Aiken Named Emerging Leader By NC Phi Delta Kappa
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie Kinard, NCPDK
President
Email: kinardleslie@gmail.com
October 27, 2016
Dr.
Charles Aiken has been named a NC Phi Delta Kappa (NCPDK) Emerging Leader.
Aiken is one of twenty North Carolina educators selected to participate in the NCPDK Emerging Leaders Program, to be held November 11 - 13, at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The cohort includes teacher leaders, instructional coaches, assistant principals, principals, curriculum coordinators, and superintendents from across the state. Nearly fifty educators applied for the leadership program.
The program will provide educators with an opportunity to network with leaders from across the state. Leadership sessions will include curriculum and instruction, digital leadership, and education policy/advocacy. Participants will also have the opportunity to share resources, instructional strategies, and lessons learned. Each NCPDK Emerging Leader will be featured on the NCPDK website at http://ncpdk.weebly.com.
PDK International is an association that represents nearly 30,000 professionals in K-12 education. NCPDK is the state chapter of PDK International. Leslie Kinard, President of NCPDK, said, “We are truly ecstatic to be able to impact the educational experience of students across the state of North Carolina by bringing together like-minded educators to offer growth opportunities and to create a new community of leaders.”
Aiken is one of the state’s forward-thinking, innovative leaders with a desire to grow to better serve schools and children.
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