Kendra French

Professional Responsibilities for Self-Renewal

Professional Development
Activity/Event Date & Time Description/Details to Artifact Finish this thought: From this
Remember professional development
activity, I learned…
Dyslexia 8/20/2023 Dyslexia is a specific I learned that not all students
Awareness ONLINE learning disability that is suffer from dyslexia are the
Training Module neurobiological in origin. same even though they share
common characteristics.

Leadership 9/18/23 at 3:30 Meeting for teachers at I learned that all teachers
Meeting Montcalm Elementary to need to work together to
discuss problems in the maintain a healthy school.
school, events coming up,
and expectations of
teachers.
Recognizing and 4/7/24 Teachers are mandated I learned how to address and
Reporting Child ONLINE reporters, and it is crucial report the problem of child
Abuse to know how to recognize maltreatment by learning how
child abuse. to recognize possible
abuse/neglect. I also learned
how to support the children
who may have been
victimized.
 Kendra French

Understanding 4/7/24 MTSS I learned that positive school

Regulations ONLINE FBA climates can increase
Governing the use BIP attendance, graduation rates,
of Restraint and academic performance,
Seclusion equitable access to learning,
and teacher retention, while
also decreasing problem
behaviors.

Cultural 4/7/24 Trust and belonging is an I learned that culturally

Competency ONLINE essential part of creating competent engagement is an
Training a healthy learning ongoing partnership between
environment. parents and educators.

Meaningful IEP 4/7/24 Having a meaningful IEP I learned that the different
Meetings ONLINE means that it is student approaches to measure
and compliance centered. progress include direct,
authentic, and indirect.
 Kendra French

Building a More 4/7/24 To have an inclusive I learned about IEP, FAPE,

Inclusive School ONLINE school you need a strong and LRE and how they are
Community foundation, basic important for inclusion.
structures need to be in
place, and you need
protection for students
with disabilities.
 Kendra French

Seminar #2 2/12/24 at 3:30 Teacher from Salus I learned how essential a

University presented team of blindness and low-
information about career vision professionals can be
paths in the blindness and for students that suffer with
low vision. these problems.
 Kendra French

Seminar #3 3/11/24 at 3:30 There is no such thing as I learned that It is important

a math person, we must to teach kids about the brains
change our thinking to ability to grow and learn
achieve an understanding mathematics.
of math.
 Kendra French

BranchED 3/5/24-3/7/24 Ignite Change Through Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is

ALL DAY the Lens of Appreciative a strengths-based, positive
Inquiry: Disruption, approach to leadership
Resiliency, and Action. development and
organizational change