LEF PROUDLY ANNOUNCES OUR 2005 SUMMER FELLOWS.

Ten teachers from Lexington Schools have received mini-grants of up to $3,000 to attend conferences and workshops during the summer, which will enhance their teaching and enliven their classrooms. Here’s what LEF Summer Fellows will be studying this summer:

Kimberly Michael, 2nd Grade Teacher,
Fiske School; Pamela Michael, 4th Grade Teacher, Bridge School - These teachers will be attending the annual meeting of the Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail Foundation and teacher workshop in Oregon. Teacher Kim Michael will be exploring new perspectives on the impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on American history, while teacher Pam Michael will help develop a new social studies unit on North America, comparing the Lewis and Clark expedition with Alexander MacKenzie’s Canadian voyage to the Pacific.

Leslie Colby, 5th Grade Teacher, Bridge School - At the International Readers Theatre summer workshop in England, Ms. Colby will learn new drama techniques, including oral interpretation and scriptwriting, to help improve students’ speaking and listening skills. These techniques will also allow her to develop differentiated reading instruction in her classroom and motivate students in language arts study.

Kathleen Glenn, Reading Specialist, Bowman School - Ms. Glenn will be a participant in the Literacy through Drama Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Following her summer study, she will employ different creative techniques in drama to promote the study of literature.

Deborah Side, Music Specialist, Bridge School; Holly Stumpf, Music Specialist, Harrington School - Ms. Side and Ms. Stumpf will be attending the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut, attending courses on both traditional and multicultural dance, song and music. These will then enrich classroom instruction on music and movement.

Deborah Smith Johnston, World History Teacher, Lexington High School - After presenting a paper at the World History Conference in Morocco, Ms. Johnston will develop new curriculum materials and a PowerPoint presentation for colleagues on Morocco’s role in world history.

Caitlin Smith, French Teacher, Lexington High School - With the goal of enhancing classroom instruction, Ms. Smith will be attending a 4-week intensive immersion program in Tour, France, receiving instruction in advanced linguistics, methodology and French culture. Strategies and new instructional materials will be shared with colleagues at LHS.

Sharon Walczewski and Wendy Cordero, Mathematics Teachers, Lexington High School - Ms. Walczewski and Ms. Cordero will be attending a weeklong workshop on Fathom, powerful statistical computer software, with the goal of improving their ability to create visual displays, process large volumes of data and conduct simulations. In turn, they will develop advanced lessons for students of statistics and share the information with LHS math and science teachers.