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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Other Pre-K - 5th 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 Jason Tucker John Barry Elementary School 2012 Chicago Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Research proactive renewable environments in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden to initiate student discussions about renewable energies and the transition to a less energy-based society from a more informed perspective. KATY, TX Copenhagen, Lemvig, Samso, Viborg;
Reykjavik ;
Bergen, Oslo;
Malmo		 Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Sweden		 Europe Lesli Edge MCROBERTS EL 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Research proactive renewable environments in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden to initiate student discussions about renewable energies and the transition to a less energy-based society from a more informed perspective. KATY, TX Nancy Hess GRIFFIN EL 2012 Greater Houston Area Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy conference in Cambridge, MA, to implement a differentiated language and literacy framework that provides structure for early primary grades. Chattanooga, TN Cambridge MA United States North America Stephanie Heffington Chattanooga School For Arts & Sciences K-5 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Attend the Creativity Workshop in Provence, France, to connect the threads of French heritage in Louisiana while developing strategies for assisting reluctant writers to craft expressive pieces. Monroe, LA Arles, Avignon France Europe Carly McDuffie Lexington Elementary 2012 Louisiana Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Enroll in classes at the Intercultura Language School and Cultural Center in Heredia, Costa Rica, to improve Spanish-speaking skills and help students realize the value in learning a second language by also understanding the culture and geographical regions from where it originates. Athens , AL Samara Costa Rica North America Sonia Young Athens High School 2012 Alabama Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Visit the site of Otzi the Iceman’s death on the Tisenjoch Pass along the Italian-Austrian border and also explore related artifacts at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology’s Otzi exhibit in Bolzano, Italy, to create a Forensics mastery project about possibly the oldest victim of murder and increase students’ skills and interest in science. Brooklyn, NY Bolzano, Milan, Reggio Emilia, Vernagt;
Egolzwil		 Italy
Switzerland		 Europe Kelly Houston School for Democracy and Leadership 2012 New York City Program View Report
Engineering 6th - 8th Grade Attend Robotics Education Global Conference in Oahu, HI, and enroll in two courses at Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotic Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, PA, to develop students’ algebraic thinking and engineering design skills and prepare them to compete in the global economy. HOUSTON, TX Honolulu;
Pittsburgh		 Hawaii
Pennsylvania		 United States North America Oluremi Willoughby RICE SCH /LA ESCUELA RICE 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Enroll in the Teachers College Readers Workshop Summer Institute at Columbia University to improve instructional methods and develop curriculum that builds a literacy foundation for students’ successful personal, professional, and civic lives. Ooltewah, TN New York New York United States North America Dana Whisler Ivy Academy 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Enroll in an intensive Spanish learning and immersion program in Seville, Spain, to develop fundamental conversational skills necessary to ensure effective speech therapy practices with English Language Learners in a pre-school setting. HOUSTON, TX Seville Spain Europe Sary Joudah HINOJOSA EC/PRE-K CENTER 2012 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Volunteer with a school in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, to develop curriculum that shares the hopes, dreams and challenges of students’ peers in Kenya and promotes a greater understanding of another culture. LEAGUE CITY, TX Nairobi Kenya Africa Jeff Cherry CLEAR CREEK H S 2012 Greater Houston Area 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 Lin Kulm Kellom Elementary 2012 Nebraska Program
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade Study the heritage of folk music in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to help band students forge authentic connections between this genre and music associated with early Appalachian settlers. Soddy Daisy, TN Aberystwyth, Bangor, Durham, Ely, London;
Belfast, Rostrevor		 England
Ireland		 Europe Anthony Henderson Soddy Daisy Middle School 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy conference in Cambridge, MA, to implement a differentiated language and literacy framework that provides structure for early primary grades. Chattanooga, TN Marilyn Youngberg Baylor School 2012 Chattanooga Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy conference in Cambridge, MA, to implement a differentiated language and literacy framework that provides structure for early primary grades. Chattanooga, TN Michelle Howell Chattanooga School For Arts & Sciences K-5 2012 Chattanooga Program
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade Visit schools in four Japanese cities through a Lesson Study Summer Immersion Program to observe how Japanese educators address problem-solving and to learn methods of innovatively approaching the new Common Core State Standards. Chicago, IL Kyoto, Nagoya, Nara, Tokyo Japan Asia Lorelei Nadel Phillip Murray Elementary Language Academy 2012 Chicago Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Visit four Costa Rican biomes, observing eco-tourism, microfinance, ecologically-sound farming and environmental conservation, to enrich individual academic disciplines and better understand the culture from which many Hispanic students originate. Chattanooga, TN San Jose Costa Rica North America Kenneth Collins Chattanooga High Center For Creative Arts 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Visit four Costa Rican biomes, observing eco-tourism, microfinance, ecologically-sound farming and environmental conservation, to enrich individual academic disciplines and better understand the culture from which many Hispanic students originate. Chattanooga, TN Kelley Kuhn Chattanooga High Center For Creative Arts 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Visit four Costa Rican biomes, observing eco-tourism, microfinance, ecologically-sound farming and environmental conservation, to enrich individual academic disciplines and better understand the culture from which many Hispanic students originate. Chattanooga, TN Jack Pickett Chattanooga High Center For Creative Arts 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9 - 12th Grade Visit four Costa Rican biomes, observing eco-tourism, microfinance, ecologically-sound farming and environmental conservation, to enrich individual academic disciplines and better understand the culture from which many Hispanic students originate. Chattanooga, TN Micah Holloway Chattanooga High Center For Creative Arts 2012 Chattanooga Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Experience South African academics, arts, culture, and history through visits to Johannesburg and Capetown to promote tolerance and increase students’ social and global awareness. Tulsa, OK Capetown, Johannesburg, Kimberly, Limpopo Province, Soweto South Africa Africa Kellie Tatum Sequoyah ES 2012 Oklahoma 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 Leslie Douglas Kellom Elementary 2012 Nebraska 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.” Dorchester, MA Fabienne Mondesir Boston Latin Academy 2012 Boston Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teacher's College Summer Writing Institute at Columbia University to create a cohesive writing program, launch a Writing Workshop in primary grade levels, and establish a foundation for writing in Kindergarten that creates life-long writers. San Francisco, CA New York City New York United States North America Aysha Khan Hillcrest Elementary School 2012 San Francisco Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teacher's College Summer Writing Institute at Columbia University to create a cohesive writing program, launch a Writing Workshop in primary grade levels, and establish a foundation for writing in Kindergarten that creates life-long writers. San Francisco, CA Lisa Castellanos Hillcrest Elementary School 2012 San Francisco Program View Report
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