Carol Grams and Chelen Johnson
Professional Development
Breck is deeply committed to ongoing professional development for our faculty. A committee called Faculty Advisory accepts applications and makes recommendation for activities including the following:
Sabbatical Years
Two teachers each year are selected for a sabbatical to pursue a course of travel and study of their choice. Faculty members on sabbatical receive their regular salary plus a stipend.
Summer Grants
Faculty members are encouraged to apply for grants for study programs in areas of both professional and personal interest over the summer.
School Visits
Faculty members are encouraged to apply for assistance with mid-year school visits. Last year, for example, Middle School science teacher Viriginia Amundson visited four schools in the Atlanta area to observe and discuss interdisciplinary science programs.
Conferences
Every year, Breck faculty members are active participants and presenters at professional conferences, workshops and seminars. Funds for such activities are available, by division, to meet individual development needs.
Coursework
Faculty members who teach at least 50 percent time (or at least three classes) can apply for funds to cover the cost of coursework, both over the summer and during the school year.
For more information about employment opportunities at Breck, please contact employment@breckschool.org.
Carrie Lennox and Sarah Flotten
Sabbatical Years
In 2007-08, Sarah Flotten will focus on storytelling as a way to teach history, doing research and learning more about the culture of the wilderness where she spends her summers. Carrie Lennox will live in South Africa to immerse herself in the issues of AIDS and education and will travel to Seattle for two of Gary Howard’s workshops and participate in his river rafting diversity trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
Summer Study Grants
Over the summer of 2007, nine faculty members received funds for
summer study. Virginia Amundson attended two field lichen seminars at the Humboldt Field Research Institute in Maine. Jonathan Chein concentrated on the relationship between mathematics and art by attending the Bridges conference in Spain and traveling in Europe. Dallas Crow attended the Stonecoast Writers' Conference in Maine. Jil Franke traveled to China to visit, observe, study and photograph pottery villages and attend a residency at Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute near Shanghai. Judy Lambert attended the Space Academy for Educators at the NASA facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Paula Nelson traveled from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. Debby Rye took classes in tai chi, meditation and yoga and participated in a yoga retreat in Maine. Marcy Wegner explored Yellowstone, Glacier and Banff National Parks. Derek Yang attended conferences on pedagogy and teaching Chinese to American students in Nanjing-Yangzhou, China.
