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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
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 Nicki Frankie JANOWSKI EL 2012 Greater Houston Area Program
Social Justice 9 - 12th Grade Volunteer with community organizations supporting victims of child exploitation in Delhi, India, to teach students about human trafficking and empower them to create an authentic advocacy project. Brooklyn, NY Banbassa, New Delhi India Asia Rachel Madris Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Enroll in Oxford University’s “Reading Twentieth Century Poetry” course, complemented by a "Renaissance to Modern Art" course at the University of Wisconsin - Waukesha, to develop art survey and poetry analysis skills and demonstrate for AP English students the close connection between art and literature. Milwaukee, WI Oxford England Europe Suzanne Loosen Milwaukee School of Languages 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Explore how cultural, economic and political needs in the Netherlands and France historically affected human/environment interaction to help students consider ways of improving the standard of living for community members in need. Chattanooga, TN Bordeaux, La Roque St. Christophe, Montignac, Paris, Sarlat;
Amsterdam, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Zaanse Schans		 France
Netherlands		 Europe Brian Fahey Normal Park Museum Magnet School 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Other 6th - 8th Grade,9 - 12th Grade Tour multiple agricultural businesses throughout seven Midwestern states, interviewing key personnel about their educational background and job duties, to better counsel students as they explore career opportunities upon graduation. Cazenovia, WI Fort Collins;
Chicago, Moline;
Buffalo;
Manhattan;
Vadnais Heights;
St. Louis;
Kearney;
Cambria		 Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin		 United States North America Randeana Osborne Weston High School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Embark on an immersive language trip to Ottawa and Montreal in the francophone region of Quebec to augment the language curriculum about non-European francophone dialects and cultures and create new unit on French Canadian culture. Calabasas, CA Montreal Quebec Canada North America Felicia Phung Viewpoint School 2012 Los Angeles Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Earn Orff Level I training certification at the San Francisco Orff Course to expand knowledge of this musical method that dramatically enhances children’s abstract reasoning skills. Edmond, OK Carmel Valley California United States North America Rachel Radcliff Chisholm ES 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Explore Alaska's culture and history to create a literacy unit that prepares students for an author's visit and reading of her award-winning children's book set in Alaska. Stanley, WI Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, Seward Alaska United States North America Joyce Marchese Stanley-Boyd Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Collect footage and firsthand narratives across Iceland to create a documentary that investigates how a nation emerges from an economic crash and model for students the step-by-step process of turning a research question into a polished presentation. New York, NY Reykjavik and greater Iceland Iceland Europe Joshua Frost Millennium High School 2012 New York City Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Accompany a Blake School expedition to the Light of Hope School in Nairobi, Kenya, and also visit the Masai Mara National Reserve, to observe African children’s mode of play and enrich Pre-K curriculum. Hopkins, MN Nairobi, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara National Reserv Kenya Africa Joanne Esser The Blake School 2012 The Blake School Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade,9 - 12th Grade Explore the rich history and modern diversity of architecture across Italy, Spain, and France to help students appreciate “dwellings” as our most commonly viewed and popularly shared art form. Cincinnati, OH Angers, Paris, Saumur;
Rome;
Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza		 France
Italy
Spain		 Europe Rachel Zerkle Deshpande Oyler School 2012 Strive Partnership Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe classrooms around Kampala, Uganda and participate in professional development with 400 local teachers to inform students about their peers in a developing country and better facilitate the assimilation of students who immigrated less than 12 months before arriving at school. Omaha, NE Kampala Uganda Africa Lisa Robinson Kellom 2012 Nebraska Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Research the wealth of biodiversity pervasive in Costa Rica’s various biomes to create a unit of study that helps students grasp abstract concepts associated with sustainability and understand the implications of human activity on the environment. HOUSTON, TX Cerri Chirripo, Guacimo, Monte Verde, Mount Arenal, San Jose Costa Rica North America Bhavna Rawal NORTHBROOK H S 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Research the wealth of biodiversity pervasive in Costa Rica’s various biomes to create a unit of study that helps students grasp abstract concepts associated with sustainability and understand the implications of human activity on the environment. HOUSTON, TX Gunjan Gupta NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Musician’s Institute’s Contemporary College of Music summer program in Los Angeles, CA, to hone arrangement and digital recording skills and help students compose and record their original music. HOUSTON, TX Los Angeles California United States North America Michael Thomas SCHMALZ ELEMENTARY 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Participate in a “painting in plein air” workshop in Almeria, Spain, and afterward paint throughout the Andalusian countryside, to bolster the landscape portion of art curriculum and stimulate student observations about their environment and the impact they make upon it. KATY, TX Tangier;
Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Algeciras, Los Velez		 Morocco
Spain		 Africa
Europe		 Nancy Huffman Jasper High School 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Participate in a Creativity Workshop in Provence, France, to learn strategies for unleashing students' creative capacity, and then practice and model those strategies while exploring Ireland's literary landscape. HOUSTON, TX Arles;
Dublin		 France
Ireland		 Europe Patricia Nommensen MEMORIAL H S 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Participate in a “painting in plein air” workshop in Almeria, Spain, and afterward paint throughout the Andalusian countryside, to bolster the landscape portion of art curriculum and stimulate student observations about their environment and the impact they make upon it. KATY, TX Laura Williams KATY H S 2012 Greater Houston Area Program
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Investigate Peruvian culture and Incan civilization and also establish a sister school partnership through immersive visits to Lima, Cusco and hiking the Inca trail to impart to students the value of learning Spanish and the splendor of the Spanish-speaking world. Chicago, IL Lima and Cusco Peru South America Colleen Long Walter Payton College Preparatory High School 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Kinesiology Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Study the Brazilian athletic art form of Capoeira to challenge students’ perception of fitness and encourage wellness as a way of life. Alpharetta, GA Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America Maria Vaughan Hockett Amana Academy 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in Kent State University’s summer Reading and Writing Development Center workshops with literacy education expert Dr. Timothy Rasinksi to learn strategies for assessing struggling readers and targeting intervention to specific needs. KATY, TX Kent Ohio United States North America Stephanie Nady MORTON RANCH EL 2012 Greater Houston Area 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 Stephanie Filter Madison Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Capture across Greece digital data documenting cultural and historical settings of the Antigone and Julius Caesar texts to create a technological curriculum that meets English Language Arts Common Core standards in literature, reading, writing, and technology. St. Paul, MN Athens, Delfi, Korinthos, Litohoro, Mykonos, Thiva Greece Europe Joshua Hirman Central Senior High 2012 Saint Paul Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in Kent State University’s summer Reading and Writing Development Center workshops with literacy education expert Dr. Timothy Rasinksi to learn strategies for assessing struggling readers and targeting intervention to specific needs. THE WOODLANDS, TX Danielle Saylor RIDE EL 2012 Greater Houston Area Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers College Summer Writing Institute at Columbia University to build foundational knowledge about the writing workshop model recently implemented at school and equip students with communication skills necessary to become productive 21st century learners and citizens. West Allis, WI New York City New York United States North America Dana Azzolina Wilson Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
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