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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 Study language, methodology, and current francophone culture at the Centre Linguistique in Besançon, France, while living with a French family. Hopkins, MN Besançon Franche-Comté France Europe Michele Cassavante The Blake School - Lower School 2010 The Blake School Program View Report
Literacy 9-12th Grade Attend the International Reading Association's World Conference in Aukland, New Zealand, and explore Maori culture to gain a greater understanding of literacy practices. Minneapolis, MN Auckland Auckland New Zealand Australia Kathy Blessing Patrick Henry High 2010 Minneapolis Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Lucy Caulkin's Summer Institute at Columbia Unviersity, followed by the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrator's Summer Convention in California, to enhance writing and literacy instruction. KATY, TX New York City, Los Angeles New York, California United States North America John Tracy MORTON RANCH EL 2010 Greater Houston Area Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Create a bilingual writer's notebook while walking El Camino de Santiago in Spain to enhance writing instruction. Minneapolis, MN Santiago Compostela Galicia Spain Europe Betsy May Burroughs Community 2010 Minneapolis Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Create a bilingual writer's notebook while walking El Camino de Santiago in Spain to enhance writing instruction. Minneapolis, MN Carolyn Serrano Northrop Urban Environ 2010 Minneapolis Program
Math 9-12th Grade Travel to Bangalore and Hyderbad India to observe teaching and assessment strategies for International Baccalaureate math students. Atlanta, GA Hyderabad AP/India India Asia Padma Rayalla North Atlanta High School 2010 Atlanta Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the National Conference on Differentiated Instruction in Nevada to develop enhanced strategies as a gifted education teacher. Atlanta, GA Las Vegas Nevada United States North America Lesli Burton Campbell Academy 2010 Atlanta Program View Report
Language Acquisition 6th - 8th Grade diversityDelve into the cultures of Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia through a journey to modern metropolises, rural villages, the historical centers to build lessons on cross-cultural understanding and curriculum integration not only for the large group of Vietnamese students throughout the school and district. Oklahoma City , OK Hanoi Ha Noi Vietnam Asia Cort Hayhurst Moore West JH 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Social Justice 9-12th Grade Learn about youth violence prevention, peer mediation and conflict resolution from Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica, an organization successfully providing youth alternatives to violence. New York, NY Kingston Kingston Jamaica North America Shirley Wu Satellite Academy High School 2010 New York City Program View Report
Social Justice 9-12th Grade Travel to the Light of Hope Orphanage in Kenya to create a science teaching interchange between The Blake School and the orphanage. Hopkins, MN Nairobi Central Province Kenya Africa Randal Harrington The Blake School 2010 The Blake School Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Attend a molecular and cellular biology research conference entitled Innate Immunity: Mechanisms Linking with Adaptive Immunity held in Dublin, Ireland to enhance human body systems, evolution and genetics curriculum. Hopkins, MN Dublin and London Leinster United Kingdom Europe Deborah Weiss The Blake School 2010 The Blake School Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Colorado State University's Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)traning at the Center for Biomedical Research in Music and visit the Cleveland Music School Settlement to practice NMT learning. Minneapolis, MN Fort Collins/Cleveland CO/ OH United States North America Amelia Furman Bryn Mawr Community 2010 Minneapolis Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Explore the history of Native American tribes across the northwestern United States to enhance student learning and participation. Minneapolis, MN San Fransico California United States North America Kimberly Galloway Contract Alternatives 2010 Minneapolis Program View Report
Engineering Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to the United Kingdom to visit engineering projects from the 14th to 21st centuries to develop deeper engineering background knowledge. Hopkins, MN London Britain United Kingdom Europe Joseph Druskin The Blake School 2010 The Blake School Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9-12th Grade Participate in an intensive Spanish language immersion program in Bogotá, Colombia, to increase cultural understanding and language skills. Minneapolis, MN Bogotá Cundinamarca Colombia South America Mary Amaya Transition Plus 2010 Minneapolis Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel to New Delhi, India, to examine Indian culture, family structure, socialization skills of youth, child development, and to conduct an in-depth study of the varied languages spoken there. HOUSTON, TX New Delhi Delhi India Asia Monica Babaian MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL 2010 Greater Houston Area Program
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade To study historical perspective of ethnic conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia to understand what causes conflict, its consequences, and how to better confront or eliminate it. Brooklyn, NY Zagreb Croatia Croatia Europe Melissa Slater Brooklyn Bridge Academy 2010 New York City Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Witness the visual effects of 2000+ years of art focus by Italy's cities and countrysides to help students broaden their perception of art and history. Friend, NE Rome Umbria Italy Europe Greg Holdren Friend 2010 Nebraska Program View Report
Language Acquisition Enhance current units on Rome and Pompeii by exploring the archaeology and identity of coastal Campania and learning more about how Greeks became Romans on the Bay of Naples. Elizabeth City, NC Rome and Cumae Campagna Italy Europe Mary Carroll Burke Pasqoutank County High 2010 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Travel to European Holocaust sites gathering materials and information to enhance a Holocaust literature unit. Coweta, OK Amsterdam North Holland Netherlands Europe Terri Edwards Coweta Junior High 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Study traditional Afro-Puerto Rican music, particularly the Bomba, to share the stories and history of Puerto Rico through song and music. San Francisco, CA San Juan, Puerto Rico United States North America Jade Rivera Cesar Chavez Elementary School 2010 San Francisco Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Travel to major countries that are contributors to America's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to learn ways of promoting these academic disciplines. Los Angeles, CA Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia Japan Asia Trevor Oystrick Susan Miller Dorsey High School 2010 Los Angeles Program
Science 9-12th Grade Travel to Ghana and Kenya connecting with an African schools to promote cross-cultural education, as well as participate in the Green Belt Movement - a women's civil society organization advocating for human rights and supporting good governance through protecting the environment. Brooklyn, NY Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya Greater Accra region of Ghana Ghana Africa Jessica McClish Williamsburg Prep 2010 New York City Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Travel to major countries that are contributors to America's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to learn ways of promoting these academic disciplines. Los Angeles, CA Drew Haugen Susan Miller Dorsey High School 2010 Los Angeles Program View Report
Math 9-12th Grade Visit renewable energy technology centers across the U.S. to observe, research, and ultimately develop a standards-aligned project-based Algebra II curriculum. Littleton, NC Seattle Washington United States North America Mike Beebe Northwest High 2010 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
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