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Brookline high School
 

BHS parents Linda Carlisle, Ira Chan, Marc Foster, Cherie Gaehde, Beth Harris, Steve Herscovici, Alyssa Na'im, Mary Lynn Pergantis, Nancy Pronovost, Kate Silbaugh, and Margaret Talmers are Brookline Education Foundation Board members. To obtain information about the Foundation, purchase a raffle ticket, or to participate in the Spelling Bee, you may contact the following:

Margaret Talmers margaret.e.talmers@gmail.com
Beth Harris abitafox@rcn.com
Ira Chan irachan@aol.com


Caverly Award Winners 1997 – 2011
2011 Lisa Redding
2010 Elon Fischer
2009 Ricardo Calleja
2008 Ellen Lewis
2007 Marilyn Kelly Chetwynd (Winthrop House)
2006 Pat Herrington
2005 Margaret Metzger
2004 Steve Lantos
2003 Mary Burchanel
2002 Toni Cradle
2001 Tom Ladenburg
2000 Madelyn Gonnerman
1999 Nancy Gutmann
1998 Nancy Howard
1997 Beth Thompson

Charlie Baker Legacy Award 2008 – 2011
2011 Robert Grant
2010 Joanne Burke Hunter and Mark Wheeler

Adam Russell Gelfand Fellows 2001 – 2011
2002 Roger Grande

current year grants 2011-12 Grant Recipients
Recipient
Grant

Teddi Jacobs and Billy Graham

Sparking Up Our Schools

BHS Mathematics Department

Assessing Student Understanding

BHS Social Studies Department

Professional Learning in Asian Studies

Robert Grant

Canoe the Susquehanna River from NY to the Chesapeake Bay

Mary Angione, Elizabeth Gorman, Sally Noteware, Jill Sifantus, and Keira Flynn-Carson

Reducing Stress in an Academic Culture

Mary Angione and Pat Herrington

Supporting Critical Friends Group Coaches: School Reform Initiative Winter Meeting
Kari Buys

Advanced Placement Statistics Summer Institute

 


Teacher Grant Recipients 1997 to 2011

Recipient
Grant

Joanne Burke Hunter and Mark Wheeler

Experiencing Kenya

Michael Driscoll

Westiminster Choir College Choral Festival

Amy Morrissey

Local Issues, Global Issues

Christien Polos

Intensive Dance Workshop

Jenny Blair

Understanding China: Tradition and Modernity

Ric Calleja

Spanish Language for Native/Heritage speakers

25+ English Department Educators

English Department Seminars

Mary Burchenal

Frost Place Advanced Poetry Seminar

Stacy Kissel, Tyler Wooley-Brown

Multimedia Physics: Creating Videos to Enhance Physics Learning

John Andrews
Jenee Ramos

St. Johnsbury Academy: AP Institute

Agnes Alberola

Primary Source: Experiencing Japan in Kyoto and Beyond

Allison Mann

Washington School for the Deaf Sign Language Program

Kathleen M. Boynton

Primary Source Study Tour to Vietnam and Cambodia

Liz Gorman

Fluid Power Yoga Teacher Training

Allison Mann

Washington School for the Deaf Sign Language Program

Kristina Tobey

Linguistic and Cultural Enrichment in Latin America

Kenny Kozol

Sing, Dance, Drum, Talk

Barry David

Spanish and Latin American Cinema and Television in Granada, Spain

Karen Harris
Keira Flynn-Carson

Stretching Our Teaching: A Yoga Retreat for Teachers of Literature, Transcendentalism, and Identity Theory

Daniel Green

Continuity and Change in China (Primary Source Study Tour)

Marika Jewczyn
Kathryn Kantor-Caruso

Advanced Placement Statistics Training

Elizabeth Hufnagel

Boston College Urban Ecology Institute

Kenny Kozol
Kristina Tobey

Richness of the Hispanic World—Lyrics, Music and Culture

Tanya Duarte

Hispanic Language and Culture Abroad

Michael Driscoll

Strategies for Teaching AP Music Theory and Musicianship in the Choral Classroom

     
Carolyn Castellano Creative High School Music
Peggy Campion
Dierdre London
Professional Development Conference for Nurses
Susan Plati
Elizabeth Crane
Jasmin Juo
Meghan Thress
2007 National Association of Biology Teachers Annual Conference
Lynn Modell Dance Teacher's Workshop
Beverly Shinn Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes: A Poetic Partnership
Rebecca Hayden Literature & Landscape: Exploring Authors' Haunts in England
Danielle Rabina
Terry Nowak
Priscilla Burbank-Schmitt
Betty Strong
Kathryn Kanter-Caruso
Kathy Hitchcock

Enhancements and Explorations in Mathematics
Suzanne Donnellan Oxford Roundtable Summer Session: Psychological Influences on Today's Children
Roger Grande The Great Equalizer? The Widening Gap and Expectations for Educational Equity
Julia Speyer
Karen Lam
Steve Lantos
Alexis Thompson
Professional Development for ChemCom Teachers
Stacy Kissel Experiencing Weightlessness on the G-Force One
Agnes Alberola
Cathy Heller
12 BHS World Language Teachers
Supporting Students with IEPs and 504 Plans in World Language Classes
Heather Pauling
Susan Plati
Rainforest Studies: From Costa Rica to Chicago
Elizabeth Crane Exploring Biodiversity in Costa Rica
Michael Driscoll Developing Musical Literacy
Alisa Conner Spanish Language and Culture Course
Richard Goldberg Pre-Big Dig: A Pictorial Study of Industrialization and Infrastructure in Massachusetts
Nick Rothstein
Mark Wheeler
Adapting "The Good Citizen" Course for OFC Students
Nicole LeVangie
Meredith Welch
Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions
Gaelen Harrington English Teaching in China
Gayle Davis Critical Friends Group Training
Maria Ramos Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions
Patricia Manhard The Oxford Experience 2003
Priscilla Burbank-Schmitt
Kathryn Kanter Caruso
Betty Strong
Mathematics, Science & Technology Conference
Wen Sailer South Africa's Flora & Fauna
Kathleen Exar Pilates Teaching Certification
Jennifer Jensen Optima dies…prima fugit
Susan Plati
Elizabeth Crane
Elizabeth Lillis
Jill Sifantus
Networking and Professional Development at the NABT Annual Conference
Karen Lam
Julia Speyer
Chemistry Is Everywhere
Theresa Shanahan
Susan Moreno
Fran Kuehn
Shelley Stevens
Kristina McCallum-Keeler
Cathy Heller
Researching Asperger Syndrome
Liz Gorman Project Adventure: Adventure Programming Workshop
Marilyn Kelly Anderson
Lindsay Murphy
Shelley Stevens
Boston in Literature: Using Familiar Locales to Engage Reluctant Learners

Dimitry Anselme
Sorel Berman

Conversations about Race and Education at Freshman Campus

John Bookston International Math Teachers Conference on Calculus
Mary Burchenal The Frost Place: 22nd Annual Poetry Festival
Ricardo Calleja Trip to Cuba
The AATSP Conference: Learning about Puerto Rico and Its Culture
Carolyn Castellano Instrumental Music Project
Malcolm Cawthorn
Pat McElhiney
Interdisciplinary Project on Meso American Indigenous Culture
Jody Curan-TBE
Barry David
Exploring Spanish Literature and Mexican Culture in Guanajuato, Mexico
Barry David Celebrating the Generation of '98 in Madrid
Gayle Davis Developing Brookline Workshop Teachers to Teach Peer Coaching to Mentor Teachers
Gayle Davis
Priscilla Burbank-Schmitt
Shoshanna Kostant
Technology in the Math Classroom
Michael DeYoung Using Personal Challenge to Enhance Personal Growth
Patricia Donohue-McElhinney Jewish and Moslem Influence in Spain pre- and post-1492
Abby Erdmann
Gaelen Harrington
Beth Thompson
Breadloaf at Brandt Lake: An SWS English Retreat in Upstate New York
Mark Fiedor Space Flight 2000
Alison Frydman Summer Creative Writing Project
NEH Summer Seminar
William Grady
Jessice Weisbach
Nick Rothstein
Maria Ramos
Marilyn Burke
Adventure-Based Educational Workshop for Opportunity for Change Staff
Cori Green Spanish Speaking Cultures of the World:
Mexico y el mundo zapoteco en Oaxaca
Madelyn Gonnerman Ovid in Rome: AP and Alia
Roger Grande Convivencia: A Study of Cultural Conflict and Diffusion in Al-Anadalus
Elizabeth Kean
Elon Fischer
Nancy Gutmann
Ellen Lewis
Margaret Metzger
Maurine Tobin
Supporting New Teachers inthe English Department
Tom Ladenburg U.S. History Units
Karen Lam
Susan Plati
The Study of Tropical Ecology
Steve Lantos On the Road: Chemistry in America
Rachel Lichtig Research and Development of Authentic Japanese Teaching Material
Bruce Mallory AP Calculus Summer Institute
Patricia Manhard The Yale-Hopkins Summer Seminar on Russia
Lynn Modell Choreograph Enhanced!
Susan Moreno Exploring Special Education in Denmark
Sally Noteware Using Visualization to Enhance Academic Performance
Susan Plati
Karen Ong
Enhancing the New BSCS Biology Program
Christien Polos African Dance and Drumming Project
Brian Poon New Teacher Retention at BHS
Deborah Quitt &
Social Studies Staff
Summer Reading for 10th and 11th Grade Social Studies Students
Wen Sailer
Heather Pauling
Travel to Midland Science Education Center, Costa Rica
Beverly Shinn The Migrant Education Project
Burt Skvirksy U.S. History AP Summer Workshop
Shelley Stevens
Lynne Cohen
Theresa Shanahan
Scott Butchart
Caroline Evans
Lynn Modell
Marco Curnen
A Collective Legacy: BHS Retirees Tell Their Stories
Ed Wiser Flying a Helicopter for Physics
Ruth Wong
Cheryl Tupaj
Making Conceptual Physics Comprehensible, Relevant, and Fun
School Nurses Caring for Emergencies at School

 


Collaborative Grant Recipients 2005 to 2011

Recipient Grant
Ann Collins, Lisa Francescon, Bridget Knightly, Astrid Allen

Teaching Global Understanding in the 21st Century

Jenny Blair, Elon Fischer, Robert Grant, Jennifer Hanaghan, Kathryn Leslie, Grace Wang

Summer Institute on Economics (Systemwide)

Astrid Allen, Mary Angione, Katya Babitskaya,  Ben Berman, Sarah Butler, Kari Buys, Kim Draggoo, Yara Flores,  William Graham III,  Amy Hyett, Krissie Jankowski, Andrew Kimball, Bradley Kozel, Cara McKenna, Pedro Mendez, Alison Montemurro, Julie Padgett, Jenee Ramos, Ian Ruderman, Kellei MartinThompson, Eli Williams, Adam Wolf, Tyler Wooley-Brown

Pre-Professional Competency: Mentoring for Second and Third Year Educators

Jim Henry, Holly Irvin

Learning and the Brain Conference

Gary Shiffman (Systemwide)

Social Studies Wiki

Donna Sartanowicz, Greg Steinsieck

Visual Journaling: A Guide to Creative Thinking

Jim Henry, Holly Irvin

Year Two: Creating a Learning Community in the Brookline-Lesley Internship Program

Amy Morrissey

Writers’ Express Summer Immersion Program

Danielle Rabina
Craig Friedland
Lisa Redding
Meghan Kennedy-Justice
Shoshanna Kostant
Ziv Feldman
Josh Paris
Mark Veader

Smooth Mathematical Transitions

Kathleen Boynton, Gary Shiffman,Jennifer Blair, Joanne Burke Hunter, Malcolm Cawthorne, Sam Dickerman, Jennifer Frey, Rich Goldberg, Roger Grande, Robert Grant, Daniel Green, Jennifer Hanaghan, Kathryn Leslie, Jennifer Martin, Stephanie McAllister, Michael Normant, Brian Poon, Marcie Simon, Burt Skvirsky, Jessica Wender-Shubow, Mark Wheeler, Andrew Kelly, Jonathan D’Amico, Shelley Stevens, Ellen Lewis, Gene Thompson-Grove

Literacy Skill Development for History and the Social Sciences

Mary Burchenal,  Melanee Alexander, Christina Allegrezza, Marcella Anderson, John Andrews, Jennifer Breen, Eric Colburn, Elon Fischer, Alison Frydman, Susan Gallagher, Gaelen Harrington, Rebecca Hayden, Amy Hyett. Ellen Lewis, Margaret Metzger, Anthony Meyer, Amy Morrissey, Robert Primmer, Rachel Reagan, Peter Sedlak, Laurie Sheffield, Barry Shuman, and Lindsay Wise

English Department Seminars on Central Course Texts

Jim Henry
Holly Irvin

Creating a Learning Community in the Brookline-Lesley Internship Program

Kathleen Boynton
Jennifer Martin
Shelley Stevens

The EmPower Approach: A Strategy for Teaching Expository Writing

Roger Grande Historical Writing Guidelines Program

Rachel Lichtig Eio
Yukiyo Iida
Lihua Zhang Shorter

Teaching & Learning in Asian American Studies
Alicia Mitchell Implementing Effective Professional Development
Karen Kuskin-Smith Middle School Transitions Program
Teddi Jacobs The New PE Jumpstart Workshop
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