Fabulous Faculty Feats

2022 Kenan Grant Recipients

Endowed in 1979 by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust to support professional development, Foxcroft was the first girls’ school to award “Kenan Grants” to faculty for summer research, scholarship, and creativity to enhance teaching and learning at the School.

Regan Antila, Director of the Learning Center, explored the topic of executive function (EF) to curate a collection of resource materials for teaching faculty and advisors through a Learning Center tile developed for myFoxcroft. Research demonstrates that EF is a more reliable predictor of success in life and academics than test scores, IQ, and socioeconomic status (edutopia.org) and that EF strategy instruction can help students become effective, flexible, self-reflective learners (understood.org).

STEM teacher Dr. James Sweeney researched and created a curriculum for Algebra II that uses a self-paced and mastery strategy, allowing him to meet students where they are on their math journey and help them progress through the content at a level and pace that makes sense for them. He developed the first two units of his course over the summer and created a framework that will allow him to improve on the ideas as he moves through the school year.