Houston 2012 Fellows
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Houston 2012 Fellows This summer, 67 Houston teachers representing 50 schools embark on self- designed learning odysseys as scholars, researchers, adventurers and Fund for Teachers Fellows. After pursuing scientific data, participating in seminars, volunteering with community organizations and observing best practices, these teachers will return to their classrooms as lead learners to inspire their students and school communities. Elementary Guillermo Ovalles Angelia Seagroves Garrett Elementary Hubenak Elementary Kelly Caldwell, April Davis, Tawanna Evans, Participate in teacher training in Helsinki, Discover the origins of Grimm’s fairy tales Destiny Parker and Brooke Wilso Finland, followed by a cultural immersion along the Fairy Tale Road in Germany and Burton Elementary language program sponsored by the also explore the Dachau concentration Visit Underground Railroad and national University of Turku, to examine Finnish camp to create K-5 library lessons that reach landmarks in New York, Philadelphia and teaching methods and develop an younger and older students and encourage Washington DC to broaden knowledge of instructional model that prepares students connections between texts and their own the Black American experience and more of all backgrounds for academic success. experiences. seamlessly incorporate African-American history with general social studies. Nancy Hess Nicki Frankie Griffin Elementary Janowski Elementary Jean King Research proactive renewable Explore Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park De Zavala Elementary environments in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Preserve in order to enhance content Follow the lives and careers of Gaudí, Miró and Sweden to initiate student discussions knowledge and develop a more enriching & Dalí across the Catalonia region of Spain, about renewable energies and the transition earth science unit. observing their techniques with ceramics, to a less energy-based society from a more tile and mosaics, to design a ceramics unit informed perspective. Sonia Rodriguez that leads students in the transformation Krahn Elementary of unadorned school spaces into vistas of Linda Gerbode Research traditional art forms in three brightly-glazed tiles. Harvard Elementary School regions of Vietnam to incorporate into Learn techniques of effective containerized classrooms artistic practices and cultural Jerry Manto and Sabrina Silva horticulture from experts in the Tuscan traditions often overlooked within the scope Exley Elementary and Campanian regions of Italy to teach of art history and art education. Participate in the World Music Drumming hands-on science curriculum and empower workshop in Seattle, WA, to learn students to create green spaces in their Michael Ho instrument skills and techniques on the over-crowded, urban environments. Kreinhop Elementary Zimbabwean marimba and enrich the Research traditional art forms in three musicality of a diverse student population. Heather Whitby regions of Vietnam to incorporate into Herod Elementary classrooms artistic practices and cultural Explore Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park traditions often overlooked within the scope and Preserve in order to enhance content of art history and art education. knowledge and develop a more enriching earth science unit. 1 Katherine Martin Michael Thomas Michael Harris and Jennifer Simpson Lovett Elementary Schmalz Elementary Clear Brook High School Intern with the Chicago Children’s Choir Participate in the Musicians Institute’s Explore settings across Italy and Germany to learn strategies for building a district Contemporary College of Music summer immortalized in classic literature and children’s honor choir and provide program in Los Angeles, CA, to hone comprising the 9th and 10th grade canons opportunities for all students to benefit from arrangement and digital recording skills to align English curriculum with history music education, even those with no music and help students compose and record their units covering the Greco-Roman period. program or teacher. original music. Jeff Cherry Lesli Edge Bradley Quentin Clear Creek High School McRoberts Elementary Sinclair Elementary Volunteer with a school in the Kibera slum Research proactive renewable Volunteer at the Arctic Fox Research Center of Nairobi, Kenya, to develop curriculum environments in Iceland, Norway, Denmark on Iceland’s Hornstrandir Peninsulato, to that shares the hopes, dreams and and Sweden to initiate student discussions learn wildlife survey techniques and inform challenges of students’ peers in Kenya about renewable energies and the transition students’ year-long field study of animals in and promotes a greater understanding of to a less energy-based society from a more an urban environment. another culture. informed perspective. Thelma Ginsburg Shara Appanaitis Christina Foley and Stephanie Nady Stephens Elementary Clear Falls High School Morton Ranch Elementary Observe Latin American storytellers in Explore Spanish art and architecture Participate in Kent State University’s Mexico and Colombia to develop lessons in Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago de summer Reading and Writing Development that incorporate effective storytelling Compostela, Toledo, and Granada to Center workshops with literacy education techniques and expose children to authentic develop lessons featuring Islamic and expert Dr. Timothy Rasinksi to learn and original stories that reflect their own Western art for AP Art History and studio art strategies for assessing struggling readers diverse cultures. classes. and targeting intervention to specific needs. Seanette Meserole Michael McCormick Andrea Barela T.L. Pink Elementary Clear Falls High School North Belt Elementary Discover the origins of Grimm’s fairy tales Volunteer with a school in the Kibera slum Research Mohandas Gandhi’s style of along the Fairy Tale Road in Germany and of Nairobi, Kenya, to develop curriculum peaceful activism at the Mani Bhavan also explore the Dachau concentration that shares the hopes, dreams and Gandhi Sangrahalaya in Mumbai, India, and camp to create K-5 library lessons that reach challenges of students’ peers in Kenya the National Gandhi Museum in New Delhi younger and older students and encourage and promotes a greater understanding of to facilitate students’ application of similar connections between texts and their own another culture. strategies as a framework for developing experiences. action plans within their community. Jamie Poland and Erica Smith Jennifer Lightsey Clear Lake High School - NGC Kimberly Boyce-Quentin West Memorial Elementary Gather historical, artistic, literary and media Piney Point Elementary Hike among the biodiversity and unique artifacts from four Italian cities representing Volunteer at the Arctic Fox Research Center geology features of Big Bend National different chronological eras to add on Iceland’s Hornstrandir Peninsulato, to Park and gaze at the galaxy through the international relevance to current curricula learn wildlife survey techniques and inform McDonald Observatory’s telescope in Ft. and create an International Room at school. students’ year-long field study of animals in Davis to familiarize first graders with their an urban environment. state and encourage them to think like Eric Pearce scientists. Clear Springs High School Danielle Saylor Explore Spanish art and architecture Sally K. Ride Elementary Middle in Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago de Participate in Kent State University’s Compostela, Toledo, and Granada to summer Reading and Writing Development Rochelle Harris and Tamara develop lessons featuring Islamic and Center workshops with literacy education McDaniel-Alford Western art for AP Art History and studio art expert Dr. Timothy Rasinksi to learn Morton Ranch Junior High classes. strategies for assessing struggling readers Observe how Renaissance artists and and targeting intervention to specific needs. architects in Milan, Florence and Venice David Feranchak infused mathematical principles into artistic Conroe High School Coy Hunger, Julie Roznovsky and achievements to then teach students how to Participate in the “Scene Painting Julie Warner visualize, verbalize, and apply mathematical Intensive for Theatre Arts” workshop at Roberts Elementary concepts to their everyday environments. Cobalt Studios in White Lake, NY, and the Embark on a journey through the cities and Shakespeare and Williamstown Theatre deserts of Morocco, gaining insights and High festivals in Massachusetts, to inspire experiences that broaden an international personal artistic skills and learn techniques curriculum and inspire students to fulfill Laura Negri students can apply to projects and the International Baccalaureate program’s Alief Kerr High School performances. mission of creating a better and more Participate in the European Exposure peaceful world. 2012 photography workshop for teachers, exploring new digital photography and teaching techniques through field work in Vienna, Hungary and Spain to help students find a creative voice in photography. 2 Naomi Brown Gunjan Gupta Diane Palm Educational Complex, Fort Bend North Shore High School Harris County Juvenile Justice Alternative Cycle 200 miles from the “Secret Annex” Research the wealth of biodiversity Education Program in Amsterdam to Germany’s Bergen pervasive in Costa Rica’s various biomes Examine the Atlantic Slave Trade’s enduring Belsen Concentration camp, creating a to create a unit of study that helps students legacy in Senegal through the eyes and documentary of Anne Frank’s legacy that grasp