Faculty Development and Resources

Carol Gramentine, Courtney Prescott, and Donna Weth (3rd-grade teachers) Visited schools in Bali, Indonesia (July 2011--resulted in Virtual Exchanges with the Dyatmika School)

Harriett Moore, Kay Newton, and Nancy Rea (Kindergarten teachers) Traveled to London and Scotland to visit Pre-K and Lower Schools (Summer 2011--resulted in Virtual Exchanges for their classes and for our 8th graders)

Lourdes Nedrelow Sanders (3rd- to 5th-grade Spanish) spent 10 days in Nicaragua training to take our students on trips abroad, learning about service-learning projects, practicing her Spanish daily, and bonding with host families (Aug. 2013--resulted in new ideas and resources for creating even safer, more rewarding trips abroad for our students; she is also sharing her Nicaraguan experiences with her students)

Erin MacNabb (7th-grade Science teacher) Participated in the One Ocean Expeditions and Marathon Travel and Tours trip to Antarctics (Feb 2015). Click here to see pictures and learn more.

Robin Preston (5th-grade Science teacher) Participated in scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador (Summer 2011--resulted in new biology/ecology lessons)

Dr. Bill Shelton (Social Studies teacher) Led an AP U.S. History workshop and training in Shanghai, China. (March 2015)

Candace Smalley (Mathematics teacher) Led an AP Mathematics workshop in Singapore. (Spring 2015)

Deb DeVore (Mathematics teacher) Lived with a host family and observed classes at our partner school, Beijing High School No. 4. (March 2014--resulted in new ideas for teaching and student experiences)

Melissa Burkhead (Mathematics teacher) Attended mathematics and technology conferences in Spain and Colombia and presented at a 2-day AP Calculus conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Summer 2011--resulted in new lessons, new use of technologies, and new discussions in the classroom)

Dr. Don and Anna Carlson (English/Drama teachers) Took TVS students to London, Oxford, and Statford-upon-Avon to attend Shakespeare workshops and watch a variety of shows and experience parts of England (Summer 2013 and 2015--resulted in new ideas, skills, and knowledge to share with their students)

Janet Chaffee (Fine Arts teacher) Participated in the International Residency for Visual Arts in Hilmsen, Germany (Summer 2011--resulted in new styles and ideas to share with her students)

Jennifer Cooke (Science teacher) Participated in scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador (Summer 2012--resulted in new biology lessons)

Luke Jacob (Director of Learning and Curriculum/English teacher) Lived in Hungary as a Fulbright Fellow (resulted in new teaching styles and knowledge of Eastern Europe) and participated in an exclusive writing workshop in Ireland (resulted in new writing skills and ideas which he shares with his students)

Rachel Thompson (Spanish teacher) Spent three days at a teacher-training workshop for taking students abroad (George School, PA) and 15 days in Ecuador leading students, living with host families, practicing her Spanish daily, and training for the Spain trip she organized for July 2014 (Summer 2013--resulted in new ideas and resources for creating even safer, more rewarding trips abroad for our students; she is also sharing her Ecuador experiences with her students)

Gene Sessa (Spanish/Theater Teacher) Traveled to Peru (Summer 2013--resulted in new stories and pictures to share with his students)