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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
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. Lindsay, OK Nicole Bauman Lindsay HS 2012 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Explore in Nairobi, Kenya, how geography, history, government, economics, and culture shape the African world - past, present and future - to enhance the implementation of a new “World Cultures” curriculum. Hopkins, MN Nairobi Kenya Africa Gary Nash The Blake School - Lower School 2012 The Blake School 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 Diane Beutin Wilson Elementary School 2012 Wisconsin Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Analyze fossils and artifacts alongside renowned geologists, archaeologists and paleontologists working on the Jurassic Coast of England and at the ruins of Pompeii, Italy, to help students with learning disabilities and emotional disturbances think critically as they assume their roles as caretakers of our Earth. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Diane Pawar Miraleste Intermediate School 2012 Los Angeles Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Examine the legacy of Apartheid by visiting key sites and rural schools in South Africa to authenticate a World Cultures & Civics unit and help students connect to the theme of “personal freedom” as they enter young adulthood. West Roxbury, MA Cape Town, East London, Johannesburg South Africa Africa John Padula Lyndon K-8 School 2012 Boston Program View Report
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Research published and non-published stories emanating from revolutions in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay to motivate students to write about their own lives and to read about the lives of others with a sense of empathy and urgency for activism. New York, NY Buenos Aires;
Santiago;
Montevideo		 Argentina
Chile
Uruguay		 South America Sara Batke Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Retrace the journeys of Korean protagonists in A Simple Shard and So Far From the Bamboo Grove to gain firsthand experience with the novels’ settings and conflicts and help contextualize the novels for special education students. Boston, MA Hiroshima, Kyoto, Tokyo;
Hahoe, Icheon, Pusan, Seoul		 Japan
Korea, South		 Asia Olivia Peters McKinley Schools 2012 Boston Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Attend the Boothbay Literacy Retreat in Boothbay Harbor, ME, to learn strategies for engaging a “generation of nervous writers” and turning classrooms into highly literate reading and writing workshops. Midland, TX West Southport Maine United States North America Stacey Callaway Scharbauer Elem 2012 Permian Basin Program View Report
Literacy 9 - 12th Grade Join a Cuba Education and Culture tour that visits urban and rural schools to learn methods that could help narrow the achievement gap between Latino and Caucasian students. St. Paul, MN Havana;
Cancun		 Cuba
Mexico		 North America Scott Hall Harding Senior High 2012 Saint Paul Program
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Explore the impact of the Middle Passage on Brazil by studying Afro Brazilian urban culture and economy through tours led by Temple University Intellectual Heritage professor to challenge the traditional American-centered discussion of slavery, provide students with a deeper understanding of history, and create an emotional association to Brazilians as global citizens. Chicago, IL Rio de Janeiro/Salvador Brazil South America Juanita Douglas-Thurman Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore Washington, D.C.’s museums, memorials, and commemorations to increase knowledge of African-American history, instill in students a sense of pride in their culture, and develop a curriculum that represents African-American students’ culture and history. Pascagoula, MS District of Columbia Washington United States North America Sharon Thompson Central Elementary 2012 Mississippi Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade Interact with Venezuela’s El Sistema – an anti-poverty, after school music initiative – to build a music curriculum that responds to community needs and teaches music literacy to students who, in all probability, won’t become professional musicians. Queens, NY Barquisimeto, Calabozo, Caracas, Merida Venezuela South America Eric Shieh Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership 6th - 8th Grade Participate in the Kagan Summer Academy in Lake Buena Vista, FL, to learn student engagement strategies that help create a disciplined, yet active, environment that meets the school’s academic goals while advancing learning beyond the memorization of facts. Monroe, LA Lake Buena Vista Florida United States North America Shantae Williams Robert E. Lee Jr. High School 2012 Louisiana Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Embark on an arts immersion study trip in Bali, Indonesia, researching gamelan music, dance, and puppetry, to develop a rich, interdisciplinary arts curriculum that integrates music, art and theater. Oakland, CA Denpasar, Bali, Ubud, Bali Indonesia Asia Robert Wilkins Thornhill Elementary 2012 Oakland Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Undertake a cultural odyssey through Russia, Mongolia and China, exploring homelands associated with the earliest versions of the Cinderella tale, to help students understand how literature mirrors culture. Tulsa, OK Beijing;
Ulaan Baatar;
St. Petersburg		 China
Mongolia
Russia		 Asia
Europe		 Barbara McCrary Eisenhower International ES 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Math 6th - 8th Grade Explore in Dutch museums and public spaces the rare works of Escher and Mondrian to raise key questions about the role beauty, symmetry and proportions play in art and math and inform a curriculum on the beauty of art through a mathematical lens. Washington, DC Amersfoort, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht Netherlands Europe Jennifer Wu Capital City Public Charter Lower School 2012 EL Education Program View Report
Technology Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend the International Society for Technology in Education's annual conference in San Diego to learn strategies for seamlessly integrating technology tools into collaborative, curriculum-based projects for K-8 students and begin transforming the school library into a learning commons for students and teachers. Chicago, IL San Diego California United States North America Connie Amon Galileo Math & Science Scholastic Academy Elementary School 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Other 6th - 8th Grade Participate in meditation workshops in Phang-Nang Bay and Phuket, Thailand, to develop skills in stress management and self-awareness that will provide students with special needs alternative methods of focusing and problem solving. Chicago, IL Koh Yao Noi, Punkhet Thailand Asia Ann Tucker Talman Elementary School 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade,9 - 12th Grade Participate in the Broadway Teacher’s Workshop in New York City, learning new teaching methods and networking with peers and professional artists, to expand school’s performing arts program and cultivate students’ appreciation for art as an expression of the common human experience. Tulsa, OK New York City New York United States North America Gale Post Augustine Christian Academy 2012 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy 9 - 12th Grade Participate in the 39th International Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) Conference at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and complete four school site visits to explore the SFL approach to engaging English Language Learners and take a leadership role in implementing SFL strategies across BPS. Dorchester, MA Sydney Australia Australia Joshua Schulze Boston International High School 2012 Boston Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Investigate the intersection of food, culture, and sustainability in three distinct regions Thailand to enrich a current “Plate Power” elective and encourage student health, wellness, and appreciation for cultural differences. New York, NY Kathryn Selkirk Quest to Learn School 2012 NYC - Asia Program
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the 2012 Lesson Study Immersion Program at Tokyo Gakugei University to learn ways of engaging in a process of professional development proven successful in Japan to then lead Chicago Public Schools in school-wide, teacher-led professional growth initiative. Chicago, IL Tokyo Japan Asia Joshua Lerner Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center 2012 Chicago Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe the municipally-run preschool programs in Reggio Emilia, Italy, to create classroom learning groups in which students implement problem-solving skills, create purposeful projects, and make meaning through individual learning and that of their peers. Boston, MA Reggio Emilia Italy Europe Jodi Doyle Eliot K-8 School 2012 Boston Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe the municipally-run preschool programs in Reggio Emilia, Italy, to create classroom learning groups in which students implement problem-solving skills, create purposeful projects, and make meaning through individual learning and that of their peers. East Boston, MA Jennifer Frazier Adams Elementary School 2012 Boston Program
Visual/Performing Arts 9 - 12th Grade Study traditional Japanese theatre forms in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan, to develop hands-on units of study for IB Theatre Arts and Global History classes and create a performance for the school community. Bronx, NY Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo Japan Asia Veronica Quinn Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy 2012 NYC - Asia Program
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