Continual Professional Development

 

As life-long learners, we must strive to continually refine our practice,

meeting the needs of our students in a changing world.

 

(Please click the links below to see certificates earned in various CPD initiatives)

 

• Project Zero - Making Thinking Visible 

       2015 - Harvard Graduate School of Education - online

 

• iPad Bootcamp for Music Teachers

       2015 - National Association for Music Education - online

 

• GEMS Young Musician of the Year Festival - Master Class Clinician/Adjudicator

       2015 - GEMS World Academy - GEMS Music Academy - Dubai, UAE

       

• Workshop facilitator - Reading/Literacy skills and music

       2015 - Dubai American Academy - Dubai, UAE

 

• Music Education - Student Teacher Seminar Series - Presenter

       Anually from 2013 - Providence College, USA (via Skype)

 

• GEMS Education School Leadership Programme - Advanced Level

       2014-2015 - Dubai, UAE

                                               

• iPads in Education - Certificate of Completion of Apple Training

       2014 - Istanbul, Turkey

 

• IB PYP Category 2 Workshops 

               Assessment in the PYP

              Teaching and Learning in the PYP

       Istanbul, Turkey 2012 and 2014

 

• IB PYP Category 1 Workshop

               Introduction to the PYP Curriculum Model

       Istnabul, Turkey 2012

 

• PLATO Learning Seminar

       2012 - Somerset, MA  USA

 

• Attendee/Workshop Presenter-   RIMEA Conference, 

       2008-2010  - Providence, RI  USA

       

• Attendee-MMEA Conference                                                

       2010-2012 - Boston, MA  USA

                                               

• Teaching African-American   Spirituals Workshop                       

      2011 - Symphony Hall - Boston, MA  USA

 

• Technology: Teacher Website Development Training     

       2011 - Somerset, MA  USA

 

• MA School Bullying   Prevention Program

       2011 - Somerset, MA  USA

 

• Assessment: Building-Wide Rubrics Workshop                 

       2011 - Somerset, MA  USA

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• K-12 Art/Music Instructional and Assessment Applications Workshop                                

       2010 - Somerset, MA  USA

 

• First Aid / CPR Certified, current

       Somerset, MA USA - Istanbul, Turkey