KSDC: Kansas Staff Development Council

“Staff Development to Improve Student Learning”

April
13-14
2010

Warm up your January with some ideas and information from KSDC:

Making A Difference With What You Have
iConnect, iLearn, helps educators mix 21st century instruction into classrooms.
Building a School Culture of Continuous Improvement
Congress to Consider New Definition of Professional Development

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Check out the "Power Up for Learning in the 21st Century" community website!

The website offers a 24/7 community of educators sharing ideas, connecting learning to 21st Century, and supporting the work of professional development throughout Kansas and beyond. Handouts from some of the sessions at the 2009 KSDC Leadership Conference are also available.

Join us. No charge. Just lots of power.

• April 13-14, 2010

Leadership Conference, Wichita, KS
Making an Impact…and Measuring It

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> Slow Turn Ahead
     Find out about five principles that guide a district through a changing demographic landscape.
    - National Staff Development Council's Journal of Staff Development (Fall 2009)

> From Group to Team
     Skilled facilitation moves a group from a collection of individuals to an effective team.
    - National Staff Development Council's Journal of Staff Development (Dec. 2009)

Newsletter
- Jan. Direct Connection (PDF 536K)
- Archives

Downloads
- NSDC Vision (PPT 14.6MB)
- NSDC Standards (PPT 3.6MB)
- NSDC Learning Educator (PPT 17MB)

2009 Leadership Conference
- Observational Protocol (DOC 72K)
- Vision Document (PDF 621K)

Announcements
- KSDC Mission
- 2009-2010 Board Members
- KSDC Award Winners
- About KSDC Awards

A Word from the Prez
...challenges exist that warrant a close examination of effective, quality professional learning...

Diane Gross, KSDC President

“Teachers who know a lot about teaching and learning and who work in environments that allow them to know students well are the critical elements of successful learning.” Linda Darling-Hammond (1997)

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