Clay Kaufman

Weinfeld Education Group, LLC Presents…

Diamonds in the Rough
Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Biography:

Clay Kaufman, assistant head of school, math and history teacher, has been an educator and administrator in the Washington DC area for over 20 years. In his long career at The Field School he served in a variety of capacities, including teacher, college counselor, director of admission, math department chair, accreditation chair and community liaison and design committee member during the school's move to a new campus in 2002. As a teacher, he has implemented hands-on, experiential learning and developed integrated curricula in the humanities and math/science, and has experience working with students with learning disabilities.

Mr. Kaufman has been selected for a variety of leadership roles, including: the E.E. Ford Fellowship for private school leadership; the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program in Ankara, Turkey; the National Endowment for the Humanities Independent Scholars program and Summer Seminar; and past-president of the Independent Schools Mathematics Association of Washington (ISMAW). He holds a B.A. in American studies from Yale University, and a M.A. in government from Georgetown University.