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Debbie Castellani
Professional Development Coordinator
I work with the tier one team to develop meaningful and supportive professional development programming for staff. Using Zaretta Hammond’s Ready for Rigor framework to guide our work, our focus is on growing staff’s capacity as responsive educators with the knowledge and skills needed to help the MTSS vision and mission become a reality. Our programming exists both within staff and departmental collaboration time and through opt-in experiences ranging from lunch & learns to credit-earning seminars.
Office Hours: available by appointment
Email: Dcastellani@dist113.org
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Julia Kapelnikova, Emma Forquer, Melissa Szlachta
Instructional Coaches
We act as thought partners for staff as they experiment with new ideas, set professional goals, and reflect on their practices. This year, we offer group coaching to aid staff in the district-wide de-surveying effort. Our work with teachers is always confidential and never evaluative. Whether a short coaching conversation, a full coaching cycle or anything in between, we are here for teachers!
Office hours: available by appointment
Emails: jkapelnikova@dist113.org, eforquer@dist113.org, mszlachta@dist113.org
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Genevieve Misfeldt
SEL Instructional Specialist (SELIS)
I serve our staff members and students in supporting the ongoing work of systemic SEL implementation. My work is focused on building capacity through departmental SEL goal development and implementation, course-team alignment (to ISBE SEL Standards), creating and supporting SEL goals, and robust 1:1 teacher support and celebration.
Office hours: available by appointment
Email: gmisfeldt@dist113.org
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Lisa Berghoff
Director of Instructional Technology
I work with staff and to support the use of technology in order to help all students learn, improve productivity, promote innovative classroom strategies, and make best use of our blended learning environment. In addition to sending out the weekly Giant EdTech blog post and offering building PD sessions, I am available to work with staff 1:1, in course teams, and at the department level. I also come to classes to give hands-on support for technology use as it connects with curricular goals.
Office Hours: Book A Time in C220
Email: lberghoff@dist113.org
