Learn about the new teachers who will be joining us in the fall, in addition to returning teachers who will have new responsibilities.
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Meet Our Newest Teachers (Part Two)
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Meet Jonathan Olivera
Jonathan Olivera will join Avenues in fall 2015 as a science teacher in the Middle School. Before joining Avenues, he spent three years teaching sixth-grade biology, seventh-grade chemistry and eighth-grade physical science at George Jackson Academy.
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Meet Michelle Tursellino
This fall, Michelle Tursellino will join Avenues as a Middle School English teacher. She comes to Avenues from Our World Neighborhood Charter School, where she has been the head of grade eight and lead eighth grade English language arts (ELA) teacher for the last six years.
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Meet Our Newest Teachers (Part Three)
Meet several of the new teachers who will be joining us in the fall, and see updates about returning teachers.
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Reintroducing Bridget Ferrick
In fall 2015, Bridget Ferrick will add to her role as Middle School math teacher by becoming a STEAM facilitator for grades five and six. Last year Bridget also oversaw the Middle School minimester program, effectively scheduling and coordinating the 37 different courses offered by 45 teachers during the one-week program.
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Meet Julie Bevad
Julie Bevad will join Avenues in fall 2015 as a Middle School math teacher for seventh and eighth grades. Before coming to Avenues, she spent three years teaching at the American School in London.
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Meet Susan Millan
Susan Millan joins Avenues in fall 2015 as the nurse for the Middle and Upper School. She comes to Avenues from Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where she worked as a medical-surgical nurse.
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Meet Ting Wang
Ting Wang will join Avenues in fall 2015 as a Chinese teacher in the Middle School. She comes to Avenues from the Bridges Academy, where she has spent the last two years teaching Mandarin and Chinese culture.
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Read, Eat, Write: The Craft of Food Writing 2015
This year, the “Read, Eat, Write” minimester course combined a love for food and a passion for writing. The objective of the course was to expose students to the different types of writing that could come from a passion about food and to give them an opportunity to try their hand at some of those pieces in a structured writing workshop.
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Meet Our Newest Teachers (Part Four)
Meet more of the new teachers who will be joining us in the fall, and see which current teachers will be taking on new roles.
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Reintroducing Deborah Dannatt
In fall 2015, Deborah Dannatt will become the Middle School curriculum specialist for the humanities, as well as overseeing the Middle School WORLD cohorts. The new schedule for Middle and Upper Schools in the 2015–2016 year is organized around STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) and WORLD (English, history, languages and World Course) components, and different faculty members have been asked to lead the faculty cohorts for each component.
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Reintroducing Sally Kent
Sally Kent joined Avenues in 2012 as the curriculum specialist for science for the Middle and Lower Schools and a Middle School science teacher. As curriculum specialist, she is responsible for mapping, developing and reviewing the science curriculum for grades 1 through 8; teaching; evaluating and coaching science teachers of these grades; and managing the science supplies and budget. In addition, in fall 2015 she will become the Middle School STEAM cohort leader.
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Meet Emma Creeden
Emma Creeden joins Avenues in fall 2015 as an English teacher in the Middle School. She comes to Avenues from St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she began as a teaching fellow before becoming a middle school humanities teacher.
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Creating Lifelong Learners of Science
As scientists, we are passionate about our discipline. As educators, conveying our passion for the subject is essential; but our goals are much bigger than that. We want our students to be confident lifelong learners of science, regardless of their future career choices.
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Create a Utopia: Sixth Grade Project
Earlier this year, the sixth graders had an opportunity to plan and design their own utopias. They began the project by studying the governments, educational systems and cultures of countries from around the world.
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Meet Our Newest Teachers (Part Five)
Learn more about new teachers who will be joining us in the fall, and see which returning teachers will have new responsibilities.
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Meet Eva Alavez
Eva Alavez joins Avenues this fall as a Spanish teacher in the Middle School. She comes to Avenues with over 20 years of experience in Spanish instruction, most recently at the Riverdale Country School in New York where she spent the last year.
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Meet Kathleen Arpin
Katie Arpin will join Avenues in fall 2015 as an English teacher in the fifth and sixth grades in Middle School. Prior to coming to Avenues, Katie taught seventh grade language arts at Read School in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she implemented project/inquiry-based learning in the curriculum and delivered data-driven instruction through small groups, co-teaching and the use of technology.
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Reintroducing Tiffany Reedy
In fall 2015, Tiffany Reedy will become the head of eighth grade in the Middle School, as well as continuing as a Middle School humanities teacher with a history focus. For the last two years, she has been the head of the sixth grade (2013–2014) and the head of the seventh grade (2014–2015).
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Meet Abigail Simpson
Abbi Simpson joins Avenues in fall 2015 as a Middle School math teacher. She comes to Avenues from Our World Neighborhood Charter School, where she spent the last eight years as a seventh grade math teacher.
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