LA faculty members planned and led this week’s Professional Development Day on Feb. 20, providing an array of useful and enjoyable workshops for colleagues to attend throughout the day. After breakfast in the AP Room and a full faculty/staff meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center, teachers, staff members and administrators attended a variety of sessions.
The first breakout session consisted of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom, Tools and Strategies to Support our LGBTQ+ Students, Boundaries: Create a Better Work Day, In the Kitchen: Not Just Your Average Salad, and Young Foundations.
Breakout session 2 included Overcoming Stress, Anxiety and Burnout, Best Practices for Introverted Students and Teachers, Creating with Canva, In the Kitchen: Meal Prep and Utilizing Leftovers, and Archery.
The afternoon consisted of division and department meetings and wrapped up with Individual Self-Care options including First Aid/CPR Training and desserts and snacks in the AP Room.
Safia Haddam, Upper School math teacher, led the Professional Learning Committee with Maggie Reiter, Liz Stillman, Sarah Honan, Erika Jacobs and Noreen Jafri. The faculty-led sessions were facilitated by Brian Staub, Joe Konczynski, Andrew Sullivan, Jinni Durham, Maxime Sinal, Jaclyn Church, Christine Cerminaro, Alicia Seemuller, Ryan Oliveira, Katherine Heiss, Chef Anibal Rodriguez and Lee Nicholls.