Professional Development

I am always learning and growing into my profession, whether it’s through formal training or learning from colleagues, a really awesome TikTok on child development, or one of the children at church. Possibilities for learning, especially now, are endless and it’s wonderful!

I have completed approximately 75% of the UUA Credentialing program and will interview in early 2024.

Conferences and Conventions:

Think Orange 1-Day Conference, October 2017

Regional Assembly, April 2016

General Assembly, June 2016

General Assembly, June 2017

General Assembly, June 2018

General Assembly, June 2020

LREDA Fall Convention 2017

LREDA Fall Convention 2018

LREDA Fall Convention 2019

Advisor CON for Senior High Youth Advisors, August 2015

Workshops and Training:

  • Beloved Conversations Workshop

  • Crossroads Anti-Bias, Anti-Racist Education Workshop through Peace Learning Center

  • 2-Day Intercultural Competency Workshop with UU MidAmerica Staff, Lisa Presley, February, 2016

  • When Words Get In the Way, A White Supremacy Culture Teach-In with Julica Hermann delaFuente, June 2018

  • Strength Alignment for Religious Educators, a training by credentialed DRE, Anna Bethea, in March, 2017.

  • Community of Practice Spiritual Companioning Group led by Nancy Combs-Morgan, Program Consultant with UU MidAmerica Region and Rev. Phil Lund, March, 2017.

  • Jubilee Curriculum Training, with Paula Cole Jones, November 2021

  • OWL Training for 7th-9th and 10th-12th grades

  • “What to Expect When You Think You’re Going to Dismantle White Supremacy in RE” Gail Forsyth-Vail and Lifespan Faith Engagement Staff (at LREDA Fall Con 2019)

  • “Accessible Theology: Creating Spaces of Affirmation and Inclusion” Linda-Hill Associates (at LREDA Fall Con 2019)

  • “Creating Space for Families of Color”, Aisha Hauser (at LREDA Fall Con 2018)

     

Renaissance Modules: (completed 75 hours of training)

  • Adult Faith Development and Programming—March, 2017

  • Administration as Leadership—April, 2018

  • Multicultural Religious Education—April, 2018

  • Curriculum Planning (Theory, Planning and Practice)—July, 2018

  • Teacher Development—August, 2018

Professional Memberships

  • Heartland DRE Cluster

  • LREDA

At the Think Orange Conference