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Connecting Through Conflict
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Creating a dynamic interconnected system/curriculum for the delivering, teaching and supporting of social emotional and relational skills for the most vulnerable students at Brown. Teachers Pay Teachers lessons and subscriptions
Applicant: Kathleen Espelin
Schools: Brown
Date Approved: June 2023
Amount: $425
Culturally Proficient Teaching
Culturally Proficient Teaching
This course trains and supports teachers on the cluster model of grouping students of color in upper-level classes—a model which Newton North High School has adopted in order to boost student success.
Applicant: Michelle Leong, English Teacher
Schools: Newton North
Date Approved: FY 2020
Amount: $2,100
Culturally Responsive Trauma Classrooms
Culturally Responsive Trauma Classrooms
Create classroom environments with the goal of promoting wellness, integrates social and emotional learning experiences and universal instructional practices for all students.
Applicant: Stephanie Lefever, Toni Kelly and Shelia Morris
Schools: Franklin
Date Approved: May 3, 2021
Amount: $2580
Culturally Sensitive Bilingual Testing Protocols
Culturally Sensitive Bilingual Testing Protocols
Supporting a goal to narrow the achievement gap, funds will be used to purchase the most reliable and updated tests to be used with the bilingual population.
Applicant: Lisa Dubinsky, Speech Therapist, Ward
Schools: K-12
Date Approved: FY 2020
Amount: $1,275
DaVinci Program
DaVinci Program
This three-year multidisciplinary curriculum at Newton South High School inspires students to examine life’s big questions through science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
Schools: Newton South
Decodable Books for Mason-Rice
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Decodable Books for Mason-Rice
The grant will all the purchase of decodable books for the school’s book room for teachers to use flexibly based on the needs of their students each year. Through this project, there will be continued professional development with teachers on all of the scientific, research based components of skilled reading.
Applicant: Jennifer Lindstrom
Schools: Mason-Rice
Date Approved: November 9 2020
Amount: $1100
Diversify Grade 2 Classroom Libraries
Diversify Grade 2 Classroom Libraries
This collection of books will lead to discussions and action that will highlight our similarities and differences in our classrooms, while respecting and protecting each other through and through.
Applicant: Carla Uzell
Schools: Memorial-Spaulding
Date Approved: May 3, 2021
Amount: $1140
Diversifying the SPED Classroom Library
Diversifying the SPED Classroom Library
This collection of books will help supply two 7th grade Special Education classrooms. The books will feature a variety of voices, perspectives, and experiences at a variety of reading levels.
Applicant: Meredith Crowe
Schools: Brown
Date Approved: Jan. 19 2021
Amount: $256
Eighth Grade English Language Arts Novel Selection
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Eighth Grade English Language Arts Novel Selection
This project will enable 8th grade ELA teachers to collaborate in the service of finding a replacement for Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a Mockingbird as a novel study unit. The 8th grade ELA team will continue to build itself as a community of learners and establish open dialogue around issues of representation in the curriculum, racial identity, and culturally responsive teaching. Students of color in 8th grade ELA classes will have an opportunity to read new novels written by authors of color that are affirming of their diverse identities.
Applicant: Joelle Pederson
Schools: District -- Various Middle Schools
Date Approved: Jan. 19 2021
Amount: $5339
Elementary Research and Writing Institute
Elementary Research and Writing Institute
Elementary Teacher Summer Writing Institute
Elementary Teacher Summer Writing Institute
This highly regarded program fosters successful teaching strategies for implementing the Common Core-aligned writing curriculum, which is designed to enable students to become better writers for the information age.
Applicant: Deana Lew, K-5 ELA Curriculum Coordinator
Schools: All Elementary Schools
Date Approved: FY 2020
Amount: $7,500
Engineering
Engineering
Newton South developed new curricula that use new equipment in the STEAM lab to design a capstone experience for seniors working toward an Engineering Certificate.
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