April 14, 2011

I began my day at ABC preschool!!!! What a highlight. I was really hoping to find a preschool to partner with TECC and I believe we have. It is a beautiful little preschool full of beautiful children. The principal lives on the top floor and has worked for 21 years to build a quality institution. I left there and went to meet with the principal of SPRC. She is delightful and very focused. We were able to begin our partnership work with JCE, CFE and JCMS today. She shared a very insightful need for counselors. She also has begun to work on professional develoopment for her teachers for the 2011-2012 school year. UNCW has established a formal partnership with SPRC this year. I see evidence already that this will be a valuable partnership for everyone involved. My afternoon was spent at La Isla Bonita. We have worked on a small e-reader pilot with the principal and three of her teachers to focus on the importance of teacher read-aloud. Currently, I am looking for high-interest excerpts on google books that can be loaded onto the e-readers. Again today I have been reminded of the meaningful work that we are all blessed to do in education. While we are all in different places in terms of educational services and resources, the work is remarkably similar.