Recipients of The Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education awards are recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to their classrooms, schools, and communities at an annual Educators Forum in early April. They share their experiences, projects, and insights with an audience of colleagues, administrators, family, friends, and students. A host school, usually a "home" to one of the recipients, sponsors the event, which includes a Dessert Reception 7:00-7:30, and a Panel Presentation, 7:30-9:00, at which award recipients are introduced by members of the Goldin Foundation Advisory Board and then have opportunity to make presentations to the "community."

TEC Educators Forum 2002

EDCO Educators Forum 2002

VISITS TO AWARD RECIPIENTS

The President of the Goldin Foundation or an Advisory Board member visits with each award recipient in March, prior to the Educators Forum. It is a good opportunity to visit and observe the award recipient with his/her students in the classroom or other setting and to share perspectives and experiences about learning, instruction, professional development, and personal vision.

Amy Fredette & Class

GOLDIN FOUNDATION SEMINARS

Lead Teachers Group, 1993-2001
Award recipients participated in a Lead Teachers "job-alike" group that encouraged lively discussion about education practices, issues, and topics of interest. The group sponsored professional development workshops for teachers in specific areas, i.e. " Planning for Discipline," "Teaching and Learning Styles," "Communicating with Parents and Colleagues," and "AVID Cinema for Classroom Teachers." They also hosted receptions each Fall for new teachers in order to share "tried and true" advice.

"Resiliency in Adults: the importance that mindset, resiliency and stress hardiness have in our personal and professional lives and their impact on the children and adults with whom we interact”, December 4, 2003
The Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education invites you to a special symposium. Date: Thursday, December 4, 2003, Time: 4-7 P.M. (A light dinner will be served) Place: Bennet-Hemenway School , Natick. Speaker: Dr. Robert Brooks, a well known psychologist and nationally recognized speaker, author, and television commentator, will speak on a this timely topic.

The Goldin Foundation wishes to further its goals by encouraging its award recipients, both active and retired, to network with each other and provide connections with other educators. We will have a short discussion about how interested award recipients might link with other school systems to offer professional development and with local colleges of education and their future teachers. We welcome your thoughts and look forward to your participation.

This symposium marks the first of future regional events that the Goldin Foundation will sponsor as part of its Educators Network. With the help of our Advisory Boards, we have come up with several ways to enhance the goals of the Foundation as well as to continue making connections beyond the award presentations. Clearly we have an amazing group of educators, both active and retired, who can continue to communicate with each other as well as share their expertise with others. Two of the Foundation’s goals are to support the retention of quality educators and to support efforts to attract and inspire creative, motivated, intelligent people to our profession

Leadership Seminar: Enhancing Consultation and Presentation Skills,
May 4, 2004
As part of its Educators Network, the Goldin Foundation host a Leadership Seminar, Enhancing Consultation and Presentation Skills on May 4, 3:30-5:30 at the Eliot School in Needham.

Dr. N. Jerome Goldberg, a well known consultant at Teachers 21, will be leading the workshop. Jerry is a Goldin Foundation award recipient, and he also was a Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. in Natick, MA.

GOLDIN FOUNDATION EDUCATORS NETWORK*

The Goldin Foundation for Excellence Education recognizes and rewards educators who have made outstanding contributions in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has sought to foster the respect for and appreciation of educators.

The following Goldin Foundation award recipients are available for consultation and professional development with other educators and school districts. They may also be available for seminars, meetings, and/or discussions with college students pursuing careers in education. Any consulting or professional development fees are arranged directly by the participant and host.

To contact a Goldin Foundation Excellence in Education award recipient, you may directly email, write, or call the educator; or you may email the Goldin Foundation: harrietgoldin@yahoo.com.

*Please connect to "Educators Network" link on sidebar.

Grants for Professional Development 2008-09

(for member school districts)

Sharing best practices is a good and natural consequence of recognizing educators for “excellence in education.” The Goldin Foundation will continue to fund professional development workshops and/or consultation by participating Goldin Foundation award recipients, “consultants,” to member school districts. These educators have been recognized by their peers for their best practices and outstanding contributions in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Each is listed in the updated Educators Network, a cross referenced listing by subject area of award recipients and their projects. See "Educators Network."

This non-competitive opportunity on a first-come, first-served basis, maximum of one per school system, for 2009-10. A school district can shape the opportunity to meet its needs, for example: teacher workshop, consultation with department chairs, model lesson. It will make direct arrangements with the consultant: date, time, place, and fee. (Information for contacting him/her is on the Educators Network. A school district will apply for the grant and learn quickly about its acceptance (determined only by the order in which it is received). The school district will pay the consultant, submit an evaluation of the program to and receive reimbursement from the Goldin Foundation.

A. At least 15 of these local professional development/consultation grants (within a state) will be provided, each of which cover:

1) cost for the consultant’s fee and travel up to $500 to the receiving school district

2) substitute fee of up to $100 to the sending school district (to relieve an award recipient still teaching) if the workshop/consultation is held during the school day.

B. At least 2 of these local professional development/consultation opportunities (inter- state) could be provided, each of which cover:

1) cost for the consultant’s fee and travel up to $1000 to the receiving school district

2) substitute fee of up to $200 to the sending school district (to relieve an award recipient still teaching).

If a school district does not use the maximum amount of funds, the funds will be extended to create additional professional development grants.

It is suggested that Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum & Instruction/Professional Development share this information with principals as they may have interest in some of the excellent projects being done in schools.

GOLDIN FOUNDATION EDUCATORS NETWORK

Professional Development Grant Process

1.Review Goldin Foundation Educators Network listing

2.Contact Goldin Foundation award recipient, who is listed, about providing professional development/consultation in your school system. Discuss potential date/s, time/s fee

3.Complete “Request for Funding” below and submit to Goldin Foundation to reserve your place (first-come, first-served, maximum of one per school system)

4.Goldin Foundation will notify you shortly by email and letter about your approval, and you will make your own arrangements with the speaker

5.After the professional development opportunity is completed, forward the evaluation form, which will come with the notification letter. Send the evaluation form to the Goldin Foundation, which will then reimburse your school district.

GOLDIN FOUNDATION EDUCATORS NETWORK

Professional Development: Request for Funding

Date……………………

School System………………………………………...............................................

Address………………………………………………………………………….....

Contact Person……………………………………email…………………..............

Name of Goldin Foundation Educator…………………………………………….....

Amount requested (includes workshop/consultation and travel)………………………

maximum of $500 (in state)

maximum of $1000 (out of state)

Send to: Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education

Harriet Goldin, President

27 Petrini Circle

Needham, MA 02492