Simpson teachers are dedicated to consistent and constant professional development activities, and they are committed to increasing their knowledge of STEAM content and pedagogy. Simpson teachers both attend and present at professional development events and conferences at the district, state, regional, national, and international levels. Simpson teachers have attended the following trainings: Local Professional Development CCSD STEM Innovation Academy 2016-17 (Jenny Murphy, Austin Smith, Kerri Waller, Susan Woyce, Valerie Johnson, John LaMarca) CCSD STEAM Innovation Academy 2017-18 (Jenny Murphy, Spring Voltz, Shanna Irving, Emilie Rose) CCSD STEAM Innovation Academy 2018-19 (Dana Tindall, Harrison Cook, Krista Pezold, Kristi Stilz, April Booe) CCSD STEM-a-palooza 2016 (Austin Smith, Jenny Murphy, Marcie Donaldson) CCSD STEM-a-palooza 2017 (Austin Smith, Jenny Murphy, Kerri Waller, Valerie Johnson, Robyn Cummings) CCSD STEM-a-Palooza 2018 CCSD STEM Distinguished Educator Evaluator 2018 - Austin Smith CCSD STEM Innovation Academy 2017-18 (Austin Smith) CCSD STEM Innovation Academy 2018-19 (Austin Smith) Cobb Teacher Leader Academy 2015-16 (Austin Smith and Tricia [Dent] Weinand) Cobb Teacher Leader Academy 2016-17 (Kerri Waller) Cobb Teacher Leader Academy 2017-18 (Valerie Johnson) Cobb Teacher Leader Academy 2018-19 (Mary Colclasure) Cobb Teacher Leader Academy Phase 2 2018-19 (Austin Smith and Kerri Waller) CCSD STEM Distinguished Educators 2017 - Kerri Waller (Bronze) and Austin Smith (Gold) CCSD STEM Distinguished Educator 2018 - Kerri Waller (Gold) Atlanta Braves Science of Baseball Program March 2017 (Emilie Rose, Kathy Peters, Whitney Robinson) Georgia State Professional Development The Ron Clark Academy Experience via the Georgia Power PowerEd Fellows program (Austin Smith, Kristi Stilz, Kevin Triebsch) STEAM Academy at Bartlett Open House/Private Guided Tour with Tour of SCAD (Kerri Waller, Jenny Murphy) GT/Code.org Computer Science training (Jenny Murphy) Georgia STEM Forum 2017 (Austin Smith) Georgia Science Teachers Association Conference 2015 (John LaMarca, Meredith Argo) Georgia Science Teachers Association Conference 2016 (Meredith Argo) Georgia Science Teachers Association Conference 2017 (Valerie Johnson) Georgia Art Education Association Conference 2017 (Kerri Waller) Georgia Art Education Association Conference 2018 (Kerri Waller) Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference 2016 (Vicki Mullis) Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference 2017 (Mary Colclasure, Vicki Mullis) Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference 2018 (Mary Colclasure, Mike Weslkop, Vicki Mullis) Georgia Council on Economics Conference 2016 (Meredith Argo) Georgia Council on Economics Conference 2017 (Meredith Argo) Visual Arts Teacher Symposium at the Georgia High Museum of Art 2018 (Kerri Waller) Georgia Educational Technology Conference 2017 (Meredith Argo) Georgia Tech training on Nanoscale Science as an Avenue to STEM Education in Elementary and Middle Schools (Emilie Rose) Georgia Music Educators Association Conference 2018 (Harrison Cook, Krista Pezold, Kirstin Cagle) National Professional Development Florida Educational Technology Conference 2019 (Spring Voltz) Association of Career and Technical Educators: Vision Conference 2016 (Austin Smith) Positive Behavior Intervention Support Conference 2016 (Lynzee Courtney) International Society for Technology in Education Conference 2017 (Suzanne Werner, Tricia Weinand, Susan Woyce, Kevin Triebsch) International Center for Leadership in Education Model Schools Conference 2015 (Mary Colclasure, Marcie Donaldson, Valerie Johnson) National Science Teachers Association Conference 2015 (Meredith Argo) National Science Teachers Association Conference 2016 (Meredith Argo) National Science Teachers Association Conference 2018 (Valerie Johnson) Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference 2018 (Harrison Cook, Krista Pezold) Bi-Annual Alexander Graham Bell Association Conference (Shelley Carr) ALSA Conference 2018 (Spring Voltz) American String Teachers Association Conference 2017 (Harrison Cook) National Art Education Association STEAM Studio 2017 (Kerri Waller) National Art Education Association Conference 2017 (Kerri Waller) National Art Education Association Conference 2018 (Kerri Waller) Georgia Education Technology Consortium 2016 (Spring Voltz)\ Georgia Education Technology Consortium 2018 (Spring Voltz) Project Lead the Way Design & Modeling Training (Jenny Murphy, Austin Smith) Project Lead the Way Automation & Robotics Training (Jenny Murphy, Austin Smith) Project Lead the Way Medical Detectives (Susan Woyce, Emilie Rose) Project Lead the Way Magic of Electronic (Valerie Johnson) Project Lead the Way Science of Technology (Valerie Johnson) Solution Tree Professional Learning Committee Conference 2018 (Kristi Stilz, Valerie Johnson, Mary Colclasure, Hannah Polk) Solution Tree RTI at Work Conference 2018 (Hannah Polk) Advanced Placement Conference 2016 (Mary Colclasure, Marcie Donaldson, Valerie Johnson, Microsoft Innovative Educator Certification Amy Ryan Ansley Daniel Austin Smith Bryna Matyus Camilla Cohn Catherine Rose Dyana Bishop Hannah Polk Janna Atkins Jenny Murphy Kathy Peters Kelly Kelly Kerri Waller Kevin Triebsch Kristi Stilz Kristin Starnes Kristine Schwartz Lea Gormanos Lynzee Courtney Marcie Donaldson Mary Colclasure Matthew Brown Meredith Argo Meredith Wagner Mike Welskop Nancy Fish Shanna Irving Shelley Carr Susan Woyce Susan Ridgeway Suzanne Werner Tricia Weinand Valerie Johnson Vicki Mullis Simpson teachers have presented their knowledge and expertise to other educators at the following: Atlanta Archdiocese STEAM COnference 2015 (John LaMarca) CCSD STEM Innovation Academy 2017-18 (Austin Smith) CCSD STEM Innovation Academy 2018-19 (Austin Smith, Kathy Peters, Kelly Kelly) Cobb InTech Conference 2018 (Marcie Donaldson) Georgia State Professional Development Georgia Council for Teachers of Mathematics Conference Board - Facilities Director 2011-present (Vicki Mullis) Georgia STEM Forum 2017 (Austin Smith) Georgia Art Education Association Conference 2017 (Kerri Waller) Georgia Art Education Association Conference 2018 (Kerri Waller) National Professional Development Education Closet Digital Conference 2018 (Kerri Waller) Art of Education Digital Conference 2018 (Kerri Waller) American Association of School Librarians Annual Conference 2017 (Spring Voltz) In addition, most Simpson Teachers are gifted certified in their fields, and multiple Simpson Teachers have participated in the Kennesaw State University/CCSD Math Science Program.
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