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St. Luke's Summer Workshop for First and Second Year Teachers
St. Luke's School offers a customized program to give new teachers tools, strategies, activities, & lesson plans to start the school year.
First- and second-year teachers of fifth through twelfth graders are invited to join St. Luke’s August Institute, August 2-6, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This five-day intensive workshop—offered in person at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT, and online for those who prefer to attend remotely—is designed to give new teachers immediately transferable tools, strategies, activities, and training to run an effective and inclusive classroom.
During this workshop, participants will practice with fifty classroom activities tailored to their grade level, subject area, and school’s mission to make this a personalized experience. They will also learn twenty different classroom technology apps and programs and plan their first week of lessons.
Seven experienced educators are leading the workshop: Abby Abbott, St. Luke’s School Fellows Program Director; Dr. Jaqueline Gallo, The Presentation School’s Head of School; Michael Mitchell, St. Luke’s designLab Director; Jacqueline Nelson, Director of Equity & Inclusion at St. Luke’s School; Kari Olsen, St. Luke’s Director of Counseling Services; Josefino Rivera, Learning Activator and Instructor Coach at the American International School Hong Kong; and Emily Walsh St. Luke’s English Teacher.
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Fellow Program Director Abby Abbott shared: “With time and bandwidth at a premium once the school year officially begins, new teachers will find this early August investment yields tremendous returns. Lesson planning templates, activities, strategies from instructional leaders, and an intentional and supportive space to practice, demo, and workshop ideas--all specifically designed with the participant’s school mission at the center--will ensure active learning begins from day one.”
Register online at stlukesct.org/august-institute. For questions, please contact Abby Abbott at abbotta@stlukesct.org.
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St. Luke's is a secular private school in New Canaan, CT, for grades 5-12. St. Luke's mission is an exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead. St. Luke's Center for Leadership advances our mission by helping students develop exceptional leadership ability. Learn more.