Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

• This series provides educators with the background knowledge of contributing factors affecting the academic success of at-risk students in a school setting, and how to strategically overcome these barriers. This strand is designed to address the development of highly qualified teachers and creating safer schools.
• Part 1: Meeting the Cognitive Needs of Students At-Risk
  Experience Odyssey: Fast ForWord
• Part 2: Meeting the Social Needs of Students At-Ris
  Experience Odyssey: Scholastic Read 180
• Part 3: Meeting the Emotional Needs of Students At-Risk
  Experience Odyssey: A+ AnyWhere Learning System
• Part 4: Meeting the Behavioral Needs of Students At-Risk
  Experience Odyssey: Schools Attuned from All Kinds of Minds
• Part 5: Pulling it all Together: Strengthening the Home-School-Community Connection for Students At-Risk
  Experience Odyssey: Transitional Kindergarten – College Park Elementary, New Hanover County Schools
• Part 6: Setting the Stage for Learning
  Experience Odyssey: PreSchool Strategies for At-Risk Students: Douglas Elementary, Wake County , NC
• Part 7: Adapting Instruction for a Continuum of Learners
  Experience Odyssey: COOL TV
• Part 8: Matching Teaching and Learning Styles
  Experience Odyssey: LeapFrog SchoolHouse: Rachel Freeman Elementary School
• Part 9: Authentic Assessment Options
  Experience Odyssey: Quality Tools
• Part 10: Strengthening the Home-School-Community Connections for At-Risk Students
  Experience Odyssey: Using Digital Literacy to Engage At-Risk Students: Enhancing Digital Literacy for At-Risk Students.

Professional Development Standards (NSDC Standards)

NSDC Standards for Staff Development

Context Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

Organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the

• school and district. (Learning Communities)
• Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement. (Leadership)
• Requires resources to support adult learning and collaboration. (Resources)

Process Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement. (Data-Driven)
• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (Evaluation)
• Prepares educators to apply research to decision making. (Research-Based)
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (Design)
• Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (Learning)
• Provides educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. (Collaboration)

Content Standards

Staff development that improves the learning of all students:

• Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (Equity)
• Deepens educators' content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (Quality Teaching)
• Provides educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately. (Family Involvement)

NOTE: Each site must audio mute upon connecting to the session to prevent voice activated moving of the cameras from site to site.

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