Volume 12, February 2006
In this issue we explore the relationship between goal-setting and professional efficacy, and provide practical tips for keeping your personal goals and improvement efforts alive.
We would also like to thank all of you who responded to our recent survey. As a result of your valuable input, over the course of the upcoming months we'll be providing newsletter content and information that you've indicated would be of most value to you. And, read on to find out who the lucky winner is of the Apple iPod!
Finally, we hope you continue to find the ideas within QLD Connections to be inspiring and useful. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please contact us with your thoughts.
Here is what you'll find in this issue... (click headlines for full feature)
Goals and Goal Setting
Our featured article this month, by Anne Conzemius, focuses on goals and how the process of goal-setting provides us with guidance, helps us prioritize, and keeps us accountable in a way that an externally imposed rule or directive cannot.
"Goals that reflect the passion and purpose that educators bring to their practice act as fulcrums that balance and reconcile the countervailing forces of the full spectrum of tension in our daily lives. Read on to find out how goal-setting can enrich both your personal and professional life."
QLD Survey Results Are In!
A total of 467 of QLD's subscribers kindly responded to the survey and the results are now in! Almost 1/3 of those responding are teachers and almost 40% of all respondents were from large school districts (10,000+ students).
There was very high and consistent interest in the areas of professional learning communities and leadership, curriculum and instruction, assessment and student performance, as well as accountability and data-driven improvement.
Find out more about the survey... (PDF file)
And the Apple iPod Winner is...
See which randomly-selected, helpful survey respondent won the Apple iPod.
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