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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
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Achieve fluency in Spanish, study Latin American culture, and film a documentary about ancient Mayan civilization and its link to modern Guatemala. Washington, DC Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Guatemala North America David Pauk Bruce Monroe Elementary 2008 Washington DC Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 9-12th Grade Participate in a Spanish language immersion and study of Mexican culture in Oaxaca, Mexico. Chicago, IL Oaxaca City Oaxaca Mexico North America Lourdes Guerrero Frederick W. von Steuben Metropolitan Science HS 2008 Chicago Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to New Mexico and Colorado to explore and document various landforms caused by weathering and erosion. KATY, TX Balmorhea, Carlsbad, Cloudcroft, Santa Fe, Colorad Texas, New Mexico, Colorado United States North America Ann Knight ODESSA KILPATRICK EL 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Travel to London to study the United Kingdom immigration policy, collect oral interviews, and create a digital archive that reflects different viewpoints about immigration outside the US. Atlanta, GA London United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman South Atlanta Law High School 2008 Atlanta Program View Report
Literature/Writing 9-12th Grade Take literature and composition courses at Middlebury University with high school teachers across the country to deepen and enrich subject matter. San Francisco, CA Middlebury Vermont United States North America Callen Taylor Mission HS 2008 San Francisco Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Walk in the ancient footsteps of the citizens of the Roman Republic to discover why this form of government was chosen by the Framers for the foundation of the United States Constitution. KATY, TX Rome Central Italy Europe Diane Sparks SUNDOWN EL 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Visit Japanese schools to participate in lesson study along with conducting interviews with teachers, students, parents and university faculty. Chicago, IL Tokyo Tokyo Japan Asia Lorianne Zaimi-Cuevas Albert R. Sabin Magnet School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Join a scientific expedition to study dynamics of the Ecuadorian Amazon combined with teaching English to native children while immersed in culture. KATY, TX Quito Ecuador Ecuador South America Tana Congi MCFEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literacy 9-12th Grade Use film to explore and document urban gardens across the US and how schools and communities interact with these dynamic public greenspaces. Los Angeles, CA Seattle, New York, New Orleans WA, NY, LA United States North America Robert Jeffers Dorsey High School 2008 Los Angeles Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to Morenesio, Italy to attend a puppetry workshop learning to construct giant puppets, banners and musical instruments. Chicago, IL Morenisio Morenisio Italy Europe Suzanne Drake Jean de Lafayette Elementary School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
Math 6th - 8th Grade In Japanese middle-school and high-school classrooms, study problem solving-based approaches to teaching mathematics. Brooklyn , NY Kristen Shuart Upper Caroll/MS 447 Math & Science Exploratory School 2008 New York City Program
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Retrace some of the major places and sites on the Underground Railroad, attending the educational programs associated with those sites Trinity, TX St. Catharines Ontario United States North America Debra Brown Cullen Outdoor Education Center 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade A South African sojourn, in Mandela's “Rainbow Nation,” that expands our teaching of diversity and empowers our students to impact others' lives. Chicago, IL Ziomara Perez Louis Nettelhorst Elementary School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9-12th Grade Participate in a language course at the University of Salamanca in Spain to observe and study strategies for teaching Spanish literature. Jenks, OK Salamanca Castilla y Leon Spain Europe Melissa Finfrock 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend an educator's confrence at the University of Connecticut to develop a better understanding of Joseph Renzulli's schoolwide enrichment model. HOUSTON, TX Mary Simms JOHN F WARD EL 2008 Greater Houston Area Program
Advanced Education/Leadership 9-12th Grade Attend the Expeditionary Learning Schools Secondary School Institute in Boston to help the school begin its ELS work. Charlotte, NC Heidi Bergmann Math and Science High School at Garinger 2008 EL Education Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to Birmingham, England for an indepth school exploration and creation of collaborative relationships to learn new teaching practices that enhance learning for special needs students. Chicago, IL London/Birmingham England England Europe Amy McKee Walter S. Christopher Elementary School 2008 Chicago Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership 9-12th Grade Attend the Expeditionary Learning Schools Secondary School Institute in Boston to help the school begin its ELS work. Charlotte, NC Timothy Sennett Math and Science High School at Garinger 2008 EL Education Program
Science 9-12th Grade Observation and study of the environmental impacts of China's Three Gorges Dam project. Conroe, TX Shanghai, Yichang, Chongqing Shanghai, Hubei, Chongqing China Asia Zhiwen Han Academy for Science and Health 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Conduct an independent study of the northern trails of the westward movement influenced by unique weather and geologic events and human settlement. BELLAIRE, TX Joan Linsley PIN OAK MIDDLE 2008 Greater Houston Area Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend an educator's confrence at the University of Connecticut to develop a better understanding of Joseph Renzulli's schoolwide enrichment model. HOUSTON, TX Hartford Connecticut United States North America Samantha Pulse JOHN F WARD EL 2008 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade In India, gather examples of oral storytelling in order to create and implement a school-wide oral storytelling curriculum. Brooklyn , NY Liesl Zitman Granville T. Woods School/ PS 335  2008 New York City Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Europe to study the environments that inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other artists and construct an outdoor Impressionists walk on school grounds. Muskogee, OK Paris Ile de France France Europe Georgie Chapuis Sadler Arts Academy 2008 Oklahoma Program
Literacy 9-12th Grade Teach English to children of impoverished communities with the Global Volunteer Network in Kolkata, India. Brooklyn , NY Kolkata West Bengal India Asia Sharon Wexler Science Skills Center for Science| Technology and the Arts  2008 New York City Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Participate in Elderhostel's Road Scholars Program to learn about Alaskan ecosystems, culture and climate change to create cross-curricular connections. Tulsa, OK Fairbanks Alaska United States North America Robin Leach Nimitz 2008 Oklahoma Program View Report
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