PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Linda offers various professional development trainings for educators, directors, pre-service teachers, and other groups of people working with children and adults.  She can work with you to design a workshop that meets the specific needs of your group.  Workshop topics include exploring light and shadow, working with natural materials, the possibilities of metals and hardware store materials, setting up a materials studio + more!  Linda has collected several hundred magformers, an amazing tool that supports critical thinking, science and math skills, and fine motor development, that can be brought to you and used to support collaborative experiences.  Linda is also available to do a series of workshops and seminars on working with challenging behaviors through role-playing and group process.  She can offer workshops on parenting skills such as bedtime, transitions, and rituals for schools, parenting groups, staff development, and brown bag seminars.