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Faculty Bulletins Joanna Burgess, Grade 3 Teacher and animal rights advocate, tells us, "For years, I've been volunteering with a NYC-based rescue, K9Kastle. Staffed solely by volunteers, it participates in large adoption events, sponsored by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals and Best Friends Animal Society, as well as smaller, local events. I'm often running the adoptions, so let me know!" For information about K9Kastle and how you can help NYC's homeless animals, visit http://www.k9kastle.org/ or the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals: http://www.animalalliancenyc.org. Rebecca Damas, Director of Middle School, tells us, "I am serving as an Associate Editor for a new journal published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics called Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K–12. I will be serving a two-year term in preparation for the journal's launch in January 2020." More information is available at https://www. nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics- Teacher_-Learning-and-Teaching-PK-12. 0 8 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 Daniel Feigin, Assistant Head of School and Director of Upper School, was selected as 1 of only 25 NYSAIS educators who will travel to Finland this March to learn about the Finnish education system and to share best practices. Onnea ja turvallisia matkoja, Mr. Feigin! (Translation: "Good luck and safe travels.") We can't wait to hear about it (in English!). Maria Gonzalez-Gil, Grades 6–8 French and Spanish Teacher, co-presented "Managing Learning Differences in the Foreign Language Classroom" with colleagues at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in New Orleans. Spiro Gouras, Grade 3 Teacher, along with colleagues Caren Goldberg (Grade 4), Andrew Marsiglio (Grade 5), Clodagh McCloskey (Grade 3), and Mary Moran (Grade 4), attended the Writing Revolution, a workshop that provides teachers with "tools to implement effective writing instructional strategies in all subjects." He also worked with Clodagh on a sustainability project that aims to make our 3rd-grade students (and by association, the entire school), more aware of effects their actions have on the planet. is is accomplished via data collection and analysis, as well as goal-oriented projects such as the Crayola Colorcycle program, which uses a process to convert old markers to energy. (is process repurposes the entire marker, regardless of the different kinds of plastic or how they are assembled.) Brandy Hearn, Grade 4 Math and Science Head Teacher, married Diego Pardo on December 28th. e happy couple plan to throw a big party with friends and extended family this summer. Carly Kulawitz, Lower School Music Teacher, attended the 2018 AOSA Conference in Cincinnati, which she described "as dense and rich…life changing…you could easily have a year's worth of curriculum from just a single session." She returned eager to put what she learned into action. Some highlights from Carly: • We explored approaches to finding, studying, and teaching global vocal music to elementary school choirs. • We discussed what global music truly means, how to prepare our students for it, and strategies for teaching through creative listening, singing, and playing. • For upper elementary students, we learned five conga pieces, each based

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