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​.

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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
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend the brain-based workshop Teaching With the Brain in Mind in San Antonio, TX, to better understand how the brain learns and processes information. Broken Bow, OK San Antonio TX United States North America Norma Pollard Lukfata Public School 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Conduct field research by attending the Storytelling Marathon in Ecuador and then gain hands-on Earth Science experience by volunteering in organic garden organized by La Hesperia Biological Station and located in the Western Andes Mountains. Oakland, CA Guayaquil, Machala, Cuenca, Quito, Tandapi Guayas, El Oro, Azuay, Pichincha Ecuador South America Tania Llambelis Ascend Elementary 2010 Oakland Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to enhance students' learning experiences. San Francisco, CA New York City New York United States North America Michael Sova Feinstein Elementary School 2010 San Francisco Program View Report
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the First International Summer Institute in Reggio Emilia, Italy, to study projects in pre-primary schools and dialogue with teachers and staff. Chicago, IL Reggio Emilia Emilia-Romagna Region Italy Europe Erin Stanfill William C. Goudy Elementary School 2010 Chicago Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Study the ecology, culture, and geography in Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa to enrich social studies curriculum. HOUSTON, TX Kasane Chobe District Botswana Africa Shana Steinhardt WHIDBY EL 2010 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Language Acquisition Participate in a Spanish language and culture immersion program in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to create a new curriculum on the foreign culture. ZACHARY, LA Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo Mexico North America Darketa Green ZACHARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2010 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend Project Zero Classroom at Harvard University to strengthen instruction that helps students think more critically by developing their intellectual strengths. Chicago, IL Boston Massachusetts United States North America Lisa Caputo Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy 2010 Chicago Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to learn new writing strategies and classroom management skills. Tulsa, OK New York City New York United States North America Kristyne Salley Briarglen 2010 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the National Endowment for the Humanities' Picturing America Conference at the Newark Museum to learn how to design and implement lessons utilizing Picturing America prints. Tulsa, OK Newark and New York City New Jersey and New York United States North America Robin Ferrell Mitchell Elementary 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K – 5th Grade Attend Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to learn new writing strategies and classroom management skills. Tulsa, OK Carrie Reese Shell Lake Elementary School (3-6) 2010 Oklahoma Program
Other Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe small diverse communities and schools in South Dakota, Arkansas, Alabama and North Carolina to create a multicultural unit that encourages students to embrace their own traditions and culture while respecting those of others. Frankford, WV Dupree, Dermott, Webb, Cherokee South Dakota, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina United States North America Donna Legg Frankford Elementary 2010 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Explore the contrast between continuity and change in China to enhance World Geography and Human Geography curricula. KATY, TX Beijing Beijing China Asia Jessica Postlethwaite SEVEN LAKES H S 2010 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership 6th - 8th Grade Attend the ISTE summer conference to develop plans for implementation of a 21st Century Learning curriculum. San Francisco, CA Denver CO United States North America Connie Hendrix Francisco Middle School 2010 San Francisco Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to enhance reading and writing instruction. Tulsa, OK New York City New York United States North America Karen Graves Clark 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to enhance reading and writing instruction. Tulsa, OK Angela Draper Clark 2010 Oklahoma Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the International Reading Association's World Congress on Reading in New Zealand and visit local schools to develop ESL instructional strategies. Chicago, IL Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Australia Jennifer Dixon Wolfgang A. Mozart Elementary School 2010 Chicago Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to enhance reading and writing instruction. Tulsa, OK Pamela McBride Clark 2010 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Explore and experience Alaska’s unique ecosystems to teach students about its unique geography and indigenous cultures while highlighting global warming concerns. HUMBLE, TX Anchorage Alaska United States North America Mary Trichel ATASCOCITA MIDDLE 2010 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the International Reading Association's World Congress on Reading in New Zealand and visit local schools to develop ESL instructional strategies. Chicago, IL Pilar Fernandez Wolfgang A. Mozart Elementary School 2010 Chicago Program
Science 9-12th Grade Conduct field work in 11 states, gathering fossil, rock, plant and insect material, while also visiting several key museums related to natural history, to construct a virtual tour that helps students view science as a multi-disciplinary field with a broad range of subjects, interests and career potential. Beggs, OK Aurora, North Carolina North Carolina United States North America James Hurley Beggs High School 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to learn new writing strategies and classroom management skills. Tulsa, OK Katherine Rader 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Travel the route to freedom taken by runaway slaves to explore their journey and develop interactive lessons on the Underground Railroad. Vero Beach, FL Portland Maine United States North America Crystal O'Brien Thompson Magnet Elementary School 2010 EL Education Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Create an interdisciplinary science and social studies unit centered on the effects of defoliants on the people and environment of the country since the Vietnam War. Brooklyn, NY Hanoi Hanoi Centrally Governed City Vietnam Asia Thomas Houston Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice 2010 NYC - Asia Program
Math 9-12th Grade Attend a conference on History and Epistemology in Math Education in Vienna, Austria, followed by an exploration into the lives of early mathematicians in Athens, Greece, to incorporate the history of mathematics and culture into current curriculum. Necedah, WI Vienna, Athens, Samos Austria, Greece Austria Europe Rebecca Brink Necedah Middle/High School 2010 Wisconsin Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Travel to Madrid, Spain, to study the Spanish language and explore the cultural influences that impacted Pablo Picasso. Chicago, IL Madrid Community of Madrid Spain Europe Jennifer Bauman Josephine C. Locke Elementary School 2010 Chicago Program
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