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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
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Travel to Venezuela to study the impact of Hugo Chavez's economic policies as well as public perceptions of the government. San Francisco, CA Caracas El Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas Venezuela South America Leon Sultan Abraham Lincoln HS 2008 San Francisco Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K – 5th Grade Explore the ruins, museums and excavation sites of the ancestral Pueblos in southwestern Colorado to enhance a unit on Native American culture and history. Mountain view, OK Albuquerque New Mexico United States North America Charlotte Wheeler Mountain View - Gotebo Elementary School 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Work with a paleontologist in Bynum, Montana on a dinosaur dig, building expertise to enrich local student fieldwork with fossils. Rochester, NY Great Falls Montana United States North America Katherine Daniels The Genesee Community Charter School 2008 EL Education Program
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the International Reading Association's World Congress in Costa Rica, also travel to gather curricular materials. Philadelphia, PA Anna Hadgis Russell Byers Charter School 2008 EL Education Program
Science 9-12th Grade Investigate, document and experience the sea turtle conservation project sponsored by the Archelon Society in Greece to increase public awareness. HOUSTON, TX Jamie Rayford MAYDE CREEK H S 2008 Greater Houston Area Program
Literature/Writing 9-12th Grade Study in Florence to bring the discipline of art history into the humanities classroom. Boston, MA Florence Florence Italy Europe Frances Farrell Fenway High School 2008 Boston Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Researching and volunteering in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for biodiveristy research and environmental conservation Bronx , NY Quito, San Cristobal, Nanegal Ecuador Ecuador South America Susan Kang New Day Academy  2008 New York City Program
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Study the exiled Tibetan culture in Dharamsala, India, in order to gain an understanding of how the performing arts keep culture alive. New York , NY Dharamsala Kangara India Asia Madelyn Kent Tompkins Square Middle School  2008 New York City Program
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K – 5th Grade Participate in a 40-day wilderness and leadership training program in Wyoming, gathering resources for unit studies in environmental and natural sciences. Tulsa, OK Laramie Wyoming United States North America Maria Shead Victory Christian School 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9-12th Grade Study the impact of the Global AIDS epidemic and work with local NGOs to improve healthcare and promote sustainable development in Rwanda and Uganda. Chicago, IL Rwanda/Uganda Africa Rwanda Africa Fanny Clonch Frederick Douglass Academy High School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to East Africa to study the plants, animals, people and music of the grasslands in Kenya and Tanzania. BROOKLYN , NY Jonathan Hardy P.S. 146 Brooklyn New School  2008 New York City Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a Spanish language school in Costa Rica to improve communication skills with students who speak English as a second language. Tulsa, OK San Jose Costa Rica Costa Rica North America Kim Eveland Owen 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Build connections with schools in South Africa to share best practices and to enhance global history curricula. New York , NY Johannesburg South Africa South Africa Africa David Glasner UA Academy for Government and Law  2008 New York City Program View Report
Math 9-12th Grade Attend a mathematics conference, learn Spanish through immersion, and visit cities and rural areas to learn more about Mexican education and culture. Oakland, CA Cancun/Mexico City/Morelia/Mexico City/Guadalajara Yucatan/Michoacan/Jalisco Mexico North America Sailaja Suresh Oakland International High School 2008 Oakland Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore language and culture in Costa Rica to improve parent relationships in our schools Roxbury, MA Samara Guanacaste Province Costa Rica North America Lauren Trimble Orchard Gardens K-8 School 2008 Boston Program View Report
Literacy 6th - 8th Grade Teaching and researching in Uganda at a secondary school for one month to lay the groundwork for an expedition and school partnership around cultural exhange and social justice. New York, NY Jinja Uganda Uganda Africa Stephanie Aberger Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 2008 EL Education Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Travel to Florence, Italy, to study figure drawing and portraiture to develop teaching strategies for incorporating art techniques into science classes. Ada, OK Florence Tuscany Italy Europe Linda Gamble Ada High School 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Compare how the Venetian Renaissance of Italy and Hellenistic culture of the Greeks impacted their societies’ culture and architecture. SUGAR LAND, TX Rome, Venice, Athens and others Italy and Greece Italy Europe Michael Lotz CLEMENTS H S 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Travel to Florence, Italy, to study figure drawing and portraiture to develop teaching strategies for incorporating art techniques into science classes. Ada, OK Marjorie Hollingsworth Ada High School 2008 Oklahoma Program
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Australia to study Aboriginal art forms, customs and traditions to provide the resources and knowledge to develop new curriculum for cultural and ethnic units. Weatherford, OK Sydney, Alice Springs, Jamberoo, Wollongong New South Wales and Northern Territory Australia Australia Linda Koebelen Weatherford Middle School 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Research in post-apartheid South Africa to create curriculum that increases student engagement and learning while connecting students in both cultures. San Francisco, CA Cape Town, townships and surrounding homelands Western Cape South Africa Africa Sean Gass Gateway HS 2008 San Francisco Program View Report
Literature/Writing 9-12th Grade In the Salinos Valley in California, research John Steinbeck and his writing. In Washington, visit the Spokane Indian Reservation to create a pen pal relationship. Brighton, MA San Francisco CA United States North America Stephen Bigelow Brighton High School 2008 Boston Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Study the effects of the Holocaust and genocide on people and places in Central and Eastern Europe. Brooklyn , NY Europe Central/Eastern Europe Ukraine Europe Scott Jackson Brooklyn International High School   2008 New York City Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Attend "The Art of Band Conducting Workshop" in Austin, TX, to learn new ideas and methods for teaching music that will be implemented in the band classroom. McAlester, OK Austin Texas United States North America Jason R. Smith McAlester Public Schools 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
Math 6th - 8th Grade Attend the International Congress on Mathematical Education in Monterrey, Mexico, study Spanish, and learn about Mayan culture and mathematics. Oakland, CA Monterrey, Play del Carmen Mexico United States North America Geeta Makhija Ascend Elementary 2008 Oakland Program View Report
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