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Together, with the experience of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, part of the College of Education at North Carolina State University, you will embark on a ten month Professional Capacity Building opportunity with face-to-face and online collaboration and deep dive into what it means to be a leader in digital learning initiatives. The Friday Institute believes students deserve access to equitable, personalized learning experiences by supporting educators in adaptive student-centered approaches to provide concrete, quality, purposeful, reflective practices supported through technology.
Alamance/Burlington's Vision of Technology:
“We envision a public school system that is a national model for its curriculum and community engagement to empower all students with equal opportunity for civic engagement, a meaningful quality of life and skills for economic success – for themselves and our community.”
Alamance/Burlington's Mission:
“Providing engaging work for “our students will enable the Alamance-Burlington School System to educate all students to meet high academic standards and become responsible citizens in a rapidly changing world.”
Each Professional Capacity Building Session is aligned to the Strategic Priority Standards outlined in the Alamance/Burlington Technology Action Plan:
Strategic Priority 4: A District Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development | Essential Questions
Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts | Essential Questions
“We envision a public school system that is a national model for its curriculum and community engagement to empower all students with equal opportunity for civic engagement, a meaningful quality of life and skills for economic success – for themselves and our community.”
Alamance/Burlington's Mission:
“Providing engaging work for “our students will enable the Alamance-Burlington School System to educate all students to meet high academic standards and become responsible citizens in a rapidly changing world.”
Each Professional Capacity Building Session is aligned to the Strategic Priority Standards outlined in the Alamance/Burlington Technology Action Plan:
Strategic Priority 4: A District Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development | Essential Questions
- What skills are needed to transition to digital teaching and learning resources?
- How can these skills be delivered and sustained to our LEA teachers and administrators?
- How do teachers, administrators, and staff work with colleagues to guide our LEA toward more effective uses of 21st Century tools for teaching, learning, and managing instruction?
- How are teachers, administrators, and staff prepared to understand, implement, and assess the span of skills and processes that students need to succeed in the 21st Century?
- How are teachers, administrators, and staff prepared to apply 21st Century assessment systems to inform instruction and measure 21st Century knowledge, skills, performance, and dispositions?
Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts | Essential Questions
- Are your LEA/Charter leaders prepared to lead and create a vision for 21st century education?
- Are mechanisms in place for school leaders to create 21st century learning cultures?
- Are professional growth programs/opportunities available to prepare teachers and administrators to lead 21st century learning environments?