PK teacher, Cami Sewell, represented PDS at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference in Washington D.C. this November. Cami, along with early childhood educators from around the world, gathered for five days to connect, collaborate and learn about many prevalent topics in early childhood education.

PDS was well represented in November at the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Biennial Conference in Chattanooga at the Baylor School by Early Childhood teachers, Traci Stewart, Emily Treadwell and Jeremie Upshaw, as well as Elementary teachers, Stephanie Taylor and Marian Richards. 

While at the TAIS conference, Stephanie and Marian shared their expertise by hosting a session titled "Making Memorable Math Moments." This presentation focused on ways they currently incorporate experiential, hands-on learning in their second grade classrooms. Highlights of the program were the Fraction Town project, marble run, Dove Hunt Math Day, Dash Bots, stop motion videos, and the perimeter/measurement challenge.  As teachers collaborated in the session, Taylor and Richards said it was fun overhearing them talk about the challenge of having to follow the specific instructions they were given. They also noted that the teachers really enjoyed having built-in flexibility to be creative in their design.