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​.

All fellowships awarded are self-designed. To learn more about our teachers and their projects use the search tool provided below.

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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
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Explore West African storytelling by visiting Ghana and recording traditional storytellers. Chicago, IL April Stevens 2007 Chicago Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Travel to Madagascar to work with scientists studying bat conservation and habitat preservation. Chicago, IL Antananarivo Madagascar Madagascar Africa Eileen Day 2007 Chicago Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend and participate in the American Library Association conference in Washington, D.C. Chicago, IL Washington District of Columbia United States North America Kara Bourke Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy 2007 Chicago Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore West African storytelling by visiting Ghana and recording traditional storytellers. Chicago, IL Monica Richburg Sherman School of Excellence ES 2007 Chicago Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend two institutes in Colorado and Illinois led by well-respected educators to enhance knowledge of best practices in literacy assessment and classroom community building. Chicago, IL Colorado Springs and LaGrange (a suburb of Chicago Colorado and Illinois United States North America Virginia Hiltz Andrew Jackson Elementary Language Academy 2007 Chicago Program
Science Travel to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands to gather information and materials that will improve learning experiences for students in science. Chicago, IL Lori Stenger Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services 2007 Chicago Program
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Attend intensive Spanish language training at Middlebury Language School in Vermont. Chicago, IL Middlebury Vermont United States North America Molly Dunn Hans Christian Andersen Community Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Explore the cultural, demographical, socioeconomic, and ecological impacts of modern Chinese expansion and settlement on Tibetan traditions. Chicago, IL Lhasa Tibet Autonomous Region China Asia Xinjie Ding Ernst Prussing Elementary School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Civil War battle sites to better understand the geographical and human characteristics that affected its outcome. Chicago, IL Washington, DC, VA, MD, PA DC, VA, MD, PA United States North America Nancy Geldermann Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy 2007 Chicago Program
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Crete to study at the Creativity Workshop and explore the relationship between myth and reality. Chicago, IL Chania Crete Greece Europe Jennifer Foss Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies 2007 Chicago Program
Kinesiology Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a child-centered yoga training to develop a program for pre-school children with special needs and their peers. Chicago, IL Lenox Massachusetts United States North America Andrea Sagen 2007 Chicago Program
Kinesiology Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a child-centered yoga training to develop a program for pre-school children with special needs and their peers. Chicago, IL Irene Cable Frederick Stock Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Attend the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project’s Summer Institute at Columbia University. Chicago, IL New York New York United States North America Heather Haines Perspectives Calumet Middle Academy 2007 Chicago Program
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade Work through mathematically-rich, hands-on activities through the M2T2 project created by University of Illinois at Champagne/Urbana Chicago, IL Chicago Illinois United States North America Kathrine Grant-CLark James N. Thorp Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Tour World War II sites in Europe to explore four war-related thematic questions. Chicago, IL start in London, end in Berlin Europe England Europe Agnieszka Nowak Theodore Roosevelt High School 2007 Chicago Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Explore how Mexican folk arts can be used to engage our bilingual Spanish speaking students to examine their cultural identity, ultimately leading to cross-cultural connections within our diverse school community. Chicago, IL Mexico City & Morelia Mexico & Michoacan Mexico North America Sarah Young Stephen K. Hayt Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore how Mexican folk arts can be used to engage our bilingual Spanish speaking students to examine their cultural identity, ultimately leading to cross-cultural connections within our diverse school community. Chicago, IL Jody Foss 2007 Chicago Program
Science 9-12th Grade Travel to Mongolia to study the behavior and territory size requirements of the endangered Przewalski’s horse and introduce stude Chicago, IL Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Mongolia Asia Alice Hadac Austin Business and Entrepreneurship HS 2007 Chicago Program
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend an intensive two-week Lesson Study immersion program in Japan. Chicago, IL Tokyo Tokyo Metropolis Japan Asia Thomas McDougal Williams Multiplex Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
Science 9-12th Grade Aid in unearthing a Roman fort in England to learn more about archaeology. Chicago, IL South Shields United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe Lisa Prodromo Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School 2007 Chicago Program
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Travel to Chiapas, Mexico for immersion in Spanish language and Mexican culture to better serve the literacy needs of Spanish-speaking incarcerated youth. Chicago, IL San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas Mexico North America Ryan Keesling Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative School 2007 Chicago Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend two institutes in Colorado and Illinois led by well-respected educators to enhance knowledge of best practices in literacy assessment and classroom community building. Chicago, IL Lauren Fitchett Andrew Jackson Elementary Language Academy 2007 Chicago Program
Science 6th - 8th Grade Travel to the Galapagos Islands to see creatures and their habitats under the guidance of naturalists. Chicago, IL Galapagos Islands Ecuador Ecuador South America Ellen Shea Hannah G. Solomon Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
Math 6th - 8th Grade Work through mathematically-rich, hands-on activities through the M2T2 project created by University of Illinois at Champagne/Urbana Chicago, IL Belinda Moore James N. Thorp Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade Work through mathematically-rich, hands-on activities through the M2T2 project created by University of Illinois at Champagne/Urbana Chicago, IL Dorthulia Davis James N. Thorp Elementary School 2007 Chicago Program
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