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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
Science 6th - 8th Grade Enroll in the Space Academy for Educators at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, to create a learning expedition on the solar system. Framingham, MA Huntsville Alabama United States North America Daniel Anderson Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School 2010 EL Education Program View Report
Science 9-12th Grade Travel to Hoga Island Marine Research Station in Indonesia to participate in a reef ecology conservation expedition that will reinvigorate current reef ecology curriculum unit. Roxbury, MA Bau Bau South East Sulawesi Indonesia Asia Craig Ruiter Boston Day & Evening Academy 2010 Boston Program View Report
Literature/Writing Pre-K - 5th Grade Collect folktales and oral narratives from various locations in Ireland to create an interactive walking narrative designed to encourage students to share their personal stories in a similar format. San Bernardino, CA Dublin Dublin Ireland Europe William Beshears Manuel Salinas Elementary School for the Crative Arts 2010 Los Angeles Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Study the architecture of Antoni Gaudi in Spain, to enhance three-dimensional design instruction for students with learning disorders. Houston, TX Barcelona Spain Spain Europe Mitchell Pengra The Parish School 2010 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Attend conducting workshops at England's Royal Academy of Music and Champs Hill to acquire new band directing skills. Okemah, OK London England United Kingdom Europe Michael Cudd Okemah Public Schools 2010 Oklahoma Program View Report
History/Social Studies 6th - 8th Grade Travel to South Africa to study issues of apartheid, racial competition, and social class tension, while gathering strategies to address these issues with incoming students . Nashville, TN Ashley Clark LEAD Academy Middle School 2010 EL Education Program
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Visit schools throughout Ecuador's seven climate regions to develop both a district ELL action plan and a fifth grade Smartboard Climate unit. Menasha, WI Quito Pichincha Ecuador South America Stephanie Pomplun Jefferson Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program View Report
Science 6th - 8th Grade,9-12th Grade Participate in a scientific expedition through the Indonesian Archipelago, researching the importance of volcanic deposits and the effect on local biodiversity. New York, NY Stephen Brodbar Lab School - PS 315 2010 NYC - Asia Program View Report
Literature/Writing Document Mongolian folklore in urban and rural settings to build an interdisciplinary project for students. Brooklyn, NY Rosemarie Frascella Vanguard High School 2010 NYC - Asia Program View Report
Language Acquisition 9-12th Grade Travel to the Dominican Republic to learn about and become immersed in the social and academic culture of our bilingual students. Brooklyn, NY Corey Fink High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology 2010 New York City Program View Report
Advanced Education/Leadership Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Advanced Teaching for Excellence Institute in Vail, CO, to improve current curriculum approaches, strategies and assessment practices to ensure student success. HOUSTON, TX Steffany Stewart PONDEROSA EL 2010 Greater Houston Area 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 Reiche Marathon Area Elementary 2010 EL Education Program
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 Jessica Case Grisson 2010 Oklahoma Program
History/Social Studies 9-12th Grade Travel the Maritime Silk Route to develop a multicultural curriculum that makes connections between Eastern and Western cultures. Brooklyn, NY Sonjah McBain New York Harbor School 2010 NYC - Asia 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 Tera Fieri Marathon Area Elementary 2010 EL Education Program
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 Saul Kleinberg Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice 2010 NYC - Asia Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend the Educators' Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, to learn about the space program's past and present in order to create a new curriculum for school-wide use. Sheboygan, WI Sarah Leibham Jefferson Elementary School 2010 Wisconsin Program
Other 9-12th Grade Complete a Wilderness First Aid course in Colorado to improve safety, knowledge and efficacy during student fieldwork research in wilderness settings. Aurora, CO Jackson Westenskow William Smith High School 2010 EL Education Program View Report
History/Social Studies Pre-K - 5th Grade Retrace a World War II soldier’s journey -- from his engagement point in England to his final resting place in Epinal, France -- and afterward tour Auschwitz to demonstrate for students how and why soldiers valiantly serve our country. HUMBLE, TX London, Paris, Poland United Kingdom, Paris, Krakow England Europe Silas DuFrene EAGLE SPRINGS EL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Tour Alaska with a naturalist and historian, gathering materials on the state’s history, culture and animals, to compare Alaska and Oklahoma. Cleveland, OK Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan Alaska United States North America Elizabeth Mosier Cleveland Primary School 2011 Oklahoma Program View Report
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore the plants, animals and geology of Australia's rainforest, researching the concept of an ecological niche, to enhance fourth grade science curriculum. Broken Arrow, OK Cape Tribulation Queensland Australia Australia Kathy Harding Peters ES 2011 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Partnering with the International School of Art, Business & Technology, travel to Elmina, Ghana, to found a book club at the Bantuma School that facilitates literacy skills and international peer relationships among students in West Africa and San Francisco. San Francisco, CA Elmina Central Region Ghana Africa Susan Gonzalez Taylor Elementary School 2011 San Francisco Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Research ancient & indigenous cultures of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize to make the Spanish language more relevant to students' lives & exemplify the importance of understanding cultural diversity. Atlanta, GA Belize City Belize Belize North America Aliyah Frazier Stanton F. L. Elementary 2011 Atlanta Program View Report
Science 9 - 12th Grade Explore Iceland's rock formations and geothermal energy to create a Journey to the Center of the Earth comparison with Vermont's geologic features. Newport, VT Reykjavik Keflavik Iceland Europe Chris Shaffer North Country Union High School 2011 Rural School and Community Trust Program View Report
Language Acquisition Pre-K - 5th Grade Enroll in intensive language classes at Habla Spanish School in Lima, Peru, and volunteer with a youth organization in Las Flores to improve communication with Spanish speaking families and increase students' understanding of multilingualism. Oakland, CA Lima/Callao Ventanilla Peru South America Lena Eckhoff Greenleaf Elementary 2011 Oakland Program
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