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
Math 6th - 8th Grade Attend the Creativity Workshop in Crete to discover creative techniques for improving math instruction. HOUSTON, TX Daniel Becker KILLOUGH MIDDLE 2010 Greater Houston Area Program
Literature/Writing 9-12th Grade Experience Hemingway's 1933 African safari to better understand and convey to students how an author's personal experience contributes their work. HOUSTON, TX Nairobi Kenya Kenya Africa Matthew McConn SPRING WOODS H S 2010 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Math Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend a Lesson Study Immersion Program in Tokyo to observe, discuss, and collect data on how math is taught in Japan. Chicago, IL Nathanael Ortega Albert R. Sabin Magnet School 2010 Chicago Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to learn how to become more successful teachers of writers. San Pedro, CA New York City New York United States North America Patricia Thornton 15th Street Elementary School 2010 Los Angeles Program
Science 9-12th Grade Work with Sustainable Harvest International across Guatemala and Panama, identifying successful methodologies of sustainable agriculture, sustaining small businesses, and achieving energy efficiency to enhance interdisciplinary curricular units. Atlanta, GA Guatemala City Guatemala Guatemala North America Nilam Trivedi Washington High School 2010 Atlanta Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Travel to Ghana and Burkina Faso to research fair trade cocoa and shea cooperatives and gather resources for a learning expedition centered on consumer goods and labor practices. Springfield, MA Jessica Wood Springfield Renaissance School 2010 EL Education Program
Other 9-12th Grade Study architectural design in four areas of Italy - Venice, Florence,Rome and Sicily - to provide students with a better understanding of Italian culture and its connection to architectural history. McAlester, OK Venice Veneto Italy Europe Larry Taylor McAlester High School 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Study arts and culture in Russia to strengthen students' connection with the culture through creative/performing arts. Tulsa, OK Moscow Moscow Russia Europe Kathy Davis Grisson 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Study architectural design in four areas of Italy - Venice, Florence,Rome and Sicily - to provide students with a better understanding of Italian culture and its connection to architectural history. Mcalester, OK Angela Key Mcalester High School 2010 Oklahoma Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University to learn how to become more successful teachers of writers. San Pedro, CA Sherry Kuhn 15th Street Elementary School 2010 Los Angeles Program
Science 6th - 8th Grade Participate as a cross-grade team in the Wildlife Learning Expedition for Educators Institute in Amherst, MA, to inform school's learning expeditions connected to local river ecology. Marathon, WI Jeffrey Schneider Marathon Area Elementary 2010 EL Education Program
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Develop and enhance teaching strategies for reading and writing by participating in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. Broken Arrow, OK Ashley Jane Cunningham McAuliffe 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Math 9-12th Grade Travel to Germany to learn how an emphasis on conceptual understanding can improve students' standardized math test scores. Brooklyn, NY Frankfurt Hesse Germany Europe Lauren Shookhoff Bushwick School for Social Justice 2010 New York City Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Work with Teachers Across Borders to do research and volunteer work in Cambodia, including the Cambodian genocide. Asheville, NC Siem Reap Siem Reap Cambodia Asia Brittany Dore Keeler Evergreen Community Charter School 2010 EL Education Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade Participate as a cross-grade team in the Wildlife Learning Expedition for Educators Institute in Amherst, MA, to inform school's learning expeditions connected to local river ecology. Marathon, WI Dana Parlier Pease Marathon Area Elementary 2010 EL Education Program
Language Acquisition 9-12th Grade Explore francophone culture in Morocco and acquire an understanding of the history, culture, products, practices and perspectives of its people Oklahoma City, OK Rabat Rabat - Salé Morocco Africa Elise Robillard Westmoore High School 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore the educational trends,technological advances, and best practices involving students with ADHD in Tokyo's school system to improve classroom instruction. Atlanta, GA Tokyo, Japan Tachikawa, Japan Japan Asia Benita Edwards White Elementary 2010 Atlanta Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Become “Biome Detectives” in Costa Rica, exploring cloud forests, ocean life, volcanoes, flora and fauna to forge engaging connections between the world and students. Sparta, WI Liberia Guanacaste Costa Rica North America Diane Everson Maplewood Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program
Science 9-12th Grade Assist in conservation efforts on Australia's Great Barrier Reef to teach and promote local conservation efforts in NYC. Brooklyn, NY Mackay Queensland Australia Australia Natalie Dennison Bushwick School for Social Justice 2010 New York City Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Become “Biome Detectives” in Costa Rica, exploring cloud forests, ocean life, volcanoes, flora and fauna to forge engaging connections between the world and students. Sparta, WI Kimberly Thole Maplewood Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Become “Biome Detectives” in Costa Rica, exploring cloud forests, ocean life, volcanoes, flora and fauna to forge engaging connections between the world and students. Sparta, WI Rebecca Toetz Maplewood Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Become “Biome Detectives” in Costa Rica, exploring cloud forests, ocean life, volcanoes, flora and fauna to forge engaging connections between the world and students. Sparta, WI Kathleen Zay Maplewood Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Become “Biome Detectives” in Costa Rica, exploring cloud forests, ocean life, volcanoes, flora and fauna to forge engaging connections between the world and students. Sparta, WI Angela Klass Maplewood Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program
Other Attend a creativity workshop in Florence, Italy, focusing on memoirs, storytelling and guided visualization to enhance creativity instruction. Atlanta, GA Florence Tuscany Italy Europe Cherise Ayers Maynard Jackson High School (Formerly Southside High School) 2010 Atlanta Program View Report
Other 9-12th Grade Research ways to improve the nutritional value of school lunches and related adolescent obesity by conducting interviews and gathering resources from European schools with successful lunch programs. New York, NY Gabrielle Smith Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 2010 EL Education Program View Report
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