Professional Community Spends Summer Enhancing Teaching Strategies

Faculty and staff took part in professional development this summer, traveling near and far to attend workshops, conferences and summer institutes related to the work they do at St. Margaret’s.
Summer months are a time for many Tartans to relax and rejuvenate between the business of school years, and for St. Margaret’s professional community, it also is a time to engage in new strategies and approaches to enhance the learning experience for students.
 
Many faculty and staff took part in professional development this summer, traveling near and far to attend workshops, conferences and summer institutes related to the work they do at St. Margaret’s.

Here is a list of professional community members and the professional development opportunities they pursued:

Jessie Akers, Lower School Teacher: Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Summer Institute Nueva School
Amanda Albanese, Upper School Teacher: Anderson Ranch Arts Center Capture to Print Workshop; US Soccer Grassroots Coaching Camp
Lora Allison, Upper School Director of Community Life: Stanley King Summer Institute
Janice Avalone, All-School Counselor: American School Counselor Association Convention; Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Summer Institute Nueva School
Owen Beitner, Middle School Teacher: TCRWP Summer Writing Institute
Maile Bellosi, Lower School Teacher: National Diversity Practitioners Institute
Daniel Berman, Strength and Conditioning Coach: Athletic Director Workshop, The Bishop’s School
David Beshk, Lower School Teacher: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Brian Carmer, Upper School Teacher: Thrive on Challenge Transformational Leadership Conference; AP Macro Workshop; Basketball Immersion Coaching Academy
Andrea Chou, Upper School Teacher: World Leadership School Educator Development Program in Costa Rica
Maclay Coldren, Lower School Teacher: Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Summer Institute Nueva School
Victor Cota, Director of Equity and Inclusion: National Diversity Practitioners Institute
Ryan Dahlem, Assistant Head of School for Strategic Initiatives: Challenge Success Summer Leadership Seminar
Simon Fellowes, Upper School Teacher: World Leadership School Educator Development Program in Costa Rica
Jeneen Graham, Upper School Principal: Challenge Success Summer Leadership Seminar; Stanley King Summer Institute
Jillian Gray, Director of Alumni Relations: Stanley King Summer Institute
Jennifer Hardison, Early Childhood School Teacher: North American Reggio Emilia Alliance Summer Institute
Andrew Johnson, Upper School Teacher: ISEEN Summer Institute
Veronica Johns-Richardson, Middle School Teacher: WE Educators Professional Development Trip to Ecuador
Kimberly Kim, Upper School Teacher: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar; World Leadership School Educator Development Program in Costa Rica
Cris Lozon, Early Childhood School Director: North American Reggio Emilia Alliance Summer Institute
Angela Mackenzie, Director of Library and Digital Literacy: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Carole Magaldi, Early Childhood School Teacher: North American Reggio Emilia Alliance Summer Institute
Penny Mateer, Lower School Teacher: Kim Sutton Creative Math Camp
Mary Mayer, Lower School Teacher: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Elizabeth O’Shea, Upper School Teacher: NAIS Leadership Institute
Lynn Ozonian, Director of Technology and Innovation: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Rocky Parker, Upper School Teacher: Gilder Lehrman Institute Immigrants in America Teacher Seminar
Ashley Ricart, Middle School Teacher: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Peter Soderin, Upper School Teacher: World Leadership School Educator Development Program in Costa Rica
Tupper Spring, Lower School Director of Community Life: ISEEN Summer Institute
Jesse Standlea, Visual Arts Department Chair: Anderson Ranch Arts Center Alternative Materials Workshop
Rachel Stephens, Lower School Teacher: Institute for Social and Emotional Learning Summer Institute Nueva School
Bryan Sullivan, World Languages Department Chair: ISEEN Summer Institute
Jason Tapie, Technology Specialist: Windward School Design/Maker Class Colloquium
Kristina Taylor, Upper School Teacher: ISEEN Summer Institute; Exeter Humanities Institute; World Leadership School Educator Development Program in Costa Rica
David Tomlinson, Athletic Trainer: National Athletics Trainers Association Clinical Symposium
Rebecca Tufo, Middle School Teacher: TCRWP Summer Reading Institute
Isabela Valle, Early Childhood School Teacher: North American Reggio Emilia Alliance Summer Institute
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