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 Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University in order to train other teachers and to implement workshop structure into reading and writing instruction schoolwide Moorpark, CA New York New York United States North America Irene Garcia Arroyo West Active Learning Academy 2009 Los Angeles Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend writing, literacy,and music workshops at the Kagan Summer Academy in Orlando, Florida to create a new curriculum that will increase student achievement and emotional growth. Zachary, LA Orlando Florida United States North America Brandie McNabb Rollins Place Elementary 2009 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Participate in the Teacher's College (NY) Readers/Writers Workshop to increase student achievement and provide professional development for teachers. Chicago, IL Anthony Orrico John C. Coonley Elementary School 2009 Chicago Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teacher's College (NY) Readers/Writers Workshop to increase student achievement and provide professional development for teachers. Chicago, IL Sheila Barrett John C. Coonley Elementary School 2009 Chicago Program
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade Explore Spain's language, culture, schools, architecture and unique customs in order to develop a cultural unit on the country. Tulsa, OK Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Granada, Córdoba, Tole Eastern and Southern Spain Spain Europe Vicky McCune Carver 2009 Oklahoma Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Costa Rica to assist the Ecology Project Internationalin authentic research for international conservation of sea turtles to improve hands-on learning for students. Tulsa, OK Kara Brunk 6th & 7th Grade Center 2009 Oklahoma Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University in order to train other teachers and to implement workshop structure into reading and writing instruction schoolwide Moorpark , CA Lisa McCarter Arroyo West Active Learning Academy 2009 Los Angeles Program
Math 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Guatemala to become conversational in Spanish in order to better serve the Spanish speaking students and their community at school Oakland, CA Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Guatemala North America Eric Van Laeken Westlake Middle School 2009 Oakland Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Travel to Cape Town, South Africa, to create a video documentary about private and public high school students to promote cultural understanding. Norman , OK Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa South Africa Africa Judith Blake Norman High School 2009 Oklahoma Program View Report
Math 6th - 8th Grade Explore the rich mathematical history of Peru and its impact on Peruvian culture. Chicago, IL Lima, Ica, Cusco, Machu Picchu Lima Province Peru South America Priya Shah Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy 2009 Chicago Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Explore familial history in Europe and create a memoir to share with students based on the experience BELLAIRE, TX Naples, Rome, Genoa/Paris/Berlin/Auschwitz Italy, France, Germany, Poland Italy Europe Jennifer Wortman PIN OAK MIDDLE 2009 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Social Justice 9-12th Grade Learn from youth programs in Bahia, Brazil, who use community building and artistic/ cultural connection to further young women’s leadership development Brooklyn , NY Salvador Bahia Brazil South America Amallia Orman Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice  2009 New York City Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Work alongside a physician researcher and Qi-Gong expert in Toronto, Canada, to develop a physical education program appropriate for underserved high school students Oakland, CA Toronto Ontario Canada North America Steven Miller Life Academy 2009 Oakland Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe and learn from best practices implemented in Johannesburg, South Africa, to enhance literacy among emergent and struggling readers HOUSTON, TX Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa Africa Crystal Gardner ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12) 2009 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Travel to Rome to observe, study, and experience the art and architecture of the Renaissance to enhance history instruction. Edmond, OK Rome Italy Italy Europe Angela Rhodes Deer Creek High School 2009 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy 9-12th Grade Observe and learn from best practices implemented in Johannesburg, South Africa, to enhance literacy among emergent and struggling readers HOUSTON, TX Susan Cook ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12) 2009 Greater Houston Area Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to study and enhance reading and writing instruction San Francisco, CA New York City New York United States North America Clare Watsky Sherman ES 2009 San Francisco Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Study Japan’s culture and the art of origami to engage students in hands-on activities for better achievement in the classroom HOUSTON, TX Geneve Wind MENDEL ELEMENTARY 2009 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literature/Writing 9-12th Grade Explore current shifts in education reform and their influence on teaching practice in post-apartheid South Africa. New York , NY Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa Africa Kimberly Washburn Manhattan Bridges High School  2009 New York City Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Examine and investigate WWI and WWII sites in France and Holland to enrich history curriculum with video, personal journals and photographs. Oklahoma City, OK Rickey Harvey Putnam City Academy 2009 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Drive across American praries to study Native American cultures and U.S. geography to enhance content knowledge and facilitate classroom instruction. Chicago, IL Sisseson, SD, Montera, ND, Billings, MT, Badlands, WI, SD, ND, MT, ID, WY, IL United States North America Raymond Kinzie Rufus M. Hitch Elementary School 2009 Chicago Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Travel to Japan to develop an inter-disciplinary unit for economics and comparative government by observing the culture and obtaining resources San Francisco, CA Alexander Schwarz Lowell HS 2009 San Francisco Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend “Diagnosing Dyslexia” conference in San Francisco to learn the entire process of accurately testing a child or teenager for dyslexia PEARLAND, TX San Francisco California United States North America Jean Henderson CHALLENGER EL 2009 Greater Houston Area Program
Pre-K - 5th Grade Bike and barge through historic Holland for the purpose of connecting this experience to Dutch children's literature, concluding with a study of Ann Frank’s experience in Amsterdam HOUSTON, TX Ardell Siegel SCHOOL AT ST GEORGE PLACE 2009 Greater Houston Area Program
Science 9-12th Grade Explore human impact on water sources in Southeast Asia and through scientific research develop a hands-on water quality curriculum. Brooklyn, NY Bangkok Thailand Thailand Asia Kara MacDevitt International High School at Lafayette 2009 NYC - Asia Program View Report
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