process.
Honors Rubric Curriculum Content Instructional Materials and Methods Assessment Portfolio Review Checklist – verify each component is complete
Revised Honors Implementation Guide
LEA Cohort Selection for Portfolio Review Process Random Selection of 1/3 of the LEAs yearly Timeline – LEA undergoes honors portfolio review every 3 years Notification of first cohort will occur in April, 2013 for submission of honors portfolio in February/March 2014.
Honors Portfolio Review Timeline 2012-13: Transition year 2013-2014: Implementation of new Honors Rubric First cohort portfolio submission & review Second cohort noftified
Honors Portfolio Review Timeline 2014-15: Second cohort portfolio submission & review Third cohort notified 2015-16 Third cohort portfolio submission & review Three year LEA review process begins again
Honors Implementation Wikispace http://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Example of Content Wikispace
Upcoming Training & Support Training Schedule: April 16th – May 28th Training Webinar Schedule on Honors Wikispace Review Content Area Information by May 1st Specific content information for honors level implementation and portfolio review process Ongoing support for the first Cohort in the fall 2013 LEA Notification by April 22, 2013
Questions About the Honors Rubric, Honors Implementation Guide or Portfolio Process