ART OF TEACHING

Rev Bowen, M.A., earned his Waldorf Grades Teaching Certificate in 2000. He worked as a grades teacher for 18 years, a Pedagogical Development Director for two years, and a School Administrator for one year. Rev completed the First through Eighth Grade journey with two classes, then taught a third class for the Seventh and Eighth Grades. In addition to his enthusiasm for the Waldorf curriculum and pedagogy, he has a keen interest in understanding the relationship between the skills and habits that are fostered in Waldorf education and the development and balance of human forces throughout life, both for the student as well as the teacher. His son and daughter completed Pre-K through Eighth Grade in a Waldorf school.

Patti Connolly has worked in Waldorf education as a Class Teacher (K-8), Remedial Specialist, Pedagogical Director, Teacher Trainer, Mentor, Evaluator, and Workshop Leader for 30+ years, in public charter and independent Waldorf schools in the US and abroad. She is currently the third grade teacher at the Waldorf School of the Roaring Fork in Colorado. Patti is passionate about supporting teachers using a creative phonics-based approach to literacy. She has been presenting live and online workshops on this subject with Janet Langley and Anna Rainville since 2018 through their website: www.waldorfinspirations.com.

Marianne has been a Grades teacher and Middle School support teacher for over three decades, while also teaching in the Summer Teacher Training Program at Rudolf Steiner College. With a BA in Studio Art from University of California, Santa Barbara and a Waldorf Teacher Education Diploma from Rudolf Steiner College, Marianne enjoys drawing, painting, clay modeling, gardening, reading, and astronomy.

Janet Langley is co-author of The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 1 through 3 and graduated her second class in 2008. As an adult educator of 20 years, Janet has taught in various teacher training programs, mentored teachers in all eight grades, and, together with Patti Connolly, created www.waldorfinspirations.com, a free teacher resource website. Since 2018, Janet and her colleagues, Patti Connolly and Anna Rainville, have presented live and online workshops where they have shared their passion for teaching early literacy with over 700 Waldorf teachers worldwide.

Ari holds a BA in French Literature and Art History and Education from California State University, Northridge. She earned a Waldorf Teaching Certificate from the Waldorf Institute of Southern California. Ari has taught in Waldorf schools for nearly 30 years. She currently teaches Middle School Math and Science at Sacramento Waldorf School and was a part of the teacher education department at Rudolf Steiner College.

Anna Rainville has been involved with Waldorf education since 1978. She has experience as a class teacher at the Lexington Waldorf School and the Waldorf School of the Peninsula and as a public-school Kindergarten teacher, where she received an award from the California Kindergarten Association for outstanding work in early childhood education. Anna joined Janet Langley and Patti Connolly in presenting innovative literacy workshops. She has lifted spirits with singing games and group harmony for decades and is the author of Singing Games for Families, Schools, and Communities. She travels widely to mentor and work with teachers nationally and internationally.

Megan has taught in Waldorf schools for more than 20 years, in grades K-12 as a Class Teacher and as a specialist in Australia and the United States. She also has administration experience in a start-up Waldorf High School, and extensive experience as a guest teacher, presenter, and lecturer in the field of Sex Education and Social Emotional Learning. Megan completed Waldorf Teacher Training at Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education in Australia. She also completed coursework at Rudolf Steiner College and earned a BS in Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.

With a BA in Education from Union Institute & University, Isabelle did graduate coursework in American History at Adams State University and holds a Waldorf Teacher Education Diploma from Rudolf Steiner College. A Waldorf educator for nearly 30 years, Isabelle has taught in various teacher education programs, at Rudolf Steiner College, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and abroad.