October 12, 2006

MFS FACULTY TO LEAD 13 WORKSHOPS AT OCTOBER 16 NJAIS CONFERENCE

 

Moorestown Friends School faculty will be well represented at the New Jersey Association of Independent

Schools (NJAIS) Annual Conference: “Independent Thoughts—Best Practices in New Jersey Independent Schools,”

to be held Monday, October 16, at the Peddie School in Hightstown.  NJAIS notes that teachers in independent schools

are given the freedom and flexibility to develop creative educational programs. The purpose of the conference is to

highlight the exciting and innovative educational programs taking place in independent schools. 

Thirteen of the approximately 70 workshops offered during the day-long conference will be led by MFS faculty.

“It is a testament to the excellence and dedication of our faculty that MFS is so well represented at this

conference,” said Head of School Larry Van Meter. The sessions to be led by MFS faculty are listed below:

Workshop	MFS Presenter(s)
Why Geography: Global Citizenship for Middle School	Margaret Mansfield, Social Studies Chairperson
John Dewey Meets Indiana Jones: Archaeology for Educators	Matt Glendinning, Upper School Director and Social Studies Teacher
Field Studies in Biogeography and Natural Selection	M. Andrew Newman, Upper School Science Teacher
Inexpensive, Easy Set-Up Physics Labs with Statistical Analysis of Data	Timothy Clarke, Upper School Physics Teacher
Comparison of Different Robot Systems for Use in a Middle or Upper School Curriculum	Michael Omilian, Math Chairperson and Timothy Clarke, Upper School Physics Teacher
Perspectives On Global Citizenship: Educating for Action	Judy van Tijn, Upper School Social Studies Teacher and Community Service Coordinator
Magnus Opus 1 – Transforming Great Stories and Songs Into a Middle School Musical	Kathryn Park Cook, Fifth Grade Teacher and Linda Vizi, Fifth Grade Latin Teacher
iPods in the Foreign Language Classroom	Robert Buscaglia, Middle and Upper School Spanish Teacher and Julie-Ann Morris, Academic Technology Coordinator
Garden Connections	Mario Masso, Lower and Middle School Science Teacher, Lynne Brick, Lower School Quaker Education Coordinator and Priscilla Taylor-Williams, Chester Reagan Chair for Religious Studies
Distance Learning: Bring the World Into Your Classroom	Gail Barna, Computer Science Teacher and Steve Kolaris, Network Administrator
Coordinated Theme Projects for Special Area Lower School Teachers	Jacqueline Zemaitis, Lower School Music Teacher, Deborah Alterman, Lower School Librarian and Theresa Harlan, Lower School Computer Teacher
American History as Local History: Mining the Local Landscape for Significance and Evidence	Frank Fisher, Middle and Upper School Social Studies Teacher
Hawaii: an Integrated Theme-Based Unit for K-2nd Grade Students	Teri Kaiser, Kindergarten Teacher

The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) is the collective voice of independent schools throughout the state of New Jersey. It serves 71 member independent elementary and secondary schools with a total enrollment of 26,000 students.  NJAIS promotes and supports educational, ethical, and professional excellence in member schools. Further, NJAIS celebrates the depth, breadth, and diversity of its schools, and works to protect their independence through advocacy at the local, state and federal levels.