Brookline Education Foundation -- Devotion School

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Caverly Award Winners
Adam Russell Gelfand Fellows
2011-12 Grant Recipients
Teacher Grant Recipients
Collaborative Grant Recipients
Devotion School Web Site
Donations Made to Honor Devotion School Educators

Devotion parents Marc Foster, Steve Herscovici, Pam Katz, and Alyssa Na'im are Brookline Education Foundation Boardmembers. To obtain information about the Foundation, purchase a raffle ticket, or to participate in the Spelling Bee, you may contact them as follows:

Steve Herscovici	sherscovici@gmail.com
Pam Katz	pamstevekatz@gmail.com
Marc Foster	marc@frconsult.com
Alyssa Na'im	alyssanaim@yahoo.com

Caverly Award Winners 1997 – 2011

2000

Deanna Wong

1997

Steve Griffen

1995

Deborah D'Amico

Adam Russell Gelfand Fellows 2001 – 2011

2004

Deborah Allen

2011-12 Grant Recipients

Recipient	Grant
Deborah Allen	Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice
Ellen Goldberg and BEEP educators	Utilizing Music to Facilitate Language Skills
Kim French, Daniel Lipton	Responsive Classroom II
Jordana Spitz, David O’Hara, Daniel Lipton, Michelle Gorden, Randy Bradley-Campbell, Bethany Bergeron and Kristine Allocca, Julie Boss, Julia Peck, Gina Stefanini	Rethinking Challenging Kids II
Cathy Fischer-Mueller	Political Science Summer Institute
Literacy specialists, principal, and key personnel at Baker	English Language Arts Benchmark Assessment and Leveled Literacy Intervention
Sarah DeBlois, Beth Williams, Elizabeth Gelotte	Modeling a Growth Mindset
Julie Boss, Nancy Frane	Supporting Critical Friends Group Coaches: Social Reform Initiative Winter Meeting
Michelle Allain	Developmental Design Middle School Training
7/8 Grade Music Teachers	Performing Arts Music Production Technology

Teacher Grant Recipients 1997 to 2011

Recipient	Grant
Joan Kreie	Learning and the Brain Conference
Beth Williams, Gretchen Albertini, Emily Baumbusch, Christy Bordieri, Kristen DeCroix, Kristie Fox, Kim French, Dawn Gardner, Liz Gelotte, Joel Klein, Joan Kreie, Jeni Pereira, Sarah Smith, Gregg Tolly, and Catherine VanDam Taggart	Guided Readers in Chapter Book Fiction
Julie Boss, Andrea Doane, Nancy Frane, Janice Gaudette, Liz Gelotte, Nicole Malagodi, Bonnie Michal, Julia Peck, Jillian Starr Coggeshall	Rethinking Challenging Kids
Carolyn Miller	Learning and the Brain Conference
Elisabeth Pendery Joan Kreie Elisabeth Wolfson	EmPower: A Method for Teaching Expository Writing
Gina Stefanini	Closing the Gap: Real Applications for Assistive Technology
Deb Allen	Boston Rocks!
Michelle Gorden Shelli Morgenstern Kim Williams	July Institute on the Teaching of Writing
Deb Allen Ayala Galton	2008 National Science Teacher's Conference
Robin Toback	Oxford Roundtable: Educational Consequences of Poverty and Deprivation
Maria Garrow	America's Musical Heritage
Beverly Gallagher	Professional Development Conference for Nurses
Deborah Allen	Rocky Mountain High
Christine McDonnell Beth Williams	Children’s Literature New England: “The Heroic Ideal Revisited”
Bonnie Michal Elisabeth Pendery Lauren Ockene	The Project Zero Classroom
Melissa Tonachel Gretchen Albertini	Buddies & Beyond: Fostering Academic Growth & Social Development Among Kindergarteners & Third Graders
Deborah Allen	Survival in the High and Dry
Hannah Sherak Melissa Tonachel Robert Kondel Gina Stefanini John Dempsey Robert Miller Josh Frank Jo-Anne Lund	Devotion School Differentiated Instruction Initiative
Austin Naughton	Grades 7/8 Book Discussion Project
Gina Stefanini John Abramson Jennifer Thomas	Improving Student Achievement through Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology
Norman Finkelstein	Invisible in America: Jews in Colonial America
Jane Cohen	Centers for Interamerican Studies Spanish Immersion
Gina Stefanini Jack O'Connell Janice Gaudette Kelly Smith Brian Spadafino Marty Paul Kate Murphy	Teaching Systematic Phonics Through Storytelling
Gretchen Albertini	Therapeutic Riding: Success and Acceptance for all Children
Shana Burg	The Butter Bean Fiasco
Andrea Doane	The Blind and the Performing Arts
Nancy Frane	Spanish Language/Latin American Culture
Joshua Frank	The Vietnam War and Historical Memory
Mark Jacobson	Cooperative Learning Workshop
David Meyers	A Family History
Susan Moran David O'Hara Jennifer Nixon Carrie Scheer Joshua Frank Janice Gaudette Jack O'Connell	The Educational Karate Program
Carol Murray Ed Knopping	First Grade Integration Project
Joanne Robinson	Internet Site Guide for Teachers and Students
Deanna Wong	To Be an American
School Nurses	Caring for Emergencies at School

Collaborative Grant Recipients 2005 to 2011

Recipient	Grant
Janet Campbell, Nicole Malagodi, Erin McKenna Banks, Yael Neeman-Schubert, Julia Peck, Keri Roedel, Andrew Schneider, Jillian Starr Coggeshall, Sotiria Stavridis, MaryBeth Zabowsky	Pre-Professional Competency: Mentoring for Second and Third Year Educators
Devotion Early Childhood and Kindergarten teachers	Utilizing Music to Facilitate Language Skills
Beth Williams, Gretchen Albertini, Emily Baumbusch, Christy Bordieri, Kristen DeCroix, Kristie Fox, Kim French, Dawn Gardner, Liz Gelotte, Joel Klein, Joan Kreie, Jeni Pereira, Sarah Smith, Gregg Tolly, Catherine VanDam Taggart	Guided Readers in Chapter Book Fiction, Phase II
Joan Kreie	Learning and the Brain Conference
Cathy Fischer-Mueller and Catherine VanDam Taggart	Economics Summer Institute
Julie Boss, Andrea Doane, Nancy Frane, Janice Gaudette, Liz Gelotte, Nicole Malagodi, Bonnie Michal, Julia Peck, Jillian Starr Coggeshall, and Gina Stefanini	Rethinking Challenging Kids
Geoff Tegnell (Systemwide)	Social Studies Wiki
Gretchen Albertini, Deb Allen, Oakley Hoerth, Daniel Lipton, Julia Peck	Year Two: Building Science Professional Development Capacity
Peter Schlossberg	Visual Journaling: A Guide to Creative Thinking
Julie Boss, Robin Toback, Carrie Gross, Oakley Hoerth, Jennifer Maylone, Shelli Morgenstern, Gina Stefanini, Lis Wolfson	Schools Attuned in Practice
Robert Miller, Joel Klein, Julia Peck, Andrew Schneider	Writers’ Express Summer Immersion Program
Gina Stefanini, Cathy Fischer-Mueller, Gerardo Martinez, Gene Thompson-Grove, Kim Barnum, Jen Maylone, Carolyn Miller, Shelli Morgenstern, Barbara Schiele, Shuk-Kuen Tse, David Youkilis, Nicole Zagami	Year Two: Adult Learning Groups at Devotion School
Beth Williams, Gretchen Albertini, Kristen DeCroix, Kristie Fox, Kim French, Dawn Gardner, Liz Gelotte, Lauren Ockene, Sarah Smith, Catherine Van Dam, David Youkilis	Guided Reading in Chapter Book Fiction
Deb Allen	Earth Science by Design: Building Science Professional Development Capacity
Gina Stefanini, Cathy Fischer-Mueller, Gerardo Martinez, Barbara Schiele, Carolyn Miller, Shelli Morgenstern, David Youkilis, Kim Barnum, Lauren Carroll, Jennifer Maylone, Kristie Fox, Nicole Zagami, Gene Thompson-Grove	Adult Learning Groups at Devotion School
Vicki Milstein 25 Early Childhood Educators	Early Education Institute
David Youkilis	"After School Matters," Years 1 and 2
Oakley Hoerth	Building Science Background & Professional Development Capacity
Christine McDonnell Mireille Blau Waas	Civil Rights Program
Bethany Bergeron Andrea Doane Catherine Fischer-Mueller Gerardo Martinez Bonnie Michal Lauren Ockene Elisa Pendery Gina Stefanini Gene Thompson-Grove Melissa Tonachel Nichol Zagami	Making Learning Visible Retreat and Collaboration
Lauren Ockene Traci Beane Kimberly Bell Tamosin Johnson-Hellegers Gina Stefanini Robin Toback Melissa Tonachel	Building Understanding in a Diverse School Community
Michelle Gorden	Brookline Nutrition Initiative
Shelli Morgenstern Lauren Carroll Sarah Smith Lis Wolfson	Supporting Critical Friend’s Groups Facilitator’s Collaboration at Heath and Devotion
Gina Stefanini Hannah Sherak	Collaborative Model for Creating Accessible Curriculum Using Universal Design for Learning Approach
Lauren Ockene, Elizabeth Pendery	Continuing Our Learning in Language Arts and Technology Integration
Shelli Morgenstern Debbie D'Amico Karen Blackburn Esther Kattef Joshua Frank Lauren Carroll Sarah Smith Lis Wolfson Deanna Wong	Devotion School Critical Friends Coaches' Consultant and Winter Meeting
Deanna Wong	Unveiling the Invisible Minority: An Exploration of the Model Minority Myth
Debbie D'Amico Melissa Tonachel Kristie Fox Michelle Gorden Andrea Doane Amy Keefe Lis Wolfson Shelli Morgenstern	Units of Study in a Primary (K-2) Writing Workshop


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