In March, Bright Water School faculty will attend the 2012 Special Education Conference in Shoreline. Pedagogical Chair Trish Bondurant and Educational Support Teacher Marla Smith will attend all three days of the workshop. Below are the areas of concentration. I will attend ‘The Big Four’: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Evidence-based Interventions for Students Struggling with Reading, [...]
Workshops: Differentiation in a Brain-Friendly Classroom
On Friday, December 2, I attended Gayle Gregory’s workshop Differentiation in a Brain-Friendly Classroom with Pedagogical Chair Trish Bondurant and two members of the Education Support committee, Nazneen Kateli-D’Souza (Grade Three Teacher), and Marla Smith (Education Support Teacher). Hosted by Hamlin Robinson School, this day-long workshop provided educators with practical tools and ideas for creating a classroom that [...]
Culturally Responsive Classrooms–A Workshop by Rosetta Lee
On October 24, four out of five members of our Social Inclusion Committee attended a workshop by Rosetta Lee entitled ‘Culturally Responsive Classrooms’. Ms. Lee is a math teacher at Seattle Girls’ School who leads SGS’s outreach program. Some of her presentations can be found here. Social Inclusion members are: Laura Crandall, School Director; Lauren [...]
