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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
Social Justice 9 - 12th Grade Conduct an ethnographic study chronicling the tenuous peace between Catholics and Protestants of Belfast, Ireland, to facilitate students’ perception of prejudice and violence as invisible, yet powerful, borders. Taos, NM Belfast United Kingdom Europe Edward Dougherty Vista Grande High School 2012 EL Education Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Visit Catholic schools in the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic to compare/contrast student experiences and initiate a cultural exchange that inspires students to write expository texts communicating ideas and information specifically for non-Americans of their age. Houston, TX Prague;
Paris;
Dachau, Garmisch-Partinkirchen;
Budapest;
Amsterdam, The Hague		 Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands		 Europe Karen Mayfield Jasper High School 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in an intensive immersion program and home stay through the Academia Hispano Americana in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, to develop language skills and cultural comprehension comprising the heritage of 97% of classroom students. Wilmington, CA San Miguel de Allende Mexico North America Mark Bourgeois Gulf Avenue Elementary School 2012 Los Angeles Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Join black rhinoceros conservation efforts at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya, and also observe how biodiversity is connected poverty, to create a challenging and relevant science curriculum promoting international mindedness. Minneapolis, MN Torrey Lau Edison High 2012 Minneapolis Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Enroll in the Hispana:Escuela de Español in Lima, Peru, and afterword tour Natural Heritage sites in Cusco, to develop skills for collaborating with dual language teachers and sharing the value of literacy in students’ native language. Omaha, NE Cusco, Lima Peru South America Douglas Keel R.M.Marrs Magnet Center 2012 Nebraska Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Cycle 200 miles from the "Secret Annex" in Amsterdam to Germany's Bergen Belsen Concentration camp, creating a documentary of Anne Frank’s legacy that provides a compelling framework for comparing current discriminations with the past and improve rapport with students on current human rights issues. Missouri City, TX Bergen, Celle, Hannover, Osnabruck;
Alpendoorn, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Hilverstrum, Rotterdam		 Germany
Netherlands		 Europe Naomi Brown FBISD Education Complex 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Study West African drumming, singing, and dancing at the Dagbe Cultural Institute and Arts Center in Kopeyia, Ghana, to introduce students to music and instruments of various cultures and provide opportunities to perform world music. Chicago, IL Kopeyia Ghana Africa Heidi Farrand Mary E Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore Poland’s museums, seats of government, local festivals and the Treblinka extermination camp to help students connect with this prominent, yet diminishing, culture surrounding the school community. Almond, WI Gulcz, Poznan, Warsaw Poland Europe Brenda Ramczyk Almond-Bancroft Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Explore Spanish art and architecture in Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Toledo, and Granada to develop lessons featuring Islamic and Western art for AP Art History and studio art classes. LEAGUE CITY, TX Eric Pearce CLEAR SPRINGS H S 2012 Greater Houston Area Program
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore Poland’s museums, seats of government, local festivals and the Treblinka extermination camp to help students connect with this prominent, yet diminishing, culture surrounding the school community. Almond, WI Amanda Negro Almond-Bancroft Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Explore the individual cultures and settings prominent Russian authors incorporated into their texts to create a cross-curriculum unit exposing students to countries formed from the dissolution of the Soviet Union and demonstrating how authors created a national voice with their writing. New York, NY Minsk;
Riga;
Kaunas;
St. Petersburg;
Kiev		 Belarus
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine		 Europe James Walter Doyle Thurgood Marshal Academy for Learning and Social Change 2012 New York City Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Explore the influence of science, history and culture on the human experience across the Pacific Northwest coastline to stimulate student creativity and generate excitement about the world waiting beyond their community. Soddy Daisy, TN Vancouver, Victoria;
Cannon Beach, Newport, Portland;
Seattle;
Friday Harbor		 British Columbia
Oregon
Wahington
Washington		 Canada
United States		 North America Bettye Narrimore Soddy Daisy Middle School 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Social Justice 9 - 12th Grade Research the effects of microloans for China’s minority migrant workers to expose Boston students to unfamiliar places and plights while creating opportunities for them to influence global change. Boston, MA Beijing, Dali, Kunming, Zhang Jia Kou China Asia Joseph Cheung Fenway High School 2012 Boston Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Investigate the immediate applications of Newtonian Mechanics on NASCAR engineers at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and various rides at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, to incorporate applicable and creative connections into physics curricula. Midland, TX Cape Canaveral, Orlando Florida United States North America Cory Callaway Midland Senior High 2013 Permian Basin Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the “Teaching with Poverty in Mind” workshop in San Antonio, TX, to learn how specific interventions, understandings and strategies can help break down the achievement gap for students in poverty. Janesville, WI SanAntonio Texas United States North America Christine Veium Madison Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Research Medieval life in England and Scotland to increase knowledge of knights and chivalrous virtues to enhance school’s Knight Vision character education program. Shawnee, OK Canterbury, Edinburgh, Glastonbury, London, Warwick, York United Kingdom Europe Reda Marcussen Bethel Ms 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Travel back to the medieval world of Gothic architecture by retracing footsteps of the enigmatic Villard de Honnecourt (aka “the Gothic Leonardo”) around French cathedrals to develop curriculum connections between art, history and science. Venice , CA Paris France Europe John Kannofsky Animo Venice Charter High School 2012 Los Angeles Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Research in Poland, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic advancements made in the 20 years since the Iron Curtain collapsed to develop a personal frame of reference about the Cold War and guide students in their own inquiries about the era. Omaha, NE Vienna;
Prague;
Berlin, Munich;
Krakow, Warsaw		 Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Poland		 Europe Thomas Haindfield Creighton Preparatory School 2012 Nebraska Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Research Medieval life in England and Scotland to increase knowledge of knights and chivalrous virtues to enhance school’s Knight Vision character education program. Shawnee, OK Melinda Johnson Bethel Ms 2012 Oklahoma Program
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Capture images representing the lifestyle and people of Monserrat to inspire a descriptive writing unit aimed at developing students’ writing techniques and combatting a severe disinterest in literacy. Baton Rouge, LA Little Bay Montserrat Europe Alana Weston Community School for Apprenticeship Learning 2012 Louisiana Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Compare and contrast the economy, ecology and history of Cape Verde with Ohio’s to engage students in a comprehensive study of an overseas, under-documented country and bring real-world relevancy to current curriculum. Columbus, OH Assomada, Cha das Caldeiras, Hortelao, Pedra da Lume, Praia, Ribeira Principal, Sao Domingos, Tarrafal Cape Verde Islands Africa Hadley Bachman Citizens Leadership Academy 2012 EL Education Program
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Record interactions with native Spanish and Portuguese speakers in a variety of settings to develop an online video and audio library that demonstrates how foreign languages can be used in everyday exchanges. New York, NY Lisbon;
Madrid		 Portugal
Spain		 Europe Christopher Barley Essex Street Academy 2012 New York City Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Compare and contrast the economy, ecology and history of Cape Verde with Ohio’s to engage students in a comprehensive study of an overseas, under-documented country and bring real-world relevancy to current curriculum. Columbus, OH Destanie VanDyne Graham Expeditionary MS 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Compare and contrast the economy, ecology and history of Cape Verde with Ohio’s to engage students in a comprehensive study of an overseas, under-documented country and bring real-world relevancy to current curriculum. Columbus, OH Michael Taylor Graham Expeditionary MS 2012 EL Education Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in order to enhance content knowledge and develop a more enriching earth science unit. HOUSTON, TX Gustavus Alaska United States North America Heather Whitby HEROD EL 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
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