NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (May 28, 2014) - Facing History and Ourselves will award over $47,200 in grants to support innovative teacher education projects around the world, the international education nonprofit organization announced today, including New Haven Academy educators Meredith Gavrin and David Senderoff.
Providing meaningful learning experiences is the goal of New Haven Academy, a school that uses Facing History at all levels, in all courses. Meredith will create a series of films that document the school’s Social Action Project, which all students begin in the sophomore year. The series will allow students to see the full cycle of creating and completing an impactful project. Teachers in other New Haven public school as well as in Facing History’s Innovative Schools Network will also be able to use this as a model to create their own projects.
David will establish a network at New Haven Academy with schools around the world using Google Chromebooks, Google Plus, and Google Hangouts. The network will allow schools to easily schedule video-conferences with other schools worldwide to share lessons and projects, and it will be used to connect New Haven Academy seniors with alumni.
“This award recognizes those educators who are going above and beyond to nurture the intellectual as well as the moral development of their students,” Facing History Associate Executive Director Marty Sleeper said. “These are teachers who are making an enormous difference in the world.”
The Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants grew out of a teaching award established in 2006 to recognize Facing History-trained educators who are thinking outside-the-box to transform schools and impact student learning.
This week, Facing History awarded over $42,200 to fund 18 cutting-edge classroom projects around the world that focus on technological innovation and collaborative learning. In the coming months, the organization will also award a $5,000 grand prize to a 2013 Innovative Grant winner to further his or her work.
Find out more about the individual winners and their winning projects here.
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