Faculty Professional Development

People often ask how we maintain such stability among our faculty. Well, besides being a wonderful place to work, Black Pine Circle School is committed to encouraging lifelong learning in our faculty. Each year we invest over $25,000 in faculty workshops and training, both on site, and by sending faculty to important local and national conferences. Recent workshops where Black Pine Circle School faculty have been engaged, include:

Learning and the Brain Conference
GroundSpark—LGBT Inclusion Training
Ropes Course Workshop
Educational Therapy Program, St. Mary’s College
Art and Curriculum Design at San Francisco State University
PACT-Adolescent Adoption Training
NAIS People of Color Conference
Differentiation Study Group, Gayle Gregory
Pedro Noguera on Inclusivity—EBISA Workshops
Bay Area Teacher’s Development Project Fellowships
American Geophysical Union Workshop
Marcy Cook, Mathematics
Bay Area Writing Project
Kidpower Training
Positive Coaching Alliance
Making Math Real Training
CSTA-California Science Teachers Assoc
Mona Halaby, Classroom Meeting Trainer
Alison Park, founder of BLINK, Educational Diversity Consulting