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Fund for Teachers has awarded $35 million in grants to nearly 9,200 of America's top educators. FFT Fellows have traveled to 170 different countries on all seven continents. Fund for Teachers honors the professionalism of dedicated teachers and values their judgment as to what best impacts their practice​.

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Subject Area Grade Level Fellowship Learning Plan School Location Destination City Destination State Destination Country Destination Continent Name School Name Fellowship Year Program Post Fellowship Report Media Links
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Explore iconic sites of eight Spanish cities to provide students an authentic interpretation of contemporary Spain in the context of its past. Stillwater, OK Madrid Madrid Spain Europe Eivi Deveny Stillwater HS 2011 Oklahoma Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Travel throughout Northern India, documenting traditional and contemporary visual art practices, to support students’ hunger for comparative understandings of how their lives fit into a larger cultural landscape. West Hills, CA Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia Benny Ferdman New Community Jewish High School 2011 Los Angeles Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Collect information and experiences in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland surrounding the European perspective of the American Revolution to enrich an American History unit beyond textbooks and state standards to achieve inspired learning. HOUSTON, TX London England United Kingdom Europe Ruth Foster CIMARRON EL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the National Conference on Differentiated Instruction in Las Vegas to learn how to provide “responsive teaching” instead of a “one-size-fits-all” methodology. Chicago, IL Las Vegas Nevada United States North America Kelly Thigpen Nicholson Math and Science Elementary School 2011 Chicago Program
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Using Annette Langen's Felix series as inspiration, explore the landmarks and educational systems of England, France and Germany to dramatically recreate these European cultures in the classroom. Broken Arrow, OK Kelly Parrott Park Lane ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Collect stories from survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war to enrich current curriculum and further a collective understanding of war, modern African culture and the human experience. Ventura, CA Bo Bo District Sierra Leone Africa Robin Houlahan Foothill Technology High School 2011 Los Angeles Program
Other 9 - 12th Grade Travel through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru analyzing community’s impact on global environmental change and to inform language and AP Environmental Science courses. HOUSTON, TX Martin Saucedo MILBY H S 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Collect stories from survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war to enrich current curriculum and further a collective understanding of war, modern African culture and the human experience. Ventura, CA Melissa Wantz Foothill Technology High School 2011 Los Angeles Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Collect stories from survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war to enrich current curriculum and further a collective understanding of war, modern African culture and the human experience. Ventura, CA Cherie Eulau Foothill Technology High School 2011 Los Angeles Program
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Examine the roles of women in the Ancient World by visiting historically and culturally relevant sites in Egypt, Greece and Turkey to supplant textbooks’ generally maleperspective of history. Bronx, NY Athens, Istanbul, Alexandria, Cairo Greece, Turkey, Egypt Egypt Africa Laura Bennett Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School 2011 New York City Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Participate in the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy in Pittsburgh and visit major robotics museums/workshops around Taiwan to show students the connection between robotics and the work skills needed in a global economy. CYPRESS, TX Taiwan and Pittsburgh PA Taiwan Asia Mary Patterson HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Participate in the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy in Pittsburgh and visit major robotics museums/workshops around Taiwan to show students the connection between robotics and the work skills needed in a global economy. CYPRESS, TX Doreen Jarvis SMITH MIDDLE 2011 Greater Houston Area Program
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade Join the State University of New York's Mathematical Tour of Renaissance Italy, learning about math's connection to history, science, culture to make math come alive for students. Chicagos, IL Florence, Bologna, Milano, Padua, and Cormayeur Northern Italy Europe Julie Furigay Claremont Academy Elementary School 2011 Chicago Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Enroll in a Lines Ballet Summer Intensive program in San Francisco to gain insight on integrating GYROKINESIS® into the dance curriculum to guide students in a simultaneous stretch/strengthen regimen that increases coordination and reduces injuries. Boston, MA San Francisco & Aspen California & Colorado United States North America Howching Fernadina Chan Boston Arts Academy 2011 Boston Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Collect stories from survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war to enrich current curriculum and further a collective understanding of war, modern African culture and the human experience. Ventura, CA Chris Prewitt Foothill Technology High School 2011 Los Angeles Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Travel across Ghana, volunteering at orphanages, staying in locals' homes, enrolling in language and culture classes and visiting two high schools, to create a writer's journal and scrapbook textbook that encourages students to be world observers and adventurers. Chicago, IL Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Kokrobite, Nkoranza Ghana Ghana Africa Brooks Teevan Noble Street Charter - Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy 2011 Chicago Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Explore landmarks along the path of Cuba's revolution to document how its citizens built and maintain a vibrant sense of national pride and how ponder how to instill a similar sense of cultural pride within students. Brooklyn, NY Jared Bezzant Williamsburg Prep 2011 New York City Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Visit the locales encompassing the lives and times of Dickens, Shakespeare and King Arthur to intrigue students with a historical connection to literature and bridge the gap between their limited experiences and the greater world. LEAGUE CITY, TX London England England Europe Tamera Hart CLEAR CREEK INT 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Examine the importance of weaving as a social, cultural, and economic tool throughout Peru to diversify cultural units in school's Spanish language curriculum. Chicago, IL Lima, Ayacucho, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, Puno Peru Peru South America Cara Bucciarelli Lasalle II Magnet School 2011 Chicago Program View Report
Math 6th - 8th Grade Explore cities in Russia and Poland in which famous mathematicians Euler and Copernicus formed their theories to add personal perspectives to math stories and present math as a language used to explain, in the most simple of terms, what has been observed. St. Paul, MN Konigsberg, Torun and Frombork Poland and Russia Russia Europe Denise Kapler Washington Technology Secondary 2011 Saint Paul Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Visit Russia's cultural and historical landmarks to enliven a "Freedom and Oppression" unit informed by novels with Russian themes, including The Kite Runner, Animal Farm, and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Camden, NC Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sudzal, and Kholui City Russia Russia Europe Tamara Bush Cam Tech High 2011 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Examine the concept of “Fair Trade” in Colombia, South American, to encourage students’ development of a Fair Trade product imported from and benefitting their homeland community. Omaha, NE Bogata Cundimarca Colombia South America John Beilman R.M. Marrs 2011 Nebraska Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project at Columbia University to develop a comprehensive K-3 writing curriculum that develops and cultivates a student's passion for writing. Elroy, WI Lori Cleaver Elroy Elementary 2011 Wisconsin Program
Engineering 9 - 12th Grade Study effective technology and approaches to solving modern mass transit’s limitations in China, Mongolia and Russia to create a transportation/engineering component for eleventh grade physics classes. New York, NY Beijing Beijing China Asia Andrew Shaw Manhattan Hunter Science High School 2011 NYC - Asia Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project at Columbia University to develop a comprehensive K-3 writing curriculum that develops and cultivates a student's passion for writing. Elroy, WI Susan Heesch Elroy Elementary 2011 Wisconsin Program
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