Em POWER By Michiko Hattori Erica Landry Overview

Em. POWER By: Michiko Hattori & Erica Landry

Overview of Grant Building upon previous grant including 15 educators across several schools, including BHS 8 participants across 3 Brookline schools Em. POWER certification 1 week long workshop 5 follow-up sessions Portfolio Online course work Implementation in schools

Benefits of Grant Improve collaboration with colleagues Continue to support our excellence in teaching Opportunity to implement Brookline’s core values Aligns with benchmarks in core curriculum Build on literacy initiative currently being established in Brookline Allow us to implement structured writing process in district

What is EMPOWER? Research Teaches Process: based expository writing program Important Components of the Writing Planning Drafting Sharing Revising Evaluating Publishing

Other Benefits of Em. POWER Provides common language and strategies Used across curriculum areas Helps students from K-adulthood learn to: Comprehend text and oral language Develop executive functioning: Planning Organizing Managing

Em. POWER looks like: Collaboration Brain frames Comprehension listening Individual, development: reading and small group and whole class lessons Differentiated instruction

Brainframes:

Work samples:

Em. POWER in Social Thinking…

Overall Experience Positive! Already seeing progress in students’ comprehension and organization Teachers are adopting the language and strategies in their classes Carryover between grades and specialists

Next Steps: Increase Continue opportunities to teach across grades implementing across grades and curriculum each year

Acknowledgements Members of the Brookline Education Foundation Dr. Vanessa Beauchaine & John Badger Thank you for this invaluable opportunity Thank you for your trust and support Em. POWER Grant Participants (Past & Present): Thank you all for being invested colleagues Hannah Kimball Allison Sokoloff Jill Arnold Gretchen Adams Kerrilyn Mc. Carthy Erica Birnbaum Laura Vish Anna Mac. Giver Angela Galanopoulos Among others…