Utilizing Response to Intervention and Differentiated Instruction – Baker School educators will participate in a Response to Intervention and Differentiated Instruction workshop to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximize student achievement. Carol Ann Tomlinson, a renowned expert in differentiated instruction, will lead the workshop. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of differentiation, which provides students with multiple ways to acquire knowledge. Clear expectations and benchmarks for intervention will be established so that educators can support students in need of a more intensive approach to learning.	Mary Brown and 22 Baker School educators	Baker	$9,922
Sparking Up Our Schools – This grant utilizes research from a landmark study conducted in Naperville, IL, that links neuroscience and physical activity. Naperville Schools are the subject of Spark, a seminal work by John Ratey, on the link between aerobic exercise and brain function. Participants will attend a Harvard University course, “Exercise Revolution,” offered by Dr. Ratey. They also will work closely with two leading “Spark” researchers to collect and analyze data and support faculty presentations. Finally, they will visit Naperville to gain insight into how to incorporate “Spark” concepts into Brookline classroom settings.	Teddi Jacobs Billy Graham Amanda Grindstaff	Systemwide BHS Pierce	$6,485
Developmental Design Middle School Training – Sixty middle school educators will attend “Developmental Designs for Middle School” (DDMS) summer workshops. DDMS provides practical strategies to help create classroom communities in which each student is engaged in learning and has a sense of belonging and safety. Following the training, grant recipients will collaborate in their individual school settings to implement middle school advisory programs at Lincoln, Runkle, and Pierce schools. Prior BEF grants funded the creation of advisory programs at Lawrence and Driscoll schools.	Vanessa Beauchaine Lisa Ziegler-Chamblee and 58 middle school educators	Lincoln Pierce Runkle Baker Devotion Driscoll Lawrence	$38,735 (2 grants)
Collaborating to Achieve Excellence from the Systemwide Adaptive Learning Center Program – Members of the Adaptive Learning Center team at Lincoln School will work with an expert in the area of severe needs to learn how to create activities and design appropriate environmental supports to maximize the development of their students. They also will create a handbook and plan paraprofessional trainings for the upcoming school year.	Audra Francisco MaryAnn Biele Kara Moyer Lora Cosmini Avril DePagter Rebecca Quinn Barbara Keenan Caryn Glazer Mary Kay Deiss	Lincoln	$10,132

Developmental Design Phase Two – In the 2010-11 school year, nine Lawrence middle school teachers built a middle school advisory program around Developmental Designs, an explicit social curriculum. Two of the nine will attend a weeklong training in the next level, Developmental Designs II, and will facilitate a professional development day to share that additional training with their seven colleagues.	Monica Crowley Margaret Randall Avakian Kirsten Alper Maxine Hunter Lora Smid Pamela Charpentier Ryan Keser Jonathan Greiner Charles Deily Annie Myers	Lawrence	$2,908
Professional Learning in Asian Studies for BHS Social Studies Teachers – Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia will provide professional development in content tailored to the needs of BHS social studies faculty. The project is designed to provide a common professional development experience and time to convert academic knowledge into revisions in the teaching of the history of Asia. This grant funds substitute teachers so that participants can collaborate in a follow-up workshop that will result in common classroom materials, lessons, and unit themes related to the study of Asia.	15 BHS World History Teachers	BHS	$600
Year Two: Rethinking Challenging Kids – In year two of this grant, seven additional educators will complete training in Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), a highly- acclaimed approach to dealing with challenging students based on the premise that such students lack important cognitive skills. In addition, three teachers who received CPS training last year will receive Tier II training, which provides strategies in teaching “lagging skills,” an area in which the group feels they need more support and explicit guidance.	Gina Stefanini Julie Boss Jordana Spitz David O’Hara Daniel Lipton Julia Peck Michelle Gordon Randy Bradley-Campbell Bethany Bergeron Kristin Allocca	Devotion	$5,000
Supporting Critical Friends Group Coaches: School Reform Initiative Winter Meeting – Eight educators who are Critical Friends Group (“CFG”) coaches will attend the Winter Meeting of a national organization that supports the development of CFGs and CFG coaches. Through their work at the conference and follow-up collaboration, participants will strengthen their skills as coaches and facilitators and positively impact their schools as they help to promote school cultures that value risk taking and honest conversations about student learning and achievement.	Julie Boss Kim Barnum Mary Angione Nancy Frane Jenna Goodearl Eleanor Demont Pat Herrington Sarah Hahesy Tracy Paradise	Devotion BHS Heath Pierce Runkle	$10,380