“The fountain of information lies at your fingertips and is accessible
anywhere at anytime, and schools need to emphasize this.
We are no longer in a world where you need to go seek
enlightenment – it is everywhere.” – Christopher Myers
MAY 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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30
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May Day
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• PowerSchool
National
Teacher Day
National School
Nurse Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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Updates
Webinar,
1:00-3:00pm
Mother’s Day
19
• PowerSchool
Updates
Webinar,
1:00-3:00pm
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• Home Base
Teacher Webinar,
3:30-5:00pm
Memorial Day
30
• Home Base
Presentation,
NCPTA Leadership Conference,
3:30-4:30pm
National Children’s Book Week (May 13-19) • Transportation Month • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
What educators are reading...
Terra Dominguez works in Data, Research and Federal Policy at the NCDPI. She recommends the following for personal reading:
• Kane & Abel, by Jeffrey Archer – William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the
other a penniless Polish immigrant-born on the same day near the dawn of the 20th century on opposite sides of the
world-are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men-ambitious, powerful, ruthless-are locked in a
relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred.
• You Can’t Smell the Roses When You’re Pushing Up Daisies, by Virginia Sanford – If you want more fun in life, yet a
stronger feeling of fulfillment, this is the storybook for you! Entertaining and full of heart, the stories encourage you to
laugh and play more and look on the rosy side of life.
•Y
ou Grow, Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening, by Gayla Trail – http://www.yougrowgirl.com/. The title says it all.
One Place. One Login. Find It All at Home Base. Home Base will improve public education by:
• Improving teacher effectiveness with tools that promote efficiency by connecting grade books, lessons,
instructional resources and assessments.
• Ensuring daily parent access to student grades and assignments
• Providing time saving tools that give ongoing data, results and recommendations to teachers and students
You may also visit the Home Base website for more information.
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