Spring 2016 Learning Catalog Available Online

Learn Practice ImproveThe Spring 2016 Learning Catalog is now available online! Check out this spring’s schedule of classes, including topics like giving and getting feedback, managing competing demands, facilitation skills, flexible spaces, Microsoft Office skills, and so much more! Classes fill up quickly, and many of them are never advertised via email, so don’t delay—register today!

Have a question about a class or an idea for a future class topic? Contact Elizabeth-Latta Brother, Learning & Development Coordinator, at elbrother@albemarle.org or 434-296-5827 ext. 3447. Continue reading

Challenger disaster: McAuliffe’s students go on to teach

Superintendent Pam MoranAs we return to work, I am reminded of where I stood on January 28, 1986. I was in a middle school watching the Challenger launch on TV and cheering on a teacher member of the mission. Moments later, America watched the shuttle parts spiral downward in its devastating journey back to earth. Today, on the 30th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, I was inspired to see how one teacher’s legacy encouraged her students to join our profession. I think about young teachers in our ranks today—former Albemarle students—here because teachers among us catalyzed them to seek to teach. I think about each of you who chose this profession likely because of a teacher in your life. And I remember Christa McAuliffe. Continue reading