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Curriculum Summer Institute (CSI) 2012 Schedule Released
I am very excited to release the initial CSI session schedule today. Registration for CSI sessions will begin on Tuesday, May 15. New this year: Catered lunch provided on site for free every day (registration required)! Keynote sessions every morning to help frame and focus the content for the day Break-out sessions offered for every … Continue reading
Save the Date: CSI 2012
Curriculum Summer Institute (CSI) 2012 has been scheduled for August 13-16, 2012. This year we’ll be focusing on the new CC/ES standards and the event will be held at DH Conley High School. An exciting new addition this year will be general session keynote speakers. Currently confirmed speakers are: Curtis Linton, Author and Vice-President of … Continue reading
MARCH 23 RESOURCES
Welcome to the fourth and final day of of the CC/ES district-wide trainings for the 2011-2012 school year. Today you will work to develop a lesson/unit aligned with one of the assessments created on March 2. You will work as a PLC just as you did three weeks ago. Please remember to turn in your … Continue reading
Resources for March 2, 2012 District-Wide PD Day
Welcome! Below are links to any resources you may need to complete your PLC assignments: PLC Activity Facilitator’s Guide Power Point version – use this format if you prefer a self-paced PPT to a bullet/outline format, or if you would like further information on types of assessments and how to build specific assessments. Outline/Bullet Version … Continue reading
Student Engagement 101
Okay, I just had to share this blog post when I read it – I think the author is right on! An this couldn’t align more with the expectations of our new standards. Enjoy What Your Rules Say About You
January 17 Professional Development Day
Welcome to our January 17, 2012 PD Day! If you’ve gotten to this page you are exactly where you need to be. 6-12 teachers should be accessing this during the AM and PM sessions and K-5 teachers are accessing it during the PM session only. Our focus today is in helping you get a deeper … Continue reading
128 New CC & ES Trainings Now Offered!
Happy New Year! For most people in PCS December was probably occupied by Christmas and the holidays, but up here with Race to the Top and Staff Development we were planning trainings for the spring to prepare our teachers for the implementation of the new standards next Augut – and boy do we have some … Continue reading
PLC Training: Day 1 Review
Professional Learning Communities at Work – Day 1 At the October 28 district-wide PD day we introduced the whole idea of PLCs, or Professional Learning Communities. During the morning training that day all schools conducted a three hour training answering the basic questions “What does a PLC look like?” and “How should a PLC function?” … Continue reading
Interview Broadcast Schedule
This morning I had the priviledge of being interviewed on WECU 1570 AM, a local radio station here in Greenville. The focus of the interview was to help explain the Race to the Top grant as well as the Common Core and Essential Standards to citizens in Pitt County. If you missed the live interview … Continue reading
