Fund For Teachers
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
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Institute in Chicago, IL, to learn protocols for altering instruction in a way that makes information more understandable for English Language Learners and helps close the achievement gap for low performing students. Eau Claire, WI Khoua Vang Flynn Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Institute in Chicago, IL, to learn protocols for altering instruction in a way that makes information more understandable for English Language Learners and helps close the achievement gap for low performing students. Eau Claire, WI Corinne Hutchins Flynn Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Social Justice 9 - 12th Grade Volunteer with a low-income community school and meet with governmental organizations on the island of La Hispañiola in the Dominican Republic to research pathways toward citizenship for children born to Haitian laborers and create the social activism curriculum “Doing right in the face of injustice.” Boston, MA Caraballo (Cabarete), Dajabon, Puerto Plata, Santiago;
Port-au-Prince		 Dominican Republic
Haiti		 North America Carminia Castillo Fenway High School 2012 Boston Program View Report
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 Rebecah Pichler Wilson Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Tribes Learning Community Summer Institute in Santa Rosa, CA, to integrate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports with the Tribes Learning Process and create an environment where their students do well academically and socially every day. Janesville, WI Santa Rosa California United States North America Lisa Plewa Madison Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin 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 Lisa Erickson Wilson Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Institute in Chicago, IL, to learn protocols for altering instruction in a way that makes information more understandable for English Language Learners and helps close the achievement gap for low performing students. Eau Claire, WI Cheryl Strei Flynn Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Institute in Chicago, IL, to learn protocols for altering instruction in a way that makes information more understandable for English Language Learners and helps close the achievement gap for low performing students. Eau Claire, WI Valerie Erickson Flynn Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Special Education 9 - 12th Grade Analyze international structures and systems of inclusive education at schools in England, Scotland, Germany and Spain that are highly effective in teaching children with autism to implement learning in Oakland USD. Oakland, CA Cologne, Giessen;
Aberdeen, Edinburgh;
Madrid;
London		 Germany
Scotland
Spain
United Kingdom		 Europe Lindsay San Martin Life Academy 2012 Oakland Program View Report
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade,9 - 12th Grade Research across England how famous authors and artists overcame limitations and produced masterpieces to motivate students’ creation of their own artistic endeavors and pursuit of their dreams. Wright City, OK London, Bath, Canterbury, Haworth, London, Bath, Canterbury, Haworth England Europe Rebecca Price Wright City Public Schools 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in marine ecology and conservation studies on the Great Barrier Reef off of Queensland, Australia, to establish a school environmental club and create an inquiry-driven, participatory science curriculum incorporating a community-based conservation component. Cincinnati, OH Great Barrier Reef, Townsville Australia Australia Megan Garrity-Mears St. Ignatius School 2012 Strive Partnership Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Tribes Learning Community Summer Institute in Santa Rosa, CA, to integrate Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports with the Tribes Learning Process and create an environment where their students do well academically and socially every day. Janesville, WI Stephanie Gogul McGraw Adams Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Institute in Chicago, IL, to learn protocols for altering instruction in a way that makes information more understandable for English Language Learners and helps close the achievement gap for low performing students. Eau Claire, WI Heidi Wendtland Flynn Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Partner with ChinaConnect to teach English in rural areas of the Jiangxi Province and develop strategies for teaching English Language Learners, as well as students with limited communication skills resulting from autism. St. Paul, MN Beijing, Nanchang, rural Jiangxi Province, Xi'an China Asia Joy Fehring Benjamin E Mays International Magnet 2012 Saint Paul Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Research outdoor learning environments and natural playscapes across Germany to observe how natural elements can reinforce and extend classroom learning and catalyze a natural learning environment at their school. Lubbock, TX Berlin, Colongne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich Germany Europe Aaron Rogers Hardwick 2012 Permian Basin Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Partner with ChinaConnect to teach English in rural areas of the Jiangxi Province and develop strategies for teaching English Language Learners, as well as students with limited communication skills resulting from autism. St. Paul, MN Andrea Schatzman Benjamin E Mays International Magnet 2012 Saint Paul Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Research outdoor learning environments and natural playscapes across Germany to observe how natural elements can reinforce and extend classroom learning and catalyze a natural learning environment at their school. Lubbock, TX Brenda Turner Hardwick Elementary School 2012 Permian Basin Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore the culture and history of South Africa to develop a curriculum that compares/contrasts Apartheid with Tulsa’s Race Riot of 1921 and cultivates a zero-tolerance view of racism. Tulsa, OK Cape Town, Drakensburg, Johannesburg, Kruger Park South Africa Africa William Peaden Patrick Henry ES 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Travel along Germany’s Fairy Tale Road to document how local history, culture, and landscapes influenced the creative works of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and guide students on an exploration of their own culture’s oral storytelling traditions. Muskogee, OK Bad Oeynhausen, Bowdenweder, Bremen, Frankfurt, Fulda, Kassel, Trendelburg Germany Europe Jessica Hiseley Muskogee Public Schools 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Join the Minnesota Zoo’s Educator Expedition to South Africa, participating in a wildlife safari in Kruger National Park and scientific observations on Cape Peninsula, to experience an authentic, immersive learning opportunity and reinvigorate student interest in biodiversity. Minneapolis, MN Cape Town, Johannesburg South Africa Africa Karen Utter Seward Montessori 2012 Minneapolis Program View Report
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 Christine Gosch Wilson Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a Creativity Workshop in Barcelona, Spain, followed by a Teaching with Poverty in Mind seminar in San Antonio, TX, to inject standards-based instruction with highly engaging arts-based activities for English Language Learners. Chattanooga, TN Barcelona, Madrid;
San Antonio		 Texas Spain
United States		 Europe
North America		 Stacy Williams Ivy Academy 2012 Chattanooga Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a Creativity Workshop in Barcelona, Spain, followed by a Teaching with Poverty in Mind seminar in San Antonio, TX, to inject standards-based instruction with highly engaging arts-based activities for English Language Learners. Chattanooga, TN Rita Schubert East Ridge Elementary School 2012 Chattanooga 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 Karen Smith Soddy Daisy Middle School 2012 Chattanooga Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Visit homes and museums memorializing the life and work of early American writers (including Frederick Douglas, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar A. Poe, Margaret Mitchell and Emily Dickinson) to create enriching, cross-curricular units that foster a love of reading, writing and history. Oklahoma City, OK Fort Pierce, Key West;
Atlanta;
Oak Park;
Concord;
Hannibal;
Cleveland;
Richmond;
Washington D.C.		 Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Massachussetts
Missouri
Ohio
Virginia
Washington D.C.		 United States North America Jennifer Tucker Page Academy 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
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