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Lower School teachers spend summer in the classroom
Aug 17, 2005 1:59 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Keeping in mind that teachers are the most important factor affecting student achievement, faculty members at Darlington Lower School participated in a variety of professional development activities during the summer of 2005.
“What energizes me the most this year is that while our students have been away from school, our teachers have seized the opportunity to go to workshops and conferences to become even more effective in the classroom,” said Lower School Principal Mark Tayloe. “Our faculty is truly a community of learners who love what they do and are committed to getting even better.”
Many teachers attended workshops presented by the Georgia Educational Training Agency and hosted by the School Box..
“Brenda Fitzgerald was excellent with her two-day presentation, Effective Strategies for Discipline,” said Lola Bradshaw, fourth-grade teacher. “We discussed principles and strategies that encourage students to choose responsible behaviors that lead to self-control.”
Other faculty members attending this workshop were Perree Collier, Lucy Babcock, Theresa Dulaney, Diane Lumpkin, Wendy Payne, Patricia Ayer and Jennifer Taylor.
Flo Anthony gained many new study strategies to share with her students during a course called Study Skills That Really Work. “These strategies will provide them with both study and organizational tools that will be valuable to them throughout their lives,” she said.
Peggy Patton and Elaine Smith attended three GET workshops: A Picture Tells a Thousand Words, Math With Manipulatives and Curriculum Design for the ADD/ADHD Student. “A Picture Tells a Thousand Words concentrated on the creation and implementation of literature-based art activities into the classroom,” said Smith, second-grade teacher. “We worked on weaving and paper mache projects and planned a presentation on a children’s book that involved a creative art activity.”
The math program sought to enhance the teaching of math to kindergarten through second-grade students, and the ADD/ADHD course, which was also attended by Perree Collier, focused on the examination and implementation of different teaching styles and their effectiveness.
“This class provided a great follow-up for our brain-based learning initiative,” said Diane Lumpkin, assistant principal. “I am proud that at the Lower School we initiate, guide and support professional development.”
Beth Smith, Gayle Monk, Charla Brewster and Mark Tayloe attended a week-long, brain-based learning course called Schools Attuned, which Tayloe said will enhance the School’s ability to work with its students even more.
“Schools Attuned is the best professional development experience I have ever had, and our teachers and I really look forward to putting into practice some of the strategies we learned,” said Tayloe. “Learning about the brain and how it learns has got to be about the most fascinating aspect of education today, and I can’t wait for more of our teachers to have this experience.”
The workshop was sponsored by All Kinds of Minds, Chapel Hill, N.C., which translates the latest research on how children learn into programs and services that can help every child learn and succeed in school and life.
Other faculty members focused their professional development activities on increasing their knowledge of technology at the Educational Technology Training Center on the campus of Floyd College in Rome.
Patricia Ayer attended Movie Maker, which discussed adding pictures, video effects, voice overs, narrations and audio clips and publishing them to CD and the Web.
“The Class on Movie Maker 2 was inspiring, creative and taught by an exceptional educator,” she said. “I look forward to bringing the knowledge and inspiration I received to the students and faculty of the Lower School. This small program, which is part of the Windows 2 package, packs a powerful punch in the area of photo and film clip viewing.”
With new SMART Boards in every classroom this year, 12 teachers attended a course focusing on use of the technology and class activities. “The SMART Board is not only an incredible tool for introducing pre-k students to technology, but also another form of hands-on learning,” said Wendy Payne, pre-k aide.
Others attending the workshop included Alice Clements, Anne Somerville, Bebe Cline, Charla Brewster, Dena Peace, Jennifer Taylor, Lucy Babcock, Lola Bradshaw, Patricia Ayer, Perree Collier and Flo Anthony.
Training courses focusing on the Lower School reading and math curriculum, Open Court and Every Day Math, were provided by program representatives to Alice Clements, Jody Deaton, Rebekah Kinney and Janice Cox.
“What energizes me the most this year is that while our students have been away from school, our teachers have seized the opportunity to go to workshops and conferences to become even more effective in the classroom,” said Lower School Principal Mark Tayloe. “Our faculty is truly a community of learners who love what they do and are committed to getting even better.”
Many teachers attended workshops presented by the Georgia Educational Training Agency and hosted by the School Box..
“Brenda Fitzgerald was excellent with her two-day presentation, Effective Strategies for Discipline,” said Lola Bradshaw, fourth-grade teacher. “We discussed principles and strategies that encourage students to choose responsible behaviors that lead to self-control.”
Other faculty members attending this workshop were Perree Collier, Lucy Babcock, Theresa Dulaney, Diane Lumpkin, Wendy Payne, Patricia Ayer and Jennifer Taylor.
Flo Anthony gained many new study strategies to share with her students during a course called Study Skills That Really Work. “These strategies will provide them with both study and organizational tools that will be valuable to them throughout their lives,” she said.
Peggy Patton and Elaine Smith attended three GET workshops: A Picture Tells a Thousand Words, Math With Manipulatives and Curriculum Design for the ADD/ADHD Student. “A Picture Tells a Thousand Words concentrated on the creation and implementation of literature-based art activities into the classroom,” said Smith, second-grade teacher. “We worked on weaving and paper mache projects and planned a presentation on a children’s book that involved a creative art activity.”
The math program sought to enhance the teaching of math to kindergarten through second-grade students, and the ADD/ADHD course, which was also attended by Perree Collier, focused on the examination and implementation of different teaching styles and their effectiveness.
“This class provided a great follow-up for our brain-based learning initiative,” said Diane Lumpkin, assistant principal. “I am proud that at the Lower School we initiate, guide and support professional development.”
Beth Smith, Gayle Monk, Charla Brewster and Mark Tayloe attended a week-long, brain-based learning course called Schools Attuned, which Tayloe said will enhance the School’s ability to work with its students even more.
“Schools Attuned is the best professional development experience I have ever had, and our teachers and I really look forward to putting into practice some of the strategies we learned,” said Tayloe. “Learning about the brain and how it learns has got to be about the most fascinating aspect of education today, and I can’t wait for more of our teachers to have this experience.”
The workshop was sponsored by All Kinds of Minds, Chapel Hill, N.C., which translates the latest research on how children learn into programs and services that can help every child learn and succeed in school and life.
Other faculty members focused their professional development activities on increasing their knowledge of technology at the Educational Technology Training Center on the campus of Floyd College in Rome.
Patricia Ayer attended Movie Maker, which discussed adding pictures, video effects, voice overs, narrations and audio clips and publishing them to CD and the Web.
“The Class on Movie Maker 2 was inspiring, creative and taught by an exceptional educator,” she said. “I look forward to bringing the knowledge and inspiration I received to the students and faculty of the Lower School. This small program, which is part of the Windows 2 package, packs a powerful punch in the area of photo and film clip viewing.”
With new SMART Boards in every classroom this year, 12 teachers attended a course focusing on use of the technology and class activities. “The SMART Board is not only an incredible tool for introducing pre-k students to technology, but also another form of hands-on learning,” said Wendy Payne, pre-k aide.
Others attending the workshop included Alice Clements, Anne Somerville, Bebe Cline, Charla Brewster, Dena Peace, Jennifer Taylor, Lucy Babcock, Lola Bradshaw, Patricia Ayer, Perree Collier and Flo Anthony.
Training courses focusing on the Lower School reading and math curriculum, Open Court and Every Day Math, were provided by program representatives to Alice Clements, Jody Deaton, Rebekah Kinney and Janice Cox.
