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Looking to ace the Lotus Application Development I and II exams or the System Administrator I and II exams? Hamstrung by the sparse documentation and lack of sample questions in Lotus's official materials? This one-stop study guide gallops to the rescue. Created by certified Lotus professionals who have gone through these tests and know exactly what it takes to pass, it's packed with detailed information on every aspect of Lotus Notes. Best of all, sample questions account for almost half the book/CD-ROM! So users can cram for these complex tests with confidence, and get ready to boost their careers to the next level.Amazon.com Review
Lotus Notes suffered in the browser wars, losing ground toopen standards, Internet communication, and open databases. Theprogram has rallied though, and remains a very popular groupwaresolution. If you're responsible, or would like to be responsible, foradministering a Notes group or developing Notes applications, you'llbenefit by earning one of IBM's Lotus Notes certifications.

LotusNotes Certification Exam Guide takes you through everything you canexpect to see on the Lotus Notes Application Development I, LotusNotes Application Development II, Lotus Notes System Administration I,and Lotus Notes System Administration II exams. In covering the @functions, for example, this book explains each function's generalsyntax, then explains the parameters in detail, then shows anexample. Loaded with scenario-based questions ("If Patty in Peoriaedits a field...") that mimic real-world Notes situations, this booknever lets you forget that you're studying for an exam. The onlydrawback to these questions is their typographical layout: it's toughto examine all four possible actions without noticing the answer,which appears right below them. Still, if you're prepping for any ofthe Notes certifications, you'll find this book and the sample testson its accompanying CD-ROM to be worthy study companions. ... Read more

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Good Resource for Lotus Exams
I purchased this book to help me prepare for the AD1, SA1 and SA2 exams.I found the material in this book to be basic but very informative.The chapters are fairly easy to read. Each chapter has study questions to help you prepare for the exams.I can't say this is a 100% comprehense text, but it does hit all of the high points and gives excellent test-taking tips.I also used the cd-rom to study for the tests.I found them to be very helpful also.I would recommend this text to anyone who is studying for the Lotus exams.

Is a fine R4 review , just don't count on it for everything.
People here seem to get confused on Exam prep versus learning Notes.Asan ex-Loti (worked for Lotus), I can vouch for the book and state that itwill HELP you to pass the exams mentioned--particularly the AD1, and SA1(and really folks, there is NO easier Lotus test then SA1).

If you haveno experience with Notes, it won't help you, but what book could?I workedfor 5 months in Lotus, learning the product, and THEN read the book andtook the tests. Passed every single one on the first attempt, and yes, thebook does help.SA2 was really the only area I thought the book was weakon.

Lastly, before you purchase this at all, please note that last Ichecked this was an R4 publication only.Seeing as how Lotus and LotusBusiness Partners have already shifted their focus to R5 (a much betterrelease) , you may want to consider whether or not an R4 certification isworth your efforts.

This book was critical to obtaining my CLP
I passed AD1, AD2 and SA1 each on the first try using this book. This book and my prior developing experience helped me pass AD1 and AD2 without any other references or practice tests.

To you developers pursuing an R4CLP that aren't big fans of the SA side of the coin, I recommend that youbuy an SA1 practice test from Self-Test and take it again and again. It waswell worth the $69.

I certainly hope that they're going to update thisbook for the R5 exams.If they do, I'm buying it.

Well Written
I found this book to be very good, well laid out and to the point. I passed my SA1 exam first time by using this book and the enclosed cd; within a month of study and I had not used Notes before!

Doesn't cut the mustard
This book helped somewhat on the App Dev 1 exam, but was totally useless for the App Dev 2 exam.Don't count on it if you are new to Notes to get certified.You will have to use other resources.Can't give any feedbackof the book concerning the Sys Admin exams.

The CD contains some errorsalso.Definitely wasn't properly reviewed or proofed.Would recommendgoing elsewhere and only use this book as a door stop.Not what I expectedfrom someone in this business. ... Read more

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Title: It takes time: twenty tips for making professional development a priority in your district. (Focus: professional development).
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Title: 4 1/2 day school week: this district uses a two-pronged approach to improve its offerings: high-tech tools for the students and lots of professional development for the staff. (district profile).
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Title: Classroom technology integration: having technology is one thing--maximizing the investment is another.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
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Title: Training day: with the right technology on board, teachers can learn just about anything.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
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Professional Development 2.0 is a step-by-step guide that helps enable educators to take control of their own learning and growth. Educators will develop and cultivate their own personal learning network through such means as social networking, social bookmarking, blogging, and going to free conferences. By developing a personal learning network, or PLN, educators will be able to harness the wisdom and experience of thousands to improve themselves for their students. ... Read more

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Systems for Change offers specific - and, quite often, unique - suggestions for planning and implementing a literacy professional development course. ... Read more

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This is the best book EVER written to assist with understanding the nuts and bolts of school leadership. I have recommended this book to all my colleagues and it is now used as a guide to 85 school principles that I know. ... Read more

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This unique text provides principals with the tools needed to help teachers and staff enhance their skills and improve student learning. The authors guide readers through a step-by-step process to formulate, implement, and evaluate long-term professional development. ... Read more

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A new way of looking at the principal's role.
Lindstrom, P.H. & Speck, M. (2004).The principal as professional development leader.Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

If you are batting for the intelligent, renewist and compassionate approach to student learning you are in the same team as Linda DarlingHammond, Richard Elmore, Raymond Barth, Linda Lambert and others, and you will enjoy this book.

The principal as a professional development leader is a new way of looking at the principal's role.This approach re-states teachers' professionalism.The hegemony of the blighted concept instructional leadership is predicated on the now dated view of the mythical hero principal who almost single handedly turns around failing schools.Far better to have a collaborative, shared leadership that builds on and strengthens teachers' professional skills and knowledge.

The difficulty in bringing about long-term change in schools has re-focussed attention on teachers' professional learning.A feature of this book is the "big-picture" thinking such as the nine components of professional development and the evaluation rubric (Table 2.1) which have international appeal.

This book is an excellent mix of theory and good practice, and will provide some of the best professional learning that most principals will undertake this year.

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Essential for fostering the professional development and enhanced competency of school psychologists, this book discusses administrative and clinical supervision and offers vignettes, assessment tools, and methods for evaluating professional growth. ... Read more

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Very comprehensive and well written
If you are going to be supervising, or even if you aren't and want to know how you should be supervised, this is an excellent book. I cannot think of anything she left out. It is extremely comprehensive and well written and provides many scenarios which could occur and she provides the solution or suggestions for how to deal with it. There are many forms which are also very helpful. This book even made me chuckle a few times.

Appears in its second updated edition to substantially revise a classic
Virginia Smith Harvey and Joan A. Struzziero's PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS FROM INTERN TO EXPERT appears in its second updated edition to substantially revise a classic, addressing administrative and clinical supervision skills needed for school psychologists to thrive. From expanding professional roles in offering prevention services to tools for assessing supervisor effectiveness and sample dilemmas to study, this extensive survey is based on the latest research and is a 'must' for any college-level educator's collection. ... Read more

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Foreword by Marsha Levine