LMSD Staff Development is leading the way!

LMSD is leading the way in educating all employees in the area of Socio-Cultural Identity. During the 2011-12 school years, we will expand upon the on-going Cultural Proficiency staff development focusing on race to include: family diversity, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Workshop participants will complete the 2 hour workshop to gain additional insight about the necessary skills, behaviors, knowledge and attitudes that comprise best practices regarding issues of student identity. Participants will be given an opportunity to understand how these identity factors impact teaching and learning, to discover a common language to address and respond to identity factors, and to provide participants a set of tangible tools to inform best practices in order to meet the social and emotional needs of all students. This initial professional development is a continuation of our efforts to provide all staff with the tools, knowledge, and strategies to effectively address the diverse needs of our students and community.