Imagine staff development being research based, individualized and collective, effective, and enjoyable. Is this possible? This is the picture painted in a perfect staff development scenario and one that you can find at Lab School sites in Talladega County, Alabama. Stemley Road and Sycamore Elementary are host schools for four lab school sessions in Talladega County during this school year.

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Reading, writing, math are organic in the world around us. Now is the time to build the connections for children to academics in the world, not just in the classroom. Give the gift of your time, writes Dorothy Rich.

Don't bother to go the store for one more toy. Save your money. Bring yourself and your ideas. Pleasure and learning are right there in front of and around you. Create your magic moments. They don't come packaged in a box!

http://www.megaskillshsi.org/media/docs/Gift_of_Time.pdf