Innovative Teacher HONORS RECEPTION

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2020 COVID-19 Edition

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TEACHERS INBROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

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Broward Education Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Honors Reception.

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WELCOMEDear Friends:

While this annual event was canceled due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Broward Education Foundation continues to proudly award monetary grants for Innovative Teachers who have developed classroom curriculum that engages and propels students to success in Broward County Public Schools. Funding for these grants is made possible through public-private partnerships, business and community leaders and most importantly, contributors to the Education First Employee Giving Campaign. This year, we are proud to share:

Innovative Teacher Start-Up GrantsInnovative ideas developed by teachers who receive initial grant funds to implement them.

28 Teachers will receive more $24,500 in Start-Up Grants

Disseminator GrantsProven and tested innovative curriculum with measurable outcomes; following a “best practices” model, teachers receive grant funds to package and share their teaching strategy through curriculum packets, visual displays and peer-to-peer workshops.

22 Teachers will receive $20,000 in Disseminator Grants

Adapter GrantsDue to the timing of the quarantine, the Adapter Grant Funds were rapidly re-purposed to help grant winning teachers “build out” their virtual classrooms- all to keep students engaged, focused and learning. This was made possible through a partnership with Office Depot.

183 Teachers received more than $72,000 in Virtual Learning Teacher Supply Grants

We are pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with the City of Hollywood’s Education Advisory Committee, through which 28 Hollywood teachers will receive more than $20,000 in grant funding.

Finally, four teachers are the proud recipients of Motorola and AT&T STEM grants valued at a total of $11,000.

Broward Education Foundation is immensely grateful to all Innovative Teacher Grant sponsors and donors for their commitment to improving the quality of education in Broward County Public Schools.

Our heartfelt congratulations to each grant recipient for your dedication to educational excellence. While we wish we’d had the opportunity to recognize your creativity and unwavering focus on enhancing learning in person, we none the less proudly salute you and your achievements!

Sincerely,

Frank Horkey, ChairBroward Education Foundation

THANK YOU TO OUR PROUD SUPPORTERS

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Innovative Teacher Start-Up Grants

Merging Technology to Make Learning Meaningful This comprehensive unit incorporates higher-order thinking skills with hands-on, fun and educational activities including augmented and virtual reality for students to demonstrate learning in a variety of authentic ways. It incorporates literacy into the sciences and allows the students to learn many standards at once, making for meaningful and authentic learning experiences.

Tara DukanauskasNorth Andrews Gardens Elementary

Art Quilting Across the Curriculum Art Quilting Across the Curriculum provides artistic expression for fourth and fifth grade students. Several areas will be covered, including Hispanic heritage, women’s history, the Holocaust and black history. Students will be planning and creating quilt squares using quilting materials and art supplies that are based on their research of various texts that educate about the topics of study.

Susan RasmussenNorth Andrews Gardens Elementary

Empower with Tech Power! Students will personalize their learning environment by delving deeper into topics of interest, while collaborating with their peers. They will have the opportunity to set the pace, place and path of their instruction while they apply and synthesize information to develop projects sharing their experiences – through podcasts, digital storytelling, wikis, blogs and digital multimedia – with the school and digital global community.

Sheri DominguezPalmview Elementary

Panther Bots Unite!VEX Robotics is a company driven to instill a love in STEM+C areas – science, technology, engineering math and computer science – by providing students with an engaging hands-on opportunity to explore, but most importantly, to have fun! Throughout the year schools are also given the opportunity to participate in VEX IQ competitions, where they work as a team to complete a challenge on the playing field.

Mia HansenPark Springs Elementary

Literacy Connections This project seeks to bring the power of collaboration to literacy learning and science enrichment. Meaningful collaboration at Literacy Centers will promote higher-order thinking skills about text, and students will gain the experience of verbally expressing summaries, connections, and critiques of the text. Collaboration is a highly effective research-based learning model that will lead to academic gains for students.

Jennifer CacciolaChallenger Elementary

A Night at the MuseumStudents host “A Night at the Museum” when parents and students will be invited to explore and learn about the scientists and engineers that made some great inventions. Students will be assigned a historical scientist or engineer to research and learn about how that person influenced our history through their inventions/creations and will be invited to dress as those people to present what they have learned.

Christina TseChallenger Elementary

Fun*tastic FloridaFun*tastic Florida is a hands-on project that aims to teach students to love and get to know deeply their home state of Florida through cross-curricular lessons and art projects. By studying their home state, students elevate their awareness of their environment, develop love and a sense of pride about the natural beauty of the state of Florida and get to know some of its culture, science and history.

Luisa DugasCroissant Park Elementary

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Code for Success!Code for Success! is a program that will develop in our female students the skills needed to create a supportive environment through STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities. Students will work with one another to solve problems by designing working robots that are at first student-driven and then later program-coded to run on their own.

Roberta FasanoQuiet Waters Elementary

From Page to Stage“From Page to Stage” will allow students to study theatre in an after-school club setting and by the end of the school year they will present the show, “A Greek Mythical Musical” to more than 1,100 students at our school and evening community performance(s.) Drama  students learn and develop creative thinking and new study techniques. The experience builds confidence, which benefits students in public speaking opportunities.

Maryellen PinzonQuiet Waters Elementary

Poetry is Art! Students will study poems by the great masters in a way that will bring them to life! The project begins by reading and discussing several carefully selected poems from poets such as Yeats, Frost, Angelou, and Dickinson from the series Poetry for Young People. Then it is to the park for a picnic and “poetry in the park” experience that includes guest speakers and parents. Next, students write their own poetry for a “classroom poetry slam.”

Tamre ClarkRiverside Elementary

Putting the Pieces Together Putting the Pieces Together will build a strong reading comprehension classroom by having multiple tools to explicitly teach the five components of reading. The National Reading Panel identified the five key elements of reading as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. These elements build on each other and each related piece must be reinforced so they can come together to strengthen reading comprehension.

Julie HimmelsbachSunshine Elementary

Sparking Curiosity with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math!Students and teachers put together morning choice STEM bins. These bins consist of STEM activities and projects that the students work on when they first arrive to class. These activities will improve attendance in our classroom, and give students time to practice social emotional skills while they collaborate on STEM tasks, which involve science, technology, engineering, and math.

Jordanna EganTropical Elementary

Primary Path to Math! The purpose of this project is to improve mathematics instruction by implementing small group instruction, designing math centers with developmentally appropriate materials, and providing opportunities for independent practice. This type of math instruction will be rigorous and will better prepare my students for the future.

Jeannie KrouchWestchester Elementary

Teach Me In A Different Way and I Will Learn The project provides students with an in-depth understanding of mechanical and structural principles built into everyday S.T.E.M. education. By building, designing, and testing solutions, students work as young scientists and engineers. By adding new and innovative activities to teaching, students will explore and interact with new discoveries. Students will gain a better understanding of S.T.E.M. subjects while becoming 21st century learners.

Carolyn CourtneyWinston Park Elementary

See It, 3D It: Innovate & CreateSee It, 3D It: Innovate & Create is a project that will allow students an opportunity to utilize advanced technology to enhance the existing STEM curriculum. One example of an envisioned student activity is building a tower that can sustain the forces of wind. Instead of using pipe cleaners and craft sticks to construct, students will use the 3D printer and/or 3D pens.

Robert KrouchWinston Park Elementary

Building with Style Matters Building with Style Matters is project-based learning that encourages students to learn by researching specific cities in Spanish-speaking countries and identifying the relationship of home styles and climate/weather patterns while learning Spanish vocabulary about areas in the home and climate/weather. Students apply knowledge and skills by designing and creating a model home using appropriate materials for climate/weather patterns.

Estela RenteriaWinston Park Elementary

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MIDDLE SCHOOLApplying Physics with K’NEXUsing K’NEX creative building toys, students will be able to understand what causes motion and how to manipulate the variables associated with it; they’ll demonstrate kinetic and potential energy and how they relate to real-world applications, showing how mechanical energy is conserved.  By building cars and calculating speed, students will also be able to show how distance, time and speed are related and will graph data to show changes over time.

Lori MortensenIndian Ridge Middle

Financial Literacy is important, It Is fun, and It Shows!Students will engage in several types of activities in financial literacy, from a project where students will learn the basics of money (choices, income, expenses, and savings), to another where they build, manage and grow their own business, graduating to a project in investing their money and planning for the future (college, family, and retirement).

Hermes Abrantes and Daniel KarrasLyons Creek Middle

Healthy Hydroponics Students will collaborate and interact to design, build, maintain and harvest from indoor and outdoor hydroponics and aeroponics gardens. Healthy Hydroponics will set up a hydroponics system while integrating STEM concepts and social emotional learning. Students will use a business model to create a student-led farmer’s market and learn customer service, harvesting and marketing by providing our produce to the community.

Carolyn Sant AngeloParkway Middle

Broward’s Aspiring Suspense AuthorsWhat keeps readers reading? Suspense! Seventh grade ELA students create a book of suspense stories that are sure to keep you turning the page. The project-based learning activity involved learning and comprehension of story elements, suspense, grammar, character analysis, and conflict. The students put on their “creativity hats” and underwent a month-long journey writing, revising, and editing their short stories.

Barbara DonerRamblewood Middle

HIGH SCHOOLHow’s the Air Up There? An Air Pollution Study Students will learn about air pollution in their local environment through a scientific study conducted at and around school campus. They will work in groups to pick a pollutant and determine what local factors contribute to it, devise a testable question about it and develop a procedure for sampling that will answer that question. Students will design an experiment that measures air pollution and relates pollutant types to the possible sources.

Candice BrownEverglades High

As I See ItAfter engaging in a discussion about how students are able to change their point of view on something after receiving more information, they will read several versions of fairy tales told by minor characters. Students will discuss the style and irony used in creating these works, and will write their own adaptations of a story of told from another character’s viewpoint. They will create their own written/illustrated books to share as a class library.

Sandy MelilloPompano Beach High

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Surreal Fun with Dali Students will investigate and answer questions about art, geometry, science and world geography by learning about the different types of art Dali created throughout his career and who influenced him. They will research Surrealism, Cubism, and Futurism, and will apply the principles of one of the art styles to create a unique work of art. Student groups will then create a PowerPoint presentation to share their newly acquired knowledge.

Gisela NaranjoCity of Pembroke Pines Charter School East Campus Elementary

Video That! This project will bring the world of televised journalism into the classroom. Students will create record, write, edit, and star in their own televised morning news program, to mimic their local channel news with segments on “world news,” sports, Spanish language, and much more! . This will be news by students, for students. This project encourages students to use their passion for social media to enhance their written/verbal communication skills.

Mercedes CortesFranklin Academy

Authors with Big Hearts – Students Helping Kids in Need Middle school journalism/creative writing students will help their community by writing, illustrating, and editing books to be donated to foster children at His House Children’s Home. Students want to bring a message of hope to these children and through this simple act of donating these books as holiday gifts, the students can bring smiles, a sense of hope and show the children that they are loved by their community.

Patricia CantorePembroke Pines Charter Middle School West Campus

The Good S.E.E.D.S. ProjectThe Good S.E.E.D.S. (Social Emotional Empowerment through Digging Soil) Project’s purpose is to have an outdoor classroom with equal opportunity activities that serve a larger purpose than gardening. Capitalizing upon project- and problem-based learning opportunities allows students to experience school success, thereby building a positive self-concept. Skills learned within the horticulture lab can equip students with tools for future success.

Adrian CarterCross Creek

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFull S.T.E.A.M Ahead! Elana MilitzokBeachside Montessori Village

Projecting into the Future: Latest Technology for Staging “Frozen Junior”Nicole Murillo Beachside Montessori Village

See, Touch, Feel for Sensory Development Trelaina Butler Boulevard Heights Elementary

BHE DANCE CLUB Toccara Foster Boulevard Heights Elementary

The Picture of Kindness Art Project Jodi Rice Boulevard Heights Elementary

SEL Zen Zones (Teachers Edition)Frances Morris Colbert Museum Magnet

Flying Through Literacy and ArtPamela BarrecaHollywood Hills Elementary

Motific Motown Vanessa Million Hollywood Hills Elementary

A Digital Path to Reading Comprehension! John Alvarez Stirling Elementary

We Dig Art in the Garden! Joanne Ewart Sheridan Hills Elementary

Kids Love iPads! Rhonda GreckStirling Elementary

Keyboarding for Kids Cathy IgnacioStirling Elementary

Follow the Drama Club RoadKimberley Smith Stirling Elementary

MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat’s On YOUR Plate?Lori BrunoApollo Middle

Revving Up The Review in Mathematics Latisa Williams Olsen Middle

HIGH SCHOOLBiology Lab ProjectMelissa KrossMcArthur High

Garden RenovationVincent Newman McArthur High

AP Exam ReviewAshley LehmanSouth Broward High

The Human Rights Project-SBHS/FAU Collaboration Carlisa Russell South Broward High

CENTERS AND CHARTER SCHOOLSProgress Through PodcastsIan Combrinck-GrahamHollywood Academy of Arts and Science

Project S.O.A.R. - Students Obtain Air Rejoicing!David Lazerson The Quest Center

Broward Education Foundation is pleased to continue its longstanding partnership with the City of Hollywood. The City of Hollywood’s Excellence in Education Committee independently determines the judging criteria, selects project grant recipients and funds these generous grants, which are administered through Broward Education Foundation.

City of Hollywood‘s 2020 “EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION” Grants

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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

Motorola STEM Solutions Grant

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle RoboticsMotorola STEM Solutions Urban Search and Rescue Robotics

Through this project, students will learn how to design, build, program and use a robot to assist law enforcement and fire rescue in the performance of their duties. Students will work together to understand the mechanics of robotics and simple machines and their practical uses in solving problems involving public safety, including search and recovery operations. Students will be given a public safety scenario from partners and they will compete with classmates to create and use the robot to collect data and provide real time information. We have partnered with the Broward Sheriff’s Office who will allow students a unique opportunity to spend a day with them to observe how robots and drones are used in law enforcement operations. Students will also visit Wärtsilä North America for a demonstration of the engineering design process.  Project partners include the Broward Sheriff’s Office- SWAT and Wärtsilä North America.

Joseph KellySouth Broward High

AT&T STEM at Work GRANTS

AT&T STEM at Work Grants Young Engineers – City Shapers

Through the Young Engineers – City Shapers project, students will learn to use the engineering design process to solve a real-life issue using science and engineering; specifically, students will research, design, and build model cities that will address social, environmental, economic, and safety concerns of the world of tomorrow. Students will build important critical thinking, collaboration and STEM skills though this project. Local business partners and mentors will also provide regular input and feedback. This project will ultimately teach students how to problem-solve an issue; accept constructive criticism and multiple points of view; and reframe failure as a learning tool. Project partner is Broward County Planning Council.

Brenda FarkasGlades Middle

Broward Education Foundation is pleased to facilitate and administer grants for educators in Broward County Public Schools awarded through its generous partners Motorola and AT&T.

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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

Harness the Power of the SUN!Florida is the Sunshine State- students wish to harness the power of the sun and leave the smallest possible carbon footprint behind. Global warming must be addressed, and we must find ways to stop it. The students would like to build a solar-powered charging station for electric bicycles and use the sun to power our classroom.

Cutler Bay Solar Solutions has agreed to partner with us in this endeavor, and will provide us with extensive knowledge of solar power. The students will learn about solar power and the possible career opportunities associated with the industry. Project partner is Cutler Bay Solar Solutions. Daniel JonesWhispering Pines Education Center

Greased Lightning Robotics - Let’s ROLL: Robotics and Outreach for the Love of LearningLet’s ROLL will support hands-on robotics projects and competitions, expanding the number of students who can directly participate in the design and programming of robots, and increasing the representation of female and Hispanic high school students. It will also level up the engineering experiences of students in low-income communities through the robot club outreach activities to elementary and middle schools. The primary activities include participation in project-based STEM competitions and outreach activities focused on educational events for younger children, aimed at increasing interest in the sciences. The Minds-i system is used to teach sensor-oriented programming and basic mechanical design. The Spartan robotics system can be modified to grow with the students as their programming skills increase. The Minds-i system contains two separate types of sensors: touch and light, giving the students the chance to learn how to program two different types of sensors. Project partner is Motorola Solutions.

Angela AshleyCypress Bay High.

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FELICE TZABERY A STEP IN TIME Francine Kirman Coral Springs High Dona Maggio Coral Springs High Monika Moorman Central Park Elementary Althia Walker Coral Springs High

LUISA DUGAS ABC- ART, BOOKS & CREATIVITY Dolly Garg Westchester Elementar Christina Gaskill Manatee Bay Elementary

LIBBY HODGES ART REACHING TODAY’S YOUTH Erica Hahn Fox Trail Elementary Mary Seage Tropical Elementary Denise Soufrine Pembroke Pines Elementary

TARA DUKANAUSKAS AUGMENTED LEARNER: Jessica Alonso Silver Lakes Elementary SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW Jane Barcelo Bayview Elementary Carrie Bush Nova Blanche Forman Elementary Christina Flack North Andrews Garden Elementary Nichole Malsom North Andrews Gardens Elementary Nina Menolascino North Andrews Gardens Elementary Chentel Neat Colbert Museum Magnet Madelyn Perez North Andrews Gardens Elementary Bonnie Stewart Nova Blanche Forman Elementary Celia Taylor Seminole Middle Lisa Thompson Nova Blanche Forman Elementary

KAREN A PAGE B.R.A.R.E Orin Mayer Bennett Elementary

LUISA DUGAS BACK TO THE PAST Claudia Fortoul Lander Dania Elementary Lauren Kilmer-Ferreira McNicol Middle Marlene Lastra Forest Hills Elementary Lucy Londono-McGuire Coconut Palm Elementary Anita O’Sullivan Hollywood Hills Elementary Lisa Walkowitz Stephen Foster Elementary

SUSAN WHITING BRAIN BUILDERS, INC. Deborah Bell Park Ridge ElementaryAND JULIA MCGINTY Susan Squire Sunset Lakes Elementary

CELIA TAYLOR BREAKOUT OF THE BOX: Anthony Church Seminole Middle ESCAPE ROOM TECHNIQUES Jacqueline McDonald Orange Brook Elementary Jennell Lozin Charles W. Flanagan High Mabel Stoll Orange Brook Elementary Mario Toussaint J.P. Taravella High Latisa Williams Olsen Middle School

LUCIANA GENTILE BRINGING AMERICAN HISTORY TO LIFE FOR YOUNG LEARNERS Desiree Clay Riverside Elementary Catherine Giles Dillard 6-12 Erica Lovett Park Lakes Elementary Monique Lynch Sawgrass Elementary Vanessa Million Hollywood Hills Elementary Patricia Officer Riverside Elementary Kandy Romagosa Eagle Point Elementary Patricia Smith Norcrest Elementary Susan Whiting Portfolio Services

DONA MAGGIO BUILDING A BLENDED LEARNING Lucas Mathews Margate Middle TOOLBOX Hud Tomlinson Dania Elementary

2020 Innovative Teacher Disseminator & Adapter Grant Winners

Disseminator Project Name Adapter School

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MAURICE THOMPSON CHESS AS AN ACADEMIC AND Dina LaFargue Augustin Coral Springs High SOCIAL SKILLS TOOL Carell Dorce Plantation Elementary Steve Williams McArthur High DR. DEBORAH POSNER DAILY SUCCESS MBA: STRATEGICALLY Jessica Penn Seminole Middle PLANNING MY MIDDLE SCHOOL DAYS

KATHRYN TARQUINIO DON’T FREAK OUT BRO! Keri Porter Wingate Oaks Center

TRACY SACHS EXPLORING PRINTMAKING Rose Casimir Winston Park Elementary Luisa Dugas Croissant Park Elementary Ashley Goldstein Seminole Middle

JEANNIE KROUCH FAIRY TALES: FULL S.T.E.A.M AHEAD Gisela Naranjo City of Pembroke Pines Charter School East Campus Sara Ndjolba Manatee Bay Elementary

DIANA HANE FLORIDA TEENS READ! Alisha Miller J. P Taravella High

ERIK LEITNER FROM FRUSTRATION TO CREATION: Mia Hansen Park Springs Elementary MICRO BIT IN THE MAKERSPACE Wanda Jones Nova Middle Robert Krouch Winston Park Elementary Susan Rasmussen North Andrews Gardens Elementary Maritza Suarez Siver Palms Elementary

JACOB ARONIN THE GREAT ESCAPE Lindsey Agoglia South Plantation High Rhonda Balicki Hollywood Hills Elementary Tatiana Douglas Colbert Elementary Mame-Diarra Fall The Quest Center Sandy Melillo Pompano Beach High Tara Dukanauskas North Andrews Gardens Elementary Lisa Gemmell Coral Springs High Ana Graziose North Andrews Gardens Elementary Darlene Holland Lyons Creek Middle Pamela Lemmo Parkway Middle Brian Lynn Flanagan High Kristin Murphy Nova Middle Julann Sanchez Coral Springs High Kelly Simon Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Trisha Teelucksingh Margate Middle

TARA DUKANAUSKAS HIGH TECH GARDENS (BRINGING Eva Rothal Cypress Bay High TECHNOLOGY INTO THE GARDEN) Roman Shtrakhman Plantation High Fila Vaz Palm Cove Elementary Sonia Valdes North Andrews Gardens Elementary

AMY DE CELLE I BELONG, YOU BELONG, WE BELONG Sonia Bruno Gonzalez Blanche Ely High Rosie Joseph Blanche Ely High Diane Spencer Blanche Ely High Jennifer Vazquez Riverglades Elementary

MILADYS CEPERO-PEREZ INTERROGATING COMPLEX TEXT Harolis Almonte Embassy Creek ElementaryAND EBONY WALLACE THROUGH CLOSE READING STRATEGIES Carolyn Courtney Winston Park Elementary Karen Dallas Hollywood Hills Elementary Jamie Edwards Dania Elementary Gabriela Genov Forest Hills Elementary Leslie Jackson Winston Park Elementary

2020 Innovative Teacher Disseminator & Adapter Grant Winners

Disseminator Project Name Adapter School

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ORIN MAYER IT’S ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON! Alfredo Rios-Blas Silver Shores-Elementary

DANIELLE THOMAS IT’S ELECTRIC SCIENCE Amy DeCelle Blanche Ely High

DONA MAGGIO JOY IS IN THE JOURNEY Tyler Jordan Cross Creek School Kimberly Nash-Silvia Silver Shores Elementary Lesha Salner Coral Springs High Barbara Sickler Cooper City High Peta-Gail Sicard Norcrest Elementary Felice Tzabery Coral Springs High Julie VanHoose Norcrest Elementary Jennifer Wilson Tequesta Trace Middle

ELOISE FINDLAY KITES R US Tanisha Bell Orange Brook Elementary

DONA MAGGIO MAKER SPACES ARE LEARNING PLACES Russell Aaronson Coral Springs High Melanie Cutler Sheridan Hills Elementary Tamika Dixon Sanders Park Elementary Karen Major-Smith Silver Shores Elementary Zoila Ramirez-Scheel Eagle Ridge Elementary Julie Toscano Silver Shores Elementary Sara Tribaudino Coral Springs High Ronette Yarbrough Tedder Elementary

SANDRA MELILLO MINI ME SUB PLAN Jacob Aronin Innovative Learning Bianca Berlinda Apollon Sawgrass Springs Middle Katrice Dixon Margate Middle Florence Petit Pompano Beach High Tracey Robinson Coral Springs High Andrew Shipe Pompano Beach High

ELAINE AARON MINISTRY OF MUGGLES Diana Haneski Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Diana Kennedy Silver Shores Elementary Alexis Russell Central Park Elementary Ythamar Vives Pasadena Lakes Elementary Brenda Williams Welleby Elementary

LESHA SALNER MS. ROSE RAPS Candace Blake Coral Springs High Easter Huggins Anderson Castle Hill Elementary Stuart Kalver Seminole Middle Denisse Melendez Robert C. Markham Elementary

ALLISON UNGER-FINK MUSIC & MOVEMENT, Monica Alfonso Cepeda Pembroke Lakes Elementary FROM MEMORY TO MASTERY Sandra Hall Dania Elementary Pamela Sue Henry Manatee Bay Elementary Christina Jones Plantation Park Elementary Hillary Krey Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach Mallory Marcus Hawkes Bluff Elementary Monica Rasmussen Tropical Elementary

DEBRA KELLY THOMAS NAVIGATING THE VEX-ING Roberta Fasano Quiet Waters Elementary WORLD OF ROBOTICS COMPETITION Sarah Haage Westchester Elementary Dianna HaganPlantation Park Elementary Racquel Herring Nova Middle Dawn Lopez Silver Shores Elementary

2020 Innovative Teacher Disseminator & Adapter Grant Winners

Disseminator Project Name Adapter School

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JACOB ARONIN PASSPORT TO INNOVATION Lauren Erving Parkway Middle Christina Garofano Walker Elementary Tyler Jordan Cross Creek School Kimberly McGill North Andrews Gardens Elementary

GISELA NARANJO PIECING TALES TOGETHER Katrina Fossella Pembroke Lakes Elementary ONE BLOX AT A TIME Katherine O’Hare Tedder Elementary Priscilla Shephard Tedder Elementary

GISELA NARANJO POP INTO ENGINEERING Sheri Dominguez Palmview Elementary Jeannie Krouch Westchester Elementary

SUSAN WHITING PRODUCTIVE COFFEE KLATCHING Tammi Cost Country Hills Elementary Erin Gaylor-Bell Tradewinds Elementary

TARA DUKANAUSKAS QR CODES TO MAKE Andria Ammons McNab Elementary LEARNING INTERACTIVE Danielle Arnold North Andrews Gardens Elementary Nicole Briceno Eagle Point Elementary Sara Colton North Andrews Gardens Elementary Michelle Ellison Eagle Point Elementary Ana Erminy Eagle Point Elementary Marie Gordon Seminole Middle Wilford Newman North Andrews Gardens Elementary Melanie Nicolay Eagle Point Elementary Ashley Pastor Nova Middle School Deanna Pelletier North Andrews Gardens Elementary Kristin Violante Eagle Point Elementary

DR. WILLIAM H. CAREL, III RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES Erin Alcover Silver Lakes Elementary Judith Carolyn Thompson Castle Hill Elementary

JEANNIE KROUCH READ, CREATE, COMPREHEND! Elaine Aaron Silver Ridge Elementary Ivette Furbish Westchester Elementary Luciana Gentile Riverside Elementary Estela Renteria Winston Park Elementary

VINCENT NEWMAN READ IT, BREED IT AND EAT IT Angela Rosier Markham Elementary Eileen Santiago BCPS/Broward College Allison Unger-Fink Hawkes Bluff Elementary

DONA MAGGIO READY, SET, GROW! Annette Dumas Coral Springs High Jenny Martinez-Raposo Coral Springs High

DIANA HANESKI REST IN THE NEST Racquel House Hollywood Park Elementary Shirley Moskowitz Hollywood Central Elementary Patricia Nix Hollywood Park Elementary Kristina Podsada Manatee Bay Elementary

DEBRA KELLY THOMAS SCRATCH TRADITIONAL TESTING! Emily Conrad Forest Hills Elementary Susan Fried Seminole Middle

AMY DECELLE STUDENTS STRIVING FOR Nina Krantz Riverglades Elementary HIS OR HER EXCELLENCE Tamara Solis-Vidal Riverglades Elementary

EILEEN SANTIAGO TOP CHEF Neal Cain McArthur High Vincent Newman McArthur High

SANDY MELILLO VIVID VISUAL VOCABULARY Nicole McCall Seminole Middle Theresa Sansone Cooper City High

2020 Innovative Teacher Disseminator & Adapter Grant Winners

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BROWARD EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS…

…FOSTERING INNOVATIVE TEACHERSSome of the best teaching methods come from the county’s best assets - teachers in Broward County Public Schools. Broward Education Foundation fosters Innovative Teachers in the district with a multi-faceted K-12 “best practices” model. Innovative Teacher Start-Up, Disseminator and Adapter Grants recognize and reward educators for developing programs and modifying existing ones to enhance student curriculum and increase positive outcomes - all grant funds awarded to educators are used in the classroom for the benefit of students. The Annual Innovative Teacher IDEA EXPO prominently showcases the programs that have made a significant and measurable impact in student achievement, and the Innovative Teacher Honors Reception recognizes the great strides these amazing educators make every day in classrooms across Broward County.

…EQUIPPING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSChoosing between purchasing school supplies for their children and putting food on the table is an unfortunate reality for many parents. Broward Education Foundation’s Tools for Schools Broward helps alleviate that burden and assures Title I school teachers, or those with a high percentage of children from low-income families, are able to equip these students to succeed. Through the generosity displayed in the Tools for Schools Broward Back-To-School Supply Drive by corporations, foundation partnerships, grants, and individual donors, Tools for Schools Broward Center provides free school supplies for Broward County’s most vulnerable children.

…STEWARDING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPSAs many of Broward’s children look to their future, college can seem a distant dream. But with assistance from Broward Education Foundation, a post-secondary education becomes a reality. Broward Education Foundation awards scholarships primarily based on need, as well as on merit and academic achievement. Thanks to the Stanley C. Tate Florida Prepaid College Scholarship Program and generous community donors, qualified seniors who wish to pursue a university, college or vocational education are awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to full four-year Florida Prepaid tuitions.

…BUILDING PARTNERS IN EDUCATIONCorporations, businesses and organizations seeking to actively engage in support of Broward County Public Schools need look no further than Broward Education Foundation. The Partners in Education program is Broward County’s go-to resource for businesses that want to positively impact PreK-12 students and teachers in Broward County Public Schools . As the nation’s sixth largest school district, Broward County Public Schools rely on the only 501(c)3 fundraising and direct support organization dedicated solely to the success of all students and teachers…Broward Education Foundation.

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BROWARD EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alfredo AguirreMerrill Lynch, Fenner, Pierce & Smith

Margarita CastellonAT&T

Susan ColtonAuthor

Ron DrewGreater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

Myriam Campo GoldmanHarmony Development Center

Sharon Glickman, P.A. Broward Teachers Union

Ric Green Brazilian Business Group

Stephanie GrutmanBallard Partners

Jean McIntyre, TreasurerGreater Pompano Beach Chamberof Commerce

Frank Horkey, ChairHorkey & Associates, P.A.

Christina Fischer, Past ChairThe Fischer Group

Ruth Lynch, SecretaryCharter Schools of Excellence

Tim Curtin, Chair ElectMemorial Healthcare System

Broward Education Foundation Team

Shea CiriagoExecutive Director

Franklin AdamsSchool Supply Warehouse Manager

Kyle Barfield Administrative and Web Coordinator

Coco BurnsProgram Director

Mari-Lee BaxterProgram Director

Hector JavierSchool Supply Center Manager

Claudette LavoieProgram Director

Carol McFaddenAccounts Payable Specialist

Liz ReynoldsController

Pejay RyanDirector of Marketing

Dustin JacobsBrightStar Credit Union

Wilnar JulmisteAndersonGlenn LLP

Clover LawrenceWells Fargo

Ann MurraySchool Board of Broward County

Dr. Dorothy OrrEmeritus

Robert RuncieBroward County Public Schools

Charles L. VernerUBS Financial Services, Inc.

Dionne E. WongCommunity Advocate

We Appreciate You, Teachers!On behalf of Florida Prepaid, thank you for preparing students academically for a postsecondary education while we help families prepare financially. The job you do every day is invaluable.

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Congratulations on being recognized for your excellence!

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