Category: PA Grant Reports

PA Grant Report:
Counseling and the Classroom

marcovescio March 4, 2022 No Comments

By Katie Hicks, Middle School Teacher For several years I have wanted to further my education by pursuing a master’s degree, and the pandemic presented me with time to explore…

PA Grant Report:
Generating Access to
“Own Voices” Texts

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By Middle School Head Teachers Margot Stein and Nicole Watson As educators who possess multiple identities and perspectives, we know that our students also fall along this spectrum—whether those identities…

PA Grant Report:
Creating New Curriculum to Foster Inclusive Classrooms

marcovescio November 5, 2021 No Comments

by Emma Jaye Shoots, Lower School Teacher My deepest thanks to the MMFS Parents Association for providing me with the opportunity to pursue professional development and create new curriculum for…

PA Grant Report:
Inquiry-Based Science
and 21st Century Learning

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By Sophie Glassman Golob, Head Science & Math Teacher and Nicole Watson, Head Science and Math Teacher Science is everywhere. This is what we tell our students each year to…

Language, Literacy,
and the Brain

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By Leah Wasserman, Middle School Language Therapist In the spring of 2020, as it became apparent that my summer was going to be much slower than usual, I started thinking…

Culture in Context: Diverse Voices and Iconic Novels

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By Cara Shaw, Upper School Head Teacher I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue professional development over the summer by taking a course funded by a grant from the…

Summer Study with
the Kodály Institute

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By Peter Tinaglia, Upper School Head Teacher Last year, thanks in part to a grant from the MMFS Parents Association, I completed my music education summer courses with the Kodály…

Addressing Race in
Learning & Education

marcovescio May 1, 2020 No Comments

By Elyse Wilson, Middle School Head Teacher With the support of the Parents Association, I participated in the Critical Analysis of Race in Learning & Education (CARLE) Institute in New York City.…

Exploring the Purpose
of Music Education

marcovescio April 24, 2020 No Comments

By Amy St. Louis, Lower School Music Teacher Thanks to the generous support of the MMFS Parents Association, I was able to continue working toward a Masters of Music Education from…

Social Thinking
in the Classroom

marcovescio April 17, 2020 No Comments

By Alexander Burr, Lower School Head Teacher In the spring of 2019 I received a grant from the MMFS Parents Association to create a series of lessons based on the Social…