Recent Workshops

Leah and I are doing The Lion and the Mouse today... when I suddenly remembered that I had taken a workshop on Exploring Fables through Collaborative Storytelling with Storyteller Diane Macklin which focused on this fable, several years ago at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

The Lion & the Mouse

And that reminds me, as well, that I was going to list all of my relevant professional development somewhere... so here it is:

March 14 - 15, 2014: Association of Waldorf Schools of North America Southeastern Regional Conference "Core Values & Core Standards" at the Baltimore Waldorf School; Baltimore MD

February 25 - April 5, 2014: Calvert County Master Gardeners Volunteer Training Program, University of Maryland Extension; Prince Frederick MD

July 31 - August 3, 2013: International Montessori Congress "Guided by Nature"​; Portland OR

Summer 2013: National Writing Project "Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century"​ at the University of Maryland; College Park MD

Spring 2013: National Writing Project "Current Research in Literacy Education"​ at the University of Maryland; College Park MD

February 7 - 10, 2013: Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Educators Conference "Educate, Engage, Energize: Understanding the Natural World"​ (poster presenter); Ocean City MD

January 8 - March 19, 2013: "Dramatizing the Content: Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre"​ six session course at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Washington DC

December 11, 2012: "Exploring Fables through Collaborative Storytelling" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Washington DC

July 9 - 19, 2012: The University of Maryland Writing Project Summer Institute; Beltsville MD

March 1 & 15, 2012: Seminars for Teachers "Good Stories: Teaching Narratives for Peace and Justice" at the University of Maryland; College Park MD

February 9 - 12, 2012: Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Educators Conference "Fulfilling Environmental Education's Promise: Authentic Learning & Real World Impact" (session presenter); Ocean City MD

October 21 - 23, 2011: Association of Waldorf Schools of North America Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference "From Fixed Idea to Living Form" at the Sunbridge Institute; Chestnut Ridge NY

September 17, 2011: Arbor Day Foundation Nature Explore Workshops "Learning with Nature" & "Using Your Outdoor Classroom" at the Irvine Nature Center; Owings MD

June 26 - 30, 2011: Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation "Ag in the Classroom for Elementary Teachers"; Westminster MD

November 13, 2010: "Why Kids Can't Read"; Edgewater MD

April 29, 2010: "Phonemic Awareness: Fluency and Comprehension Strategies for K-12 Professionals: Decoding Spoken and Written Words"; Columbia MD

April 15, 2010: "Sensory Diets"; Glen Burnie MD

August 7 - 9, 2009: Bringing Waldorf Home Conference "Meeting the Developmental Needs of Children" (session leader and roundtable participant) at the Washington Waldorf School; Bethesda MD

July 8 - 12, 2009: Juniper Tree School of Story and Puppetry Art "The Sense of Touch and Warmth: Puppetry as Bridge for these Foundations for Life" at the Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten; Boulder CO

March 16, 2009: "Bringing Patterns to Life: Dance and Math" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Washington DC

December 9, 2008: "Singing to Learn: A Multicultural Approach to Early Childhood Curriculum" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Washington DC

August 22 - 24, 2008: Bringing Waldorf Home Conference "Enlivening the Will" (session leader and roundtable participant) at George Mason University; Fairfax VA

August 14 - 17, 2008: Waldorf Without Walls Homeschool Teacher Training workshop with Barbara Dewey at Taproot Farm; Bowerston OH

October 27 - 28, 2007: Waldorf in the Home "Whole Parent, Whole Family" conference with Rahima Baldwin Dancy at Shining Mountain Waldorf School; Boulder CO

April 27 - 29, 2007: Waldorf Without Walls "Family Science and Art Weekend" with Barbara Dewey at Taproot Farm (attended with Natalie, 5 years old); Bowerston OH

January 19 - 21, 2007: Waldorf Without Walls "Family Arts Weekend" with Barbara Dewey at Taproot Farm (attended with Natalie, 4 years old); Bowerston OH

March 7, 2006: "Creative Discipline: The Basis for a Healthy Home Life" with Nancy Foster at Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten and Nursery; Silver Spring MD

March 3 & 5, 2006: puppetry workshops with Suzanne Down including "The Healing Power of Nursery Rhymes" at the Washington Waldorf School; Washington DC

February 16, 2006: meeting of the "Introduction to Waldorf Education" seminar with Jack Petrash at the Washington Waldorf School; Washington DC