Foundation Boosts Antiracism, Innovation With More Than $15K To Public Schools

Arlington MA

18 January, 2021

5:45 PM

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Your Arlington Created: 17 January 2021 Written by Siobhan Hanley Reads Together author, laster cutter The Arlington Education Foundation (AEF) has awarded $7,500 for a development-and-expansion grant and $7,665 for three innovations grants aimed to affect students districtwide. AEF's development-and-expansion grants support school-based or districtwide development of new educational strategies that target demonstrated needs, and have the potential to serve as models for the rest of the district, a Jan. 14 news release said. The most recent grant awarded is: Author/Speaker for APS and Arlington Reads Together: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, author of the 2021 Arlington Reads Together selection Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, will participate in a districtwide discussion with APS faculty. Read more >> AEF's Innovations in Education grants support innovative and creative teaching and learning projects in classrooms throughout the district. The three recent grants are: Advanced Manufacturing: Ottoson students will use a new laser cutter, which will engage students in the exciting new area of digital fabrication and encourage creativity in their engineering and design processes. Virtual Author/Illustrator Visit: Peirce students will visit virtually with Bryan Collier, an award-winning illustrator. His visit will focus on art and expression, story-telling techniques and book creation. Connecting with Mathematical Learners in the Digital Age: Gibbs math students will benefit from new Wacom Tabletsfor teachers, aimed to enhance communication, quicker transcription and clearer feedback for students. The Arlington Education Foundation is committed to enhancing teaching and learning in all of Arlington's public schools. Through charitable donations and business sponsorships, the foundation grants over $100,000 annually. To learn more or apply for a grant, visit www.aefma.org. YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.