Diane Foster

Seasoned professional familiar with using wide range of methods to deliver effective learning experiences to students. Focused on developing individual potential and cultivating learning-focused atmosphere for student success.

• Not-For-Profit Board Member (Board President), Fleur de Lis Residential Camp for Girls, 1995-2024
• Capital Campaign Chair, Fleur de Lis Residential Camp for Girls, 2000-2005

• Helped Establish and Co-Facilitator Middle School GSA: Belmont Day School
• Led Efforts for School's First Participation in and Marshal of Boston Gay Pride Parade: Belmont Day School
• Striving for Cultural Proficiency, Co-Author: Massachusetts Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development Perspectives Journal (Winter 2010)
• Using Storytelling to Teach Social Justice Skills to Young Children: National Association for Young Children National Conference (12/05)
• School and Camp Based Professional Development Leadership: Understanding Gender Identity and Expression Faculty Training (Belmont Day School)
• Preparing for Student Gender Transition Faculty Training (Belmont Day School)
• Facilitator Faculty Book Group: Gender Born, Gender Made by Diane Ehrensaft (Belmont Day School)
• Transgender Panel Speaker (Belmont Day School) attended by faculty, parents and board members
• Gender Policy Committee Chair (Fleur de Lis Camp)
• LGBTQ+ Staff Training (Fleur de Lis Camp)
• Facilitator Courageous Conversations About Race faculty series utilizing Singleton and Linton model (Cambridge Friends School)
• Facilitator Witnessing Whiteness Workshop faculty series based on work of Shelly Tochluk (Cambridge Friends School)
• Facilitator Homophobia: The Impact in Schools and Taking Action (Cambridge Friends School)
• Facilitator Anti-Racist Education Study Groups (Cambridge Friends School)
• Utilizing the 5 I's: A Tool for Problem Solving with an Anti-Bias Lens based on tool developed by Enid Lee (Cambridge Friends School)
• Anti-Homophobia Education: Respect for All Workshop Presentation (Acton-Boxboro School District Regional Professional Development Day Sprint '00)

• National NAIS Conference
• NAIS Leadership Institute
• AISNE Conferences: Teacher Supervision and Evaluation; Teacher Rounds and Walk Throughs; Diversity Conference; Witnessing Whiteness
• School Reform Initiative Workshops/Conferences: Winter Meeting Conference; Critical Friends Group Facilitator Training; Facilitating Adult Leadership; Designing for Adult Learning Practices that Transform
• Research for Better Teaching: Skillful Leader Course
• Brain Frames Vividio Learning, 6 week course, 2 Master Classes
• Brain Frames Presented PD workshops to Atrium School teachers, 5 workshops
• Empower Vividio Learning 10 Month Course
• Empower Presented PD consulting to Atrium School teachers
• Sarah Ward Executive Function, completed 4 workshop courses
• Landmark School: Executive Function Strategies, 3 multiday workshops