Webinar

"Using Data to Improve Achievement" is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time. Partly because of the No Child Left Behind Act and partly because of advances in technology, a major push is under way to gather data about student achievement that can be used to inform a wide range of educational decisions. Through funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, states are now being encouraged to create statewide longitudinal data systems to help track student achievement. But is the increased collection of student data yielding commensurate improvements in achievement?

Presenters:
Martha Greenway, deputy superintendent of organizational advancement, Fulton County, Ga., schools
Baron Rodriguez, the director of state data systems, Data Quality Campaign

Please make sure to test your computer before the event. An on-demand version of the webinar and all PowerPoint presentations will be available within 24 hours of the presentation. No phone is required to participate in the webinar. The event is not closed captioned.

eLearning

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced the launch of eLearningNC.gov, the entry point to all the eLearning resources North Carolina has to offer. The new web site will provide an easy one-stop-shop for any North Carolinian, from K-12 students to life-long learners, who wants to take advantage of online learning such as the NC Virtual Public School, online courses from community colleges or universities, and online career building. eLearningNC.gov was created by a partnership between the Office of the Governor, the North Carolina Education Cabinet, and the North Carolina eLearning Commission.

About K-20 online education in North Carolina:
• The NC Virtual Public School offers 106 online courses and has more than10,600 high school students enrolled in Fall 2009.
• The UNC System offers more than 200 online degree, certification or licensure programs across 17 institutions, while North Carolina Community Colleges offer more than 138 online degrees, certifications, programs and diplomas through their 58 campuses statewide.
• In 2008-2009 more than 74,000 students enrolled in eLearning courses in our 17 UNC System institutions and more than 131,600 students enrolled in eLearning online courses in our 58 community colleges, many students taking more than one online course per semester.