LEARN NC goals and guiding principles

This document describes LEARN NC’s guiding principles and lists our short-term goals for 2009-2010.

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Guiding Principles

To define the scope of our activities, LEARN NC has delineated these guiding principles.

• Through content: Strengthen and achieve balance in our collection of educational materials by increasing quantity and quality in order to efficiently meet educators’ information needs and facilitate the acquisition of professional skills.
• Through community: Encourage a culture of continual learning and collegial sharing in K-12 education by providing a safe and supportive environment that fosters communities of practice focused on innovative content, effective strategies, and professional opportunities.
• Through outreach: Leverage our creativity and expertise to integrate programs and resources and build partnerships.

Goals 2009-2010

To direct our activities and programs to the needs of teachers in North Carolina, LEARN NC has created a set of short-term goals based on the state’s priorities for professional development and perceived needs. These focus areas reflect our priorities, but do not preclude our publishing resources on other topics nor guarantee publication of related resources.

• Reach all learners. We will address the needs of learners of every age, ability, and learning style, including English language learners, students with learning disabilities, academically gifted students, and students with varying learning styles and intelligences. We will also expand our reach to early childhood.
• Keep teachers teaching and attract more educators. We will seek to improve teacher retention in North Carolina by facilitating a culture of professionalism in the educational community. We will build, promote, and celebrate teaching, and we will advocate for teachers.
• Improve support for STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and math). We will address the needs of teachers and students for high-quality resources in the critical areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
• Foster connections between UNC and K-12 schools. We will serve as a bridge between UNC and the K-12 educational community in North Carolina.
• Adapt to changing needs. We will stay abreast of important political issues in the state, both in the educational world and beyond it, in order to meet the changing needs of teachers and students.