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Professional Development and Teacher Accomplishments (June 2012 – July 2013) Viewpoint encourages and supports the faculty to stay well-informed about their fields in order to keep current with new directions in the subjects they teach. Our faculty actively pursues professional development opportunities. Their ongoing learning reflects upon their teaching practices and promotes continued instructional improvement. The following list includes the professional development activities of our faculty and staff in 2012-13. Chris Adamson, Head Football Coach; Admission Associate – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim; UCLA Football Coaches Clinic; USC Football Coaches Clinic Cathy Adelman, Head of Primary School – Lower School Character Education Symposium, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, Center for Early Childhood Education; CUE (Computer Using Educators), Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles Dan Anderson, Computer Science Teacher – Arrow Conference on Embedded Devices and Software Development, Woodland Hills; Racket Conference on New Developments in Domain Specific Programming Languages and Industry Applications, Boston Claudia Antoine, Head of Lower School – Education Records Bureau (ERB) Conference 2012, San Diego; CUE (Computer Using Educators), Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles Greg Armbrister, Head of Middle School – NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) Fellowship for Aspiring Heads; NAIS School Leadership Institute Lance Argano-Rush, Upper School Physical Science Teacher and Robotics Team Coach – VEX Robotics Event Partner Summit; Summer VEX Robotics Event Partner Summit Nancy Argano-Rush, Middle and Upper School Math and Science Teacher – Advanced Placement (AP) Physics Training Asif Azhar, Upper School Math Teacher – Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) Conference for Secondary School Teachers of Religion, New York Paul Bastedo, Upper School Math Teacher – Graduate Calculus Class, Harvard University Extension School Heather Blair, Director of Curricular Technology – Workshop on the Impact of Pen and Touch Technology on Education (WIPTTE), 2013 re:Tablet/Pen based/Touch Computing in Education Conference, Pepperdine University

Daynin Blake, Football Coach; Lower School Teacher Assistant – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications – California Advancement Partnerships for Schools (CAPS) Conference 2013, Marin Country Day School Nan Cohen, Upper School English Teacher – Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Middlebury College, 2012; Conference on “The Middle Ages in the Modern World,” School of English, University of St. Andrews, 2013 Simeon Cooper, Campus Safety – EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Rachel Coosaia, Music Teacher – Suzuki Principles in Action, Suzuki Association of Pasadena Rhody Davis, Director of College Counseling – Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS) Summer Institute at Macalester College; ACCIS Board Meeting, University of Central Florida; Clambake Institute, St. George’s School, Newport, Rhode Island; National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Annual Conference 2012, Denver Paola De Castro, Upper School Spanish Teacher – Formación de profesores de español, Inhispania (Instituto Cervantes), Madrid, Spain Karen De Gregorio, Upper School Spanish Teacher – California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Intermediate Grades Professional Day: Fostering Diversity, 2012 Southern Regional Meeting, Campbell Hall Ryan Duffy, Football Coach – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim Kris Dworkoski, Upper School Psychology Teacher, Dean of Ninth Grade, Coordinator of Human Development Program – UCLA Extension courses, Happiness: Theory, Research, and Application and Introduction of Pharmacology Susan Elliott, Upper School Social Studies Teacher – “The Age of Regan,” Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York Christian Fitzpatrick, Campus Safety – EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Roger Fletcher, Upper School Music Teacher – Advanced Placement Music Theory Summer Institute, The College Board/University of San Diego Katie Fox, Fifth Grade English Teacher – California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Workshop: Digital Tools for Reading and Writing; CAIS Leading from the Middle: A Retreat for Assistant Heads, Division Heads, Department Chairs, and Deans

Katrina Fuller, Assistant Head of Upper School – Women in Leadership: Bringing Your Whole Self to Leadership Conference, Bay Area Teacher Development Collaborative David “Byron” Goff, Jr., Boys Volleyball Coach – Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration, Concordia University, Irvine Kim Gonzalez, Middle School Music Teacher – Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago Christian Hakim, Athletic Trainer - National Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Las Vegas Katie Hanks, Middle School Assistant Director of Activities – California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Workshop: Digital Tools for Reading and Writing; CAIS Leading from the Middle: A Retreat for Assistant Heads, Division Heads, Department Chairs and Deans Jill Hanson, Middle and Upper School English Teacher – California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Workshop: Digital Tools for Reading and Writing; CAIS Leading from the Middle: A Retreat for Assistant Heads, Division Heads, Department Chairs and Deans Rebecca Heller, Assistant Director of College Counseling – National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Colorado Tour Donna Hicks, Middle School Art Teacher – California Art Education Association Annual Conference, Riverside Monica Hoenig, Middle and Upper School Film Teacher – AVID Media Composer: Editing and Effects Essentials, The Training Farm, New York City Jeaneane Hollen, Lower School Computer Teacher – CUE (Computer Using Educators), Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles Hope Jones, Assistant Head of Lower School – Meetings of the Singapore Math Consortium (Kindergarten to Sixth Grade), Five California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Schools in the San Fernando Valley Alice Kessler, Assistant Head of Primary School – Five courses at California State University Northridge in Developmental Differences and Implications in Special Education; CUE (Computer Using Educators), Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles; Meetings of the Singapore Math Consortium (Kindergarten to Sixth Grade), Five California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Schools in the San Fernando Valley Lindsay Koss, Assistant Head of Middle School, Chair of World Languages Department – Presenter at the 2013 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference,

Philadelphia; Klingenstein Two Summers Master’s Degree Program, Teachers College, Columbia University Liliana Madrid, Campus Safety – EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Amy Maentz, Director of Strategic Partnerships – 2013 CAIS/NAIS (California Association of Independent Schools/National Association of Independent Schools) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Harry Maxon, Upper School Film Teacher – Southeastern Brain Conference and School Observation, Cary Academy, North Carolina Marisa McLeod, Teacher of Instrumental Music Suzuki Program – Suzuki Principles in Action, Suzuki Association of Pasadena Gregg Murray, Associate Director of College Counseling – Cal State University Counselor Conference; Association of College Counselors at Independent Schools (ACCIS) Workshop for New College Counselors, Bryn Mawr College; National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Annual Conference, Denver; Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) California Summer Dreamin’ College Tour Curtis Musser, Upper School Chemistry Teacher – ChemEd 2013 Conference, University of Waterloo, Canada, presenting on the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle called “Heisenberg’s Microscope.” Amanda Nowakowski, Ph.D., Chair of English Department – Napa Valley Writers’ Conference Kelley O’Brien, Middle School Math Teacher – Master of Arts in Education, Pepperdine University Victor Pesiri, Director of Facilities and Construction – Institute for Facilities Management and Certified Educational Facility Planner (CEFP) Prep and Test Amanda Quintanilla, Middle School Counselor and Director of Student Activities – “Girl Meets World” Curriculum Training, Girls Leadership Institute, Simmons College, Boston Miguel Quintero, Athletic Trainer – National Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Las Vegas Christian Rodriguez, Campus Safety – EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Training Amy Rolniak, Upper School Music Teacher – American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Dallas

Jason Romanello, Football Coach – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim Emily Sadler, Middle School French Teacher – Training Program for Teachers of French as a Foreign Language, University of Quebec at Montréal, Canada Carlos Sanchez, Director of Campus Safety – Campus Safety Training; Homeland Security and Emergency Management Certificate Stephanie Shapiro, Associate Director of College Counseling and Alumni Liaison – National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Annual Conference 2012, Denver Michele Shumow, Primary and Lower School Librarian, Primary School Computer Teacher – CUE (Computer Using Educators), Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles Patrick Skahan, Associate Head Football Coach; Director of Alumni Relations – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim Brendan Smith, Football Coach – Glazier Football Coaches Clinic, Anaheim Lisa Smith, Middle and Upper School Math Teacher – Jump$tart Financial Educators Conference, Chicago Jane Soper, Fourth Grade English Teacher – California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Workshop: Digital Tools for Reading and Writing Rob Taylor, Upper School Social Studies Teacher – “New Approaches to Immigration History,” Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York Daryl Thrasher, Director of IT Department – Master of Arts in Learning Technologies, Pepperdine University Kelly Wall, Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Yoga Teacher – National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar and Institute for School Teachers, “Istanbul between East and West” Crossroads of History;” Yoga Teacher Training: Yoga to Teens Marian Williams, Lower School Science Teacher – National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, San Antonio Lori Wineman, Director of the Annual Fund – California Advancement Partnerships for Schools (CAPS) Conference 2013, Marin Country Day School Tracy Wymer, Middle School English Teacher – Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Summer Conference, Los Angeles

Jane Zhang, Middle School Chinese Teacher – 13th Annual National Total Physical Response Storytelling (NTPRS) Conference, Dallas