New England Teachers Selected for 2007 Strom Teaching Award
BROOKLINE,
MA (April 4, 2007) - Facing History and Ourselves is proud to announce
the recipients of the 2007 Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award. In its
second year, this award, named for the organization's founder and
executive director Margot Stern Strom, honors outstanding local
educators by supporting new classroom projects related to the work of
Facing History and Ourselves.
"This is a great opportunity for us to formally
recognize and honor the work of these deserving, local teachers, while
providing them with the support to carry out new and exciting projects
incorporating Facing History and Ourselves," said Nina Fialkow, who,
along with husband David, sponsored the award.
All educators in New England, from public and private
schools, who work with children in grades 6-12 and who have taken at
least one Facing History and Ourselves institute, seminar, workshop, or
online course were eligible to apply. Each applicant proposed a new and
innovative classroom project for the 2007-2008 school year. The five
selected teachers will receive grants ranging from $500 to $1000 that
to aid in their implementation.
This year's recipients are: Neema Avashia
of McCormack Middle School, who plans to develop a classroom computer
lab that will give students the opportunity to engage in global
communication; Daisy Frederick
of Little House Alternative School, who will purchase cameras for
students to document their community service projects, and help them
learn practical technology skills; Marisa Jackson Hedges
of Swampscott High School, who plans to attend the gacaca hearings in
Rwanda in order to bring an enhanced understanding of Rwandan history
and transitional justice into her classroom; Jeffrey Krieger
of Ipswich High School, who will develop a Facing History and Ourselves
book resource center in his classroom for use by students and teachers;
and Joshua Otlin of
Hudson High School, who plans to redevelop his AP United States History
course by integrating a number of key Facing History resources.
Facing History and Ourselves is an international
educational and professional development organization whose mission is
to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism,
prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a
more humane and informed citizenry. For more information please visit www.facinghistory.org.
