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Re: Writing Moodle
Posted by ncteach on 10/09/08

While the training is annoying, it IS online and can be done at
home. Gather a few friends at school to "divvy" up the stuff
and it goes pretty fast. Quizzes, like someone said, are
pretty easy as most is common sense and each question can be
submitted over and over until you get 100%. So, don't get too
frazzled over it, especially if you can work together. Hope
this helps.

On 10/08/08, fully wrote:
> Oh wow! so, our local LEA is REQUIRING 4th grade teachers
> complete this by end of month........5th grade teachers by
> the end of the end of Nov.
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> HOWEVER, on a positive note.....teachers can "collaborate"
> on this project. get it????
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> and multiple choice answers can be submitted until one's
> score is 100%. get it?
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> Just one more thing to drive us crazy. ...and this too
> shall pass.........
> On 10/08/08, This just in wrote:
>> http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/w
>> riting/writingpilotfaqs
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>> Please note that the state HAS NOT MANDATED teachers in
>> grades 4 and 7 only to participate in online
>> Professional Development, nor has the state MANDATED
>> that teachers complete the courses by October.
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>> The link above has a series of Q and A that will help
>> you better understand the intent and process of the new
>> writing assessment and instructional support.
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>> The reason DPI is using moodle online, is to allow
>> teachers access to the PD when their schedule allows
>> time.
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>> If your LEA is requiring you to complete a session by a
>> certain date, please contact Angela Quick, Deputy Chief
>> Academic Officer at AQuick@dpi.nc.us to inform her of
>> the local mandate to complete a session by October. She
>> has contacted several LEAs that members have shared
>> major concerns over in regards to the quick turn around
>> time for completing a session.
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>> When must the Professional Development courses be
>> completed and the assessments be conducted?
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>> o It is important for all involved in this new writing
>> process at grades 4 and 7 to understand that it
>> constitutes a huge paradigm shift from the way writing
>> has traditionally been assessed in North Carolina. The
>> system is designed for maximum flexibility at the local
>> level. The professional development courses are
>> self-paced and can be accessed 24/7. The courses do not
>> have to be completed in one session, nor is there a
>> specified date as to when the courses must be
>> completed. While the NCDPI recommends that one
>> content-specific writing task/assignment and one
>> on-demand writing task/assignment be completed by each
>> student in the fall and in the spring, there are also
>> no dates specified as to when the two content-specific
>> writing tasks/assignments or the two on-demand writing
>> tasks/assignments must be completed. On-demand writing
>> tasks/assignments will be provided by NCDPI through the
>> LEA test coordinators; however, all students need not
>> be assessed on the same day or the same time in any
>> LEA, school, or individual classroom.
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>> On 10/07/08, Anon wrote:
>>> On 10/06/08, Maybe I should apply wrote:
>>>> Cumberland....maybe we should all apply since since
>>>> this doesn't seem to be coming your way.
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>>> Oh it is coming to Cumberland as well. It is in our
>>> new School Improvement Plan and my AP told me
>>> yesterday to get ready because it is going to happen.


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• Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 9/30/08, by fully.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 9/30/08, by Stressed to the Max..
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 9/30/08, by deeja.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/01/08, by JanetNC.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/01/08, by fully.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/02/08, by E. 5th NC.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/02/08, by Can't Say.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/03/08, by Fully.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/04/08, by Anon.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/05/08, by Renee Gilpin.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/05/08, by LaTina.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/05/08, by Lickety Split.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/06/08, by go ahead and have your melt down.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/06/08, by Maybe I should apply.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/07/08, by Anon.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/08/08, by This just in.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/08/08, by fully.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/09/08, by ncteach.
• Re: Writing Moodle OH MY GOSH TYPO, 10/09/08, by ncteach.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/10/08, by Cathy in NC.
• Re: Writing Moodle, 10/11/08, by joy2educ8.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/11/08, by ncteach.
• Re: Does anyone know about 30 hr required training...., 10/11/08, by LaTina.