An Outreach Initiative for Landmark Faculty:

Reaching InFall-Winter 2010

Empowering Landmark teachers through professional development

and community-building opportunities.

Landmark School Outreach ProgramProfessional Development for Educators

Professional Development

Reaching In is an Outreach initiative that provides Landmark teachers with opportunities to enhance their professional and personal growth. This program offers workshops for additional training and professional development credit, as well as community events to support the lives of teachers outside the classroom. Reaching In enhances the school’s mis-sion by complementing an exemplary school program through outreach and training.

All sessions are offered twice to accommodate after school and duty schedules.

Workshop IWhat’s My Style? A Hands-On, Minds-On Workshop on Teaching and Thinking Styles (2 PDPs)October 4 and 5, 3:30-5:00pmDrake Adminstration Building Conference Room

While many of us spend time helping our students to understand how they learn best, we may forget how our own learning and thinking styles, intelligences and motivational preferences, and personality types, deeply influence how we teach. This workshop offers much-needed time for teachers to reflect upon their strengths and needs through a series of questionnaires and a discussion about how the results apply to teaching. The content of the workshop draws on the work of a variety of well-known educators and psychologists. Background readings are available, but not required. Facilitator: Trish Newhall, Assistant Director, Outreach

Workshop IIManaging a Diverse Classroom (2 PDPs)December 6 and 7, 3:30-5:00pmDrake Adminstration Building Conference Room

As teachers, we face the challenge of managing a variety of factors that impact our ability to effectively teach, as well as our students’ ability to learn. Disruptive behaviors may surface as the result of inattention, misperceiving social cues, poor self-confidence, and frustration around oral and written language deficits. With each student bringing his/her own strengths and challenges to your class, how do you address all of his/her needs, while maintaining a productive classroom environment? This workshop will highlight strategies that teachers can implement to manage these diversities.Facilitator: Linda Gross, M.A., CCC-SLP

Improving Within

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Technology Series

Session IDiscover Technology on Campus (2 PDPs)September 13 and 14, 3:30-5:00pmMeet in Alexander Lobby

Take a truly interactive tour of Landmark and see your campus like you’ve never seen it before! Learn where the technology is located in every building, how to utilize it appropriately, and practice trouble-shooting problems efficiently. Topics covered are laptops, projectors, network file management, printing, and email. Then, learn how to effectively teach your students the basics. Come prepared with ques-tions for the Landmark technology wizards. Facilitators: Jon Ells, Technology Director; Bill Chamberlain, Technology Department Head

Session IIWeb Page Design: Create Your Own Class Website (2 PDPs)September 20 and 21, 3:30-5:00pmDrake Administration Building Conference Room

No experience is needed to create your own teacher web page! De-veloping an easy-to-maintain page with simple navigation facilitates communication between teachers and students. Session II of the Tech Series will teach faculty how to build a professional class website for students to locate assignments, check for announcements, and share ideas. This effective classroom tool can be created at no cost using Moodle. Facilitator: Chris Murphy, Head of High School

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Residential Roundtables

Residential Roundtable discussions focus on supporting the needs of faculty and their work within the dorm. Faculty members can offer their concerns, ask questions, and express difficulties and successes from their experiences on duty. In addition, faculty will receive train-ing and feedback from residential deans, house parents and live-in staff in an informal, supportive format.

Roundtable IBullying: Creating a Safe School Environment (2 PDPs)September 15 and 16, 3:30-5:00pmLopardo Conference Room

This roundtable will help define bullying and explain the dynamics associated with language-based learning disabilities and specifically at Landmark School. Investigate this controversial topic through current educational research and learn strategies that support all who are associated with bullying: victims, bullies, and bystanders.Facilitators: Helene Dionne, Director of Counseling; Robb Genetelli, Residential Dean of Students

Roundtable IIUnderstanding Language Processing within the Dorms: Analyzing Residential Case Studies (2 PDPs)October 18 and 19, 3:30-5:00pmLopardo Conference Room

Explore the philosophy, rules, and policies of Landmark’s residential program to recognize more insightfully the needs of our students. Understand the purpose of consequences and rewards and learn how to effectively implement them through examining residential case studies. Facilitator: Robb Genetelli, Residential Dean of Students

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Community Building

In order to foster the personal growth of teachers as a community, Reaching In provides faculty with opportunities to connect with col-leagues during planned, informal events throughout the year. We are a community who works together, learns together, and plays stogether. Through this initiative, Landmark teachers can focus on building con-nections with each other that continue outside the classroom.

Campus Conversations

Campus Conversations are informal events that provide opportuni-ties for Landmark faculty to become a part of a collaborative culture between campuses.

Conversation IMeet and GreetSeptember 9, 3:30-5:00pmGovernor’s Landing

This meet and greet commences a series of cross-campus discussions between Landmark’s Elementary•Middle School and High School. Explore the connections we share as teachers at Landmark and discover common interests beyond our roles in the classroom. Become ac-quainted with colleagues and Simmons classmates while enjoying light, afternoon refreshments.

Conversation IIForming Collaboration and Discovering Commonalities Between Campuses October 26 & 27, 3:30-5:00pmElementary•Middle School Meeting Room

In this informal, conversational forum, join your Landmark colleagues to discuss the many ways we can come together as a school to sup-port our students, and each other as educators. Investigate Landmark’s philosophy and how Landmark excels as a leader in special education. Explore the similar tools and strategies we share as a school, as well as differences each campus has in training and approaches to curriculum. Discover how we can learn from each other and utilize our connections positively for continued and successful collaboration.Facilitator: Ann Larsen, Faculty, Outreach

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Landmark Community Events

Please join us at the following events for a chance to connect with your colleagues, relax, and have some fun!

Moonlight Cinema Movie NightAugust 26, 6:30pm (raindate August 27)

Alexander Lawn

Sculpture on the BeachSeptember 23 & 24, 3:30-5:00pm

Governor’s Landing

Hiking in Ravenswood ReservationOctober 2 & 23, 9:00am-3:00pm

Gloucester

Knitting at Yarns in the FarmsOctober 12 & November 9, 4:00-6:00pm

Yarns in the Farms, Prides Crossing

Yoga with Courtney PierceNovember 10 & 11, 3:30-5:30pm

Governor’s Landing

Apple PickingNovember 18, 3:30-6:00pm

Brooksby Farm, Peabody

Faculty Ski TripDecember 10-12Details to follow

For more information, please contactReaching In Program Coordinators:Lauren DiMascio and Katie Ringreachingin@landmarkschool.org

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New Faculty Events

Exclusively for new faculty and their mentors.

Both CampusesBack-to-School J.Crew Shopping EventSeptember 5, 6:00-8:00pmNorth Shore Mall, Danvers

Get ready for the school year and shop fall styles with your own per-sonal shopping assistant! J.Crew will be closed to the public and will stay open for Landmark’s new faculty and their mentors only. Receive 15% off full-priced items with JCrew’s teacher discount; 20% off your entire purchase of $125 or more! There is limited space available for this event, so sign-ups will be required.

CPR Training August 17, 3:00-5:00pmLopardo Lounge

Welcome BBQ August 17, 5:00-8:00pmAlexander Lawn First Aid Training August 18, 1:30-4:00pmLopardo Lounge

North Shore Tour August 23, 12:45-3:00pm

Kayak Trip August 24, 5:00-9:00pm (rain date August 25)Crane’s Beach, Ipswich

“Road Map to Reading Fluency”September 22, 6:30-8:00pmPrep Building

Student Advocates Presentation October 1, 9:40-11:00amDrake Administration Building

Green Meadows Farm October 1, 4:00-7:30pmGreen Meadows Farm, S. Hamilton

Trivia Night October 13, 6:00-8:30pmCape Ann Brewing Company

MTEL Prep Session #1 November 9, 3:15-4:30pmAlexander Classroom 1 “Vocabulary Inside Tutorial” November 11, 6:30-8:00pmPrep Building MTEL Prep Session #2 November 17, 3:15-4:30pmAlexander Classroom 1

High School

New Faculty Coordinator Elementary-Middle Sschool: Deirdre Mulligan

New Faculty Coordinator High School: Bill Barrett

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Suggested Community Events

North Shore Music Theatre, Musical PerformancesNorth Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA

Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsSeptember 21-October 10Tickets from $35

Chorus LineNovember 2-November 21Tickets from $35

A Christmas CarolDecember 3-December 23Tickets from $40

Endicott College EventsEndicott College, Beverly, MA

New England Sculpture AssociationAugust 30-October 15Endicott College Center for the ArtsFREE to the public!

Musical Theater Revue/DessertFriday, October 1, 7:00-9:00pmSaturday, October 2, 2:00-4:00pmEndicott College Center for the Arts, Black Box Theater$10 General Admission

Cambridge Connections: Urban Dance at Endicott College-Dance Workshop with Phunk PhenomenonSaturday, October 16, 12:00-2:00pmSaturday, October 30, 12:00-2:00pmSaturday, November 6, 8:00-10:00pmEndicott College Center for the Arts, Black Box Theater/Performance Recital HallRegistration: $30

Jazz ShowcaseThursday, November 18, 7:30-9:30pmEndicott College Center for the Arts, Performance Recital HallFREE to the public!

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