Professional Development Events
DVFriends is committed to providing high-quality professional development programs for its internal faculty and staff as well as parents and professionals in our region and nationally.
Register now for the following:
DHD 2.0.
April 9, 2025, at 7:00 pm (in person at DV's Paoli Campus)
Andre Bradford
Kintsukuroi: Building with Purposeful Empathy
Andre Bradford, a.k.a. S.C. Says, is an Austin-based slam poet who has been performing slam poetry since 2013. He's toured and featured at venues and universities across the country, and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Write About Now, The Edge radio, The Culture Trip, and Blavity. He is a two-time Austin Poetry Slam Champion, the 2022 Texas Grand Slam Champion, and is the author of the poetry collection Golden Brown Skin.
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DVFriends Accredited Orton-Gillingham Summer Teacher Literacy Training 2025
Look for information on Summer Training 2025 in January
7-day intensive training for teachers in how to teach reading and writing to students with language-based learning differences.
- Each session will consist of a daily quiz, lecture, demonstration lessons, and idea-sharing with an hour set aside for lunch
- Trainees can expect nightly homework assignments that consist of a reading from Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills and creating a lesson plan based on material covered during that day's lecture.
Paid Internship: Summer 2025
For details and more information, contact Megan Fairchild, Director of Teaching and Learning.
DVFriends Resources/Professional Development for Educators
Check out the videos and resources from various experts in LD education who have worked with DVFriends faculty.
Download 2024 Summer Teacher Training Flyer