“It is important to remember that educational software,
like textbooks, is only one tool in the learning process.
Neither can be a substitute for well-trained teachers,
leadership and parental involvement.” – KEITH KRUEGER
APRIL 2013
The 2012-13 NCDPI Professional Development Calendar is now live on the Professional Development
website. Please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/profdev/calendar/ for a listing of
Professional Development offerings hosted in each region for your district or charter school leaders.
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Ken Little is the IIS Business Analyst for Learning Systems. Ken recommends the following for professional and personal reading:
s Hiking Through: One Man’s Journey To Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail, by Paul Stutzman n &OLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE AND AFTER A YEAR OF TRYING TO CONTINUE HIS LIFE AND WORK THROUGH HIS GRIEF 0AUL MADE THE DECISION TO QUIT HIS
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s Apples Are Square: Thinking Differently about Leadership, by Susan Smith Kuczmarski and Thomas D. Kuczmarski n
4HIS BOOK PROVIDES A SEVENSTEP PRESCRIPTION FOR CREATING A COMPASSIONATELY COMPETITIVE WORK CULTURE BY SHOWING HOW
COLLABORATORS NOT CONTROLLERS DARE TO CREATE SUCCESS BY RESHAPING THE WORKPLACE IN UNEXPECTED WAYS WITH A FOCUS ON
TOPICS SUCH AS HUMILITY COMPASSION INCLUSIVENESS AND VALUESBASED DECISIVENESS
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INTERESTED IN )34% 4HE )NTERNATIONAL 3OCIETY FOR 4ECHNOLOGY IN %DUCATION IS FOR EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION LEADERS ENGAGED IN
IMPROVING LEARNING AND TEACHING )F YOU HAVE A ,INKED)N ACCOUNT WWWLINKEDINCOM SEARCH GROUPS FOR @)34% AND JOIN
One Place. One Login. Find It All at Home Base. Home Base will improve public education by:
s )MPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS WITH TOOLS THAT PROMOTE EFlCIENCY BY CONNECTING GRADE BOOKS LESSONS
instructional resources and assessments.
s %NSURING DAILY PARENT ACCESS TO STUDENT GRADES AND ASSIGNMENTS
s 0ROVIDING TIME SAVING TOOLS THAT GIVE ONGOING DATA RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
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