knew what to do with a high school teacher from Mississippi – but I was able to ask specific questions of the professor knowing the kind of information I would need to take back to my own class.” Goodwin also enrolled in the Spivey course, as well as in-depth courses in Greco-Roman and Egyptian art history. “Attending lectures by world-renowned experts in the field of art history and archaeology has been instructive to my own teaching, both in terms of technique and exposure to new research,” Goodwin said. “My studies at Cambridge made me more aware of many connections useful in teaching AP art history. For example, in the course on ancient Egyptian history, taught by one of the pre-eminent scholars of Egyptology at Cambridge, I gained a clearer knowledge of the impact of events in Egypt on the culture of the entire ancient Mediterranean world.” Jones and Goodwin also had the opportunity to attend plenary lectures, visit museums, and tour Cambridge, all in an effort to gather as much information as possible to share with their own classes at St. Andrew’s. “Though only a short week, the in-depth immersion in the classes, the experience of advanced learning in a
charming and historic medieval city, and the pleasure of meeting others scholars, including graduate students, teachers, and lifelong learners, made the Cambridge summer program so valuable to educators,” Goodwin said. “It’s not an exaggeration to say that the International Summer School program was life-altering in its cultural and intellectual atmosphere and the opportunities it creates.” Jones agreed, saying, “This was absolutely the most beneficial thing I have done professionally in the five years I have been at St. Andrew’s.”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION St. Andrew’s Episcopal School faculty and staff members pursued the following professional development opportunities between July 2012 and March 2013. Professional Development is funded primarily through the Annual Fund, the Paul and Dee Faulkner Endowment, and an endowed fund from E.E. Ford. Ann Brock Middle School Art Teacher and Visual Arts Department Chair Teacher Workshop – Houston Museum of Fine Art
Sandra Hindsman Upper School Biology Teacher Science Department Chair Advanced Placement Biology Teacher Workshop
Buck Cooper ’95 Fifth Grade Science Teacher “Bacon-Wrapped Lessons” Workshop
Anna Johnson Middle School Performing Arts Teacher Treble Song Discussions
Philip Cortese Middle School Latin Teacher Vergilian Society Tour: “The Italy of Caesar and Vergil: A Workshop for Teachers” Dennis Cranford Middle and Upper School Band Director Mississippi Bandmasters Association Annual Conference
Scott Johnson ’88 College Counselor National Association for College Admission Counseling Annual Conference Kirk LaFon Chaplain Ministering to School Communities in Times of Tragedy
Caroline DeBeukelaer ’94 Upper School Math Teacher Environmental Club Sponsor Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance Conference
Elizabeth Mitchell Upper School French teacher Advanced Placement French Language and Culture Workshop
Jerry Goodwin ’70 Upper School Art Teacher National Art Education Association Annual Conference
Kevin O’Malley Chief Information Officer International Society of Technology in Education Australia Tour 20
Betsy Peterson ’05 1st Grade Teacher I Teach 1st Conference Ginny Phillips Eighth Grade Algebra Teacher National Council for the Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference Scott Sexton Lower School Music Teacher Mississippi Music Educator’s Fall Elementary Workshop Angie Smith Third Grade Teacher Mississippi College Annual Dyslexia Conference Carolyn Wilmesherr Third Grade Teacher Mississippi Reading Association Annual Conference Ann Brock Middle School Art Teacher Visual Arts Department Chair Leslie Baskin ’06 Upper School Art Teacher Jerry Goodwin ’70 Upper School Art Teacher
Kathy Taylor Lower School Art Teacher National Art Education Annual Conference Cathy Davis Director of Curriculum Ruthie Hollis Head of Middle School Dawn McCarley Director of Admissions Rebecca Collins Director of Advancement Kevin Lewis Associate Head of School Chris Harth Director of Global Studies National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference Judy Davis Third Grade Teacher Emily Corkern Second Grade Teacher Carla Kelly Second Grade Teacher Breakthrough Learning Interventions for Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and RightBrain Thinkers for the Visual Spatial Learner Caroline DeBeukelaer ’94 Upper School Math Teacher Ben Sabree Upper School Math Teacher Teaching Contemporary Mathematics Conference Anna Frame ’99 Third Grade Teacher Kevin Lewis Associate Head of School Mississippi “Farm to School” Conference Pam Franklin ’89 Upper School Math Teacher Michelle Harth Eighth Grade Science Teacher National Association of Independent Schools People of Color Conference Chelsea Freeman ’02 Director of Auxiliary Programs Caroline White ’02 Lower School Librarian Rachel Newman ’97 Second Grade Teacher What’s New in Children’s Literature?
Beth Graham Upper School English teacher English Department Chair David Hude Upper School English teacher Two Writers’ Beginnings: The Early Fiction of Richard Wright and Eudora Welty Stephanie Gray Lower School Art and Science Teacher Ann Brock Middle School Art Teacher Visual Arts Department Chair Leslie Baskin Upper School Art Teacher Kathy Taylor Middle School Art Teacher Mississippi Art Education Association Fall Conference Helen Green Lower School Learning Facilitator Lynda Morse Middle School Learning Facilitator Beth Arthur Upper School Learning Facilitator Taylor Davis ’99 Pre-K4 Teacher Anne Ranck First Grade Teacher Anna Frame ’99 Third Grade Teacher Allen Lyle ’05 Eighth Grade History Teacher Ray McFarland Upper School Theatre Teacher Performing Arts Department Chair Ben Sabree Upper School Math Teacher Price Chadwick ’96 Upper School Physics Teacher Learning and the Brain Annual Conference: “Educating Diverse Minds: Using Individual Brain Differences to Teach and Reach All Learners” Jerry Goodwin ’70 Upper School Art Teacher Emily Jones ’00 Upper School World History teacher University of Cambridge International Summer School – Ancient Empires Sandra Hindsman Upper School Biology Teacher Science Department Chair Alice Harper Seventh Grade Science Teacher National Biology Teachers Association National Conference 21
Leanna Owens Head of Lower School Julia Chadwick Head of Upper School George Penick Head of School Kirk LaFon Chaplain National Association of Episcopal Schools Biennial Conference Donna Patrick Upper School History Teacher History Department Chair Ann Marshall Fifth Grade History Teacher National Council of Geographic Education Annual Conference Lauren Powell Upper School Counselor Cyndi Hogue Middle School Counselor Mississippi Counseling Association Annual Conference Omar Rachid Fourth Grade Teacher Jim Foley Upper School History Teacher National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference Patsy Ricks Upper School Latin Teacher Classics Department Chair Debbie Good Upper School Latin Teacher The Classical Association of the Middle West and South Ricks and Good were presenters at the conference, highlighting St. Andrew’s annual Rome Day celebration. Shelby Walker Middle and Upper School Spanish Teacher Ellen Steeby Middle and Upper School French Teacher American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Conference Lee Waterhouse Eighth Grade English Teacher Kyle Schlett Seventh Grade English Teacher National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference