Collaborative Fellows Research Project
The Collaborative Fellows Program provides time, incentives, and resources to K-12 school and University personnel to forge collaborative teams and build trusting, working relationships to reinforce each others' common professional interests. Teams of collaborative scholars, learning from each other as they work through mutual problems, improve teaching in both school and University courses, and ground research projects in school-based experience.
The Boston Collaborative Fellows Program was established in 1999 thanks to a generous and anonymous $5 million endowment gift. The Collaborative Fellows Program manifests the spirit of the Lynch School mission, "Through research we seek to advance knowledge in our respective fields, to inform policy and improve practice."
2009 Collaborative Fellows Program Report
| Grant Title | Principle Investigator (PI) | Year(s) of Grant | Affiliated Schools |
| Boston College Jackson/Mann Bilingual Education Program | Maria Brisk | 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 | Jackson/Mann School |
| University - Community Partnership Evaluation Project | James Fleming, S.J. | 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 | Horace Mann School, ELC North Zone, NE Elementary School, Edison Middle School |
| Preparing the Best Secondary English Teachers | Audrey Friedman with Beth Kowaleski Wallace | Solo-1999-2000 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 | Brighton High School |
| Problems to Possibilities: Supervision in Urban Schools | Fran Loftus | 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 | Gardner, Garfield, Winship, Baldwin, Jackson/Mann |
| Tools for Tomorrow | David Blustein | 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 | Brighton High School, West Roxbury High School |
| Reading While Listening | Jean Mooney | 2000-2001 2001-2002 | Gardner |
| Exploring the Causes of the Achievement Gap | Irwin Blumer | 2002-2003 | Madison Park High, BHS, Taft Middle, Edison Middle, Farragut Elementary |
| Capitalizing on Cognitive Strengths | Joan Lucariello | 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 | Gardner, Garfield |
| A Mutually Beneficial Partnership: Improving Elementary Science Education through Collaboration | G. Michael Barnett | 2004-2005 2005-2006 | Garfield Elementary |
| The Implementation and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Health Curriculum in a School-Community Collaborative Manner | Maureen Kenny | 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 | Cluster Five elementary schools - Farragut Elementary School, Gardner Extended Services School, Garfield Elementary School, Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Jackson-Mann School, Dr. Joanne Collins-Russell, Hamilton Elementary School, Mission Elementary School, Tobin K-8 School, Winship Elementary School |
| Oral Language Skills in Monolingual and Bilingual Preschoolers | Claudia Rinaldi and Mariela Páez | 2005-2006 2006-2007 | Pine Village Preschool and Early Learning Center-ELC-Cluster 5 |
| The Mindful Teacher | Dennis Shirley | 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 | Garfield, Gardner, and Jackson Mann schools |
| Supporting the Acquisition of Academic English With Secondary Immigrant Students: A Collaboration Between Boston International High School and Boston College | Lisa Patel Stevens | 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 | Boston International High School |
| Boston Connects: Implementation and Evaluation of a Comprehensive, Coordinated and Systemic Model of Student Support | Mary Walsh | 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 | Early Learning Center – North Zone Farragut Elementary School Gardner Extended Services School Garfield Elementary School Hamilton Elementary School Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Jackson Mann Elementary School Mission Hill K-8 School Tobin K-8 School Winship Elementary School |
| Genres & Writing: A Team-Based Intervention | Maria Brisk and Catherine Wong | 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 | Garfield, Russell, and Winthrop Elementary Schools |
| Mindful Teacher Leadership | Dennis Shirley | 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 | Garfield, Russell, and Winthrop Elementary Schools |