Professional Development for New Teachers: First Days

Welcome to the Professional Development for Excellence in Teaching series.  This series consists of self-directed professional development modules, each targeting a specific area of focus for improving professional knowledge and skills.  Each module is independent of the others and is housed on its own CD-ROM.  Modules were designed to satisfy CEU requirements and include documentation forms and activities for submission to the appropriate personnel within each LEA.  Suggestions for using these modules are located in the How to Use this Module section. 

The series of modules was developed as a collaboration effort between the Public Schools of North Carolina and the Center for School Leadership Development under the guidance of Dr. Karen Gerringer. The series was produced by LEARN North Carolina, the teacher outreach program at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education. Each CD may be copied at no cost and shared with North Carolina educators. To begin this module, click on the How to Use This Module button located in the main navigation bar at left.

Module titles and their developing organizations are listed below:

Classroom Management
North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium (NCMTEC)

Data-Driven Decision Making
The Principals’ Executive Program (PEP)

Enhancing Reading for Middle Grades
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)

Hands-on Math for Middle Grades
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)

Instructional Leadership
The Principals’ Executive Program (PEP)

Professional Development for Teachers: First Days
North Carolina Teachers of Excellence for All Children (NC TEACH)

Understanding the Learner
North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium (NCMTEC)

Development Team
Professional Development for Teachers: First Days

Catherine W. Carter, Ph.D. - Visiting Instructor, English
Western Carolina University

Dianne H. Chadwick - National Board Certified Teacher, English   
Pisgah High School, Haywood County Schools, N.C.

Martin Allen Eaddy, Ed.D. -  Educational Consultant
President of Leadership, Management, and Motivation, Inc., and former N.C. Superintendent

Brian W. Gastle, Ph.D. - Director Professional Writing, English Department
Western Carolina University

Knox C. Hardin - Lead Teacher/Curriculum Specialist
Pisgah High School, Haywood County Schools, NC

Janice Holt - Visiting Instructor, BK- Elementary and Middle Grades Education, and NC TEACH Site Coordinator
Western Carolina University

Melissa J. Lankford - Communication and Information Specialist
NC TEACH

Dorothy J. Mebane, Ph.D. – Director
NC TEACH

James Jubal Tiner, Ph.D.  - Assistant Professor, English   
Western Carolina University

Access the Western Carolina University via the following website http://www.wcu.edu/