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ExplorNet helps Perquimans Central reach milestone
Perquimans Central
School is the first school in
North Carolina to send
every educator through
ExplorNet’s Centers for
Quality Teaching and
Learning (QTL) profession
al development program.
“We are extremely excit
ed that all of our 30 teach
ers and three administra
tors have been through
QTL training,” said
Cynthia Stallings,
Instructional Technology
Specialist. “This training
has inspired our teachers
to advance to a level in tech
nology that they would not
have otherwise experi
enced.”
The Centers for Quality
Teaching and Learning
(formerly ENTech) provide
research-based profession
al development that focuses
on quality teaching and
learning in a technology-
enriched environment,
“This intensive seven-
day program demonstrates
how teachers can use
research-based instruction
al practices to support state
curriculum standards and
use technology to maxi
mize performance,” said
ExplorNet’s Senior Vice
President for Programs,
Harold Brewer.
“QTL training helped to
motivate my students,”
said second-grade teacher
Tracy Gregory. “The train
ing provided a wealth of
information on how to
begin implementing tech
nology within the curricu
lum.”
Gregory teaches math
using digital cameras.
“The students were
absolutely thrilled when
they were able to utilize
digital cameras to take pic
tures of polygons found in
their environment. This
activity created a buzz of
excitement and compelled
students to question each
other. Learning was truly
transpiring as evidence in
the conversations and the
images captured.”
Parental involvement key
to adolescent success
A 10 to 15 year-old may
act as if he or she wants
parents to stay out of his
or her life, but it’s essen
tial that parents stay
engaged in the lives of
these young adolescents if
they eire to succeed. That’s
the best strategy parents
can keep in mind dealing
with their young adoles
cents.
“parents better be ready
for change when their
child enters the early ado
lescence years, but it’s nat
ural change,” said Sue
Swaim, executive director.
National Middle School
Association, the nation’s
only educational group
focusing specifically on
the needs of 10 to 15 year-
olds. "This timeframe has
been called the second
most important period in a
person’s development, and
it’s when children are
experiencing tremendous
emotional, behavioral,
physical and intellectual
changes. That’s why par
ents must be there to sup
port and encourage their
young adolescent.”
Swaim recommends
that parents consider five
action steps to help their
students:
Think ahead. One of
our best tools as parents is
being prepared. As your
son or daughter enters the
middle school years, get
ready for at least occasion
al conflicts. Think through
what is truly important to
you, and focus your energy
on those big issues. Is your
youngster’s hairstyle real
ly as important as home-
• work? Isn’t curfew more of
a concern than crabbi
ness?
^ If the issue is minor,
keep things light. The
shoes on the floor, the wet
towel on the bed, the car
ton left open: these are
maddening, but not earth-
shattering. Call attention
to them in a light way, so
your middle-schooler
knows you want action but
you aren’t being punitive.
“Either the cat’s smarter
than I thought or you left
the milk carton open on
the counter. One of you
please put it back before it
spoils.”
Don’t use power
unless it’s urgent. Parents
have the ultimate power,
and kids know it. We don’t
have to “prove” it to them
at every turn. Save your
strength for those really
important issues you’ve
decided are non-nego-
tiable.
»■ Encourage your mid
dle schooler to keep daily
“to-do” list. Stick with
daily; weekly is too much.
Put a few things on the list
that need to be done that
day. It may be necessary to
assign a specific time to
each task. When it’s com
pleted, draw a line through
the task to show accom
plishment. This strategy
will help young adoles
cents learn responsibility
and planning. ,
Break down big
chores into smaller parts.
Sometimes young people
fell overwhelmed by tasks
and give up rather than
getting started. If there
are 12 overdue school
assignments, focus on one
Thursday night, another
on Friday, and five during
the weekend.
“Parents are essential
in the lives of young ado
lescents,” said Swaim.
“Even though your child
may scream, ‘Get out of
my face,’ he or she needs
and eventually wfll appre
ciate your support. When
parents and schools work
together, kids succeed.
Contact your child’s teach
ers and principal to dis
cuss working together.”
Parents can receive a
complimentary copy of
“Tips for Parents” from
NMSA by going to the
association’s web site,
www.nmsa.org/tipsforpar-
ents, or by phoning 1-800-
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New firm
Edenton real estate
firm All Seasons Realty
announced its recent
affiliation with global
residential real estate
leader ERA Franchise
Systems, Inc.
Effective May 1, the
company began con
ducting business as
era AU Seasons Realty
and will serve con
sumers in the
Albemarle/Edenton
area from its 1623
Virginia Road location.
. Thomas Chappell
Broker Associate, Anne
J.‘ Burroughs Associate
and Thomas Gregory
Broker Owner staff the
office.
ECB
dividends
ECB Bancorp, Inc.
(“ECB”), the parent
holding company of
The East Carolina
Bank, announces that
on June 18, ECB’s
Board of Directors
declared a quarterly
cash dividend of .125
cents per share,
payable July 14, to
shareholders of
record on June 30.
On an annualized
basis the Companys
2003 dividend of .50
cents per share repre
sents a 25 percent
increase over the
annual dividend in
2002 of .40 cents per
share.
Arrests
Ann Spruill of 1043 Ocean
Hwy 17 S, Hertford, was charged
with worthless checks on June
14.
Kia Foreman of 108 Camelot
Road, Hertford, was charged with
worthless checks on June 14.
Ross Cook of 1887 Belvidere
Road, Belvidere was charged
with worthless checks on June
17.
David Jordan of 162 Riverside
Drive, Hertford, was charged
with simple physical assault on a
female on June 18.
Cecil EUiott of 216 Hurdletown
Road, Hertford, was charged with
equipment and paraphernalia
possession, drug violations main
taining and dwelling and manu
facturing marijuana on June 18.
Bond was $10,000 secured.
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Through the help of a
recently awarded IMPACT
Model School grant, the
school plans to take the
QTL program one step fur
ther.
“We are now looking for
ward to partnering with
ExplorNet to design a pre-
k-2 technology/informa
tion skills integration cur
riculum for aU staff based
on the developmental needs
of the pre-k-2 students,”
Stallings said.
“Superintendent Ken
Wells, Cynthia Stallings,
Technology Director Victor
Eure, and Perquimans
Central Principal, Billy
Stallings prove on a daily
basis their commitment to
the success of Perquimans
County students,” said
ExplorNet CEO, Dave
Boliek. “The Centers for
Quality Teaching and
Learning are pleased to be
a strong part of their
vision that students in
every community deserve
high quality teachers.”
“I hope that the word of
QTL spreads like wildfire
and ignites a phenomenal
interest among aU educa
tors,” Gregory said.
The Centers for Quality
Teaching and Learning
provides research-based
professional development
designed to enhance teach
ers’ capacity to put educa
tional strategies to work
and to use technology as a
tool to help individual stu
dents reach higher levels of
performance. ExplorNet
was recognized by national
publications including the
New York Times and Wired
magazine for its 2002 role in
helping Mississippi
Governor, Ronnie
Musgrove, enable the state
to become the first in
America with an Internet-
accessible computer in
every classroom.
Centers for Quality
Teaching and Learning are
located in Perquimans,
Buncombe, Duplin, Martin,
Moore, Durham and
Guilford counties.
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