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Westminster Hosts SPHERE Opening Program
Westminster School hosted the opening program of SPHERE (Supplemental Program in Hartford for Educational Reinforcement and Enrichment) August 30 where 120 faculty members from 12 participating schools had a chance to meet one another over dinner and hear a dynamic guest speaker.
The schools that participate in SPHERE include Avon Old Farms, The Cobb School, The Ethel Walker School, Kingswood-Oxford School, The Loomis Chaffee School, The Master’s School, Miss Porter’s School, Mooreland Hill School, Renbrook School, Suffield Academy, Watkinson School and Westminster School. The mission of SPHERE is to help member schools to collaborate in becoming and remaining culturally diverse, inclusive and responsive environments for teaching and learning.
The keynote speaker for the evening was Dr. Elizabeth N. Aaronsohn, associate professor of Teacher Education, School of Education and Professional Studies, Central Connecticut State University, who spoke about teaching culturally relevant material to students, and creating a safe and comfortable environment for all faculty and students.
She had audience members participate in a number of group exercises that emphasized the importance of learning to see from multiple perspectives in order to teach in a multicultural world. She also recommended a number of books and resources about teaching and learning in diverse communities. “You need to educate yourselves about the cultures of the students you teach,” she emphasized. “It takes all of our perspectives in the world to make the whole reality.”
Dr. Aaronsohn, who earned her doctor of education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was selected in 2000 as the Higher Education Multicultural Faculty of the Year by the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Educators. For many years, she has researched, written, taught and spoken about issues related to teaching in a multicultural world.
SPHERE holds a number of workshops, programs and meetings throughout the year.
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The schools that participate in SPHERE include Avon Old Farms, The Cobb School, The Ethel Walker School, Kingswood-Oxford School, The Loomis Chaffee School, The Master’s School, Miss Porter’s School, Mooreland Hill School, Renbrook School, Suffield Academy, Watkinson School and Westminster School. The mission of SPHERE is to help member schools to collaborate in becoming and remaining culturally diverse, inclusive and responsive environments for teaching and learning.
The keynote speaker for the evening was Dr. Elizabeth N. Aaronsohn, associate professor of Teacher Education, School of Education and Professional Studies, Central Connecticut State University, who spoke about teaching culturally relevant material to students, and creating a safe and comfortable environment for all faculty and students.
She had audience members participate in a number of group exercises that emphasized the importance of learning to see from multiple perspectives in order to teach in a multicultural world. She also recommended a number of books and resources about teaching and learning in diverse communities. “You need to educate yourselves about the cultures of the students you teach,” she emphasized. “It takes all of our perspectives in the world to make the whole reality.”
Dr. Aaronsohn, who earned her doctor of education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was selected in 2000 as the Higher Education Multicultural Faculty of the Year by the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Educators. For many years, she has researched, written, taught and spoken about issues related to teaching in a multicultural world.
SPHERE holds a number of workshops, programs and meetings throughout the year.
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