Falmouth Education Foundation
invites you to join us for
FEF
IN ACTION
October 6, 2015 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Hermann Room, Falmouth Public Library, Main Street
Our free, fall celebration of grantee work features Falmouth Public Schools teachers and students
presenting their innovative new projects, along with a reception and exhibition.
Presenters
Corine Adams
Falmouth Tea Party, Falmouth High School
Corine Adams’ students learned about Falmouth's history from members of the Historical Society,
then created ceramic representations of Falmouth's past.
Nancy Ashworth, Laney Cooke-Johnson and Nadia Gillis
Early Childhood Education, District-wide
Two years of FEF funding have supported the district-wide Tools of the Mind curriculum at the pre-Kindergarten
and Kindergarten levels. Grants have purchased book sets that are the basis of the Tools thematic units,
as well as technology to assess skill levels.
Christine Brothers
Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Falmouth High
FEF funds, along with grants from other sources, were used to purchase materials and equipment
(books, DVD’s, lab equipment, maps, posters, kits, etc.) for hands-on projects in this new course.
Carrie Shanahan
Reflex Math, Teaticket Elementary
Carrie Shanahan expanded the Reflex Math Club, which was started as an engaging and interactive way
to increase math fluency. Participating second-graders showed a 154% increase in their math facts knowledge
over the four weeks of use.
Exhibitors
Jane Baker
Sand Dunes, Seals, and Solitude, Falmouth High School
Barbara Blumberg and Ann Andrade
Building Social Skills in Students with Social Communication Disabilities, Lawrence and Falmouth High schools
Colleen Durepo
iPads in Grade 4, North Falmouth Elementary
Jill Meserve
Best Seat in the House, East Falmouth Elementary
invites you to join us for
FEF
IN ACTION
October 6, 2015 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Hermann Room, Falmouth Public Library, Main Street
Our free, fall celebration of grantee work features Falmouth Public Schools teachers and students
presenting their innovative new projects, along with a reception and exhibition.
Presenters
Corine Adams
Falmouth Tea Party, Falmouth High School
Corine Adams’ students learned about Falmouth's history from members of the Historical Society,
then created ceramic representations of Falmouth's past.
Nancy Ashworth, Laney Cooke-Johnson and Nadia Gillis
Early Childhood Education, District-wide
Two years of FEF funding have supported the district-wide Tools of the Mind curriculum at the pre-Kindergarten
and Kindergarten levels. Grants have purchased book sets that are the basis of the Tools thematic units,
as well as technology to assess skill levels.
Christine Brothers
Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Falmouth High
FEF funds, along with grants from other sources, were used to purchase materials and equipment
(books, DVD’s, lab equipment, maps, posters, kits, etc.) for hands-on projects in this new course.
Carrie Shanahan
Reflex Math, Teaticket Elementary
Carrie Shanahan expanded the Reflex Math Club, which was started as an engaging and interactive way
to increase math fluency. Participating second-graders showed a 154% increase in their math facts knowledge
over the four weeks of use.
Exhibitors
Jane Baker
Sand Dunes, Seals, and Solitude, Falmouth High School
Barbara Blumberg and Ann Andrade
Building Social Skills in Students with Social Communication Disabilities, Lawrence and Falmouth High schools
Colleen Durepo
iPads in Grade 4, North Falmouth Elementary
Jill Meserve
Best Seat in the House, East Falmouth Elementary
