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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
Social Justice 9 - 12th Grade Under the guidance of Nepal’s Cultural Orientation Resource Center, visit refugee camps in Bhutan and Nepal to better understand the culture and expectations of students and families resettling in Omaha. Omaha, NE Kathmandu Kathmandu Nepal Asia Elizabeth Rutten-Turner Yates Education Center 2011 Nebraska Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe Australia's National Accelerated Literacy Program, which garners a 99% literacy rate, to develop and solidify language skills for struggling readers. Tulsa, OK Sydney New South Wales Australia Australia Traci Gardner Clark ES 2011 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe Australia's National Accelerated Literacy Program, which garners a 99% literacy rate, to develop and solidify language skills for struggling readers. Tulsa, OK Lisa Gildea Clark ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
Science Pre-K - 5th Grade Participate in the Yellowstone National Park Institute's “The Illustrated Journal for Heart, Art and Science” to learn journaling techniques that help special education students experience the intense sense of peace, wonder, and contentment achieved by spending time in nature. St. Paul, MN Yellowstone National Park Wyoming United States North America Kristin Peterson John a Johnson elementary 2011 Saint Paul Program View Report
Other 6th - 8th Grade Attend the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association conference in National Harbor, MD, to learn specific therapy techniques that address needs of all students through evidence-based practices. Bixby, OK National Harbor Maryland United States North America Lori Adams Bixby Ms 2011 Oklahoma Program
Science 9-12th Grade Explore in Iceland the positive and negative impact associated with leading the industrialized world in renewable energy use to expose students with learning disabilities to the power of intellectual rigor. Granada Hills, CA Reykjavik Iceland Iceland Europe Allan Goldstein John F Kennedy Senior High School 2011 Los Angeles Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Teachers College’s Reading Project at Columbia University to help students discover reading for enjoyment and to emphasize literacy as vital to future success and quality of life. Tulsa, OK New York City New York United States North America Molly Linehan Briarglen ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Teachers College’s Reading Project at Columbia University to help students discover reading for enjoyment and to emphasize literacy as vital to future success and quality of life. Tulsa, OK Wendy McDaniel Briarglen ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Attend Teachers College’s Reading Project at Columbia University to help students discover reading for enjoyment and to emphasize literacy as vital to future success and quality of life. Tulsa, OK Teresa Bowker Briarglen ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
Literature/Writing 9 - 12th Grade Walk the Camino Portuguese, one of several pilgrimages to Santiago, Spain, to create an Adventure Literature elective in which students read and reflect on travel, walking, and adventure texts and are inspired to reflect upon their own life journey. St. Paul, MN Santiago, Spain Portugal to Spain Portugal Europe Naomi Larson Anderson Johnson Senior High 2011 Saint Paul Program
Math 6th - 8th Grade Observe math classrooms in India, Singapore, and China to examine teaching practices, curriculum documents, and student behaviors and implement a student-designed project based on the Discovery Channel program, “Myth Busters”. SUGAR LAND, TX Singapore Singapore Singapore Asia Amber Muscarello CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Math 6th � 8th Grade Observe math classrooms in India, Singapore, and China to examine teaching practices, curriculum documents, and student behaviors and implement a student-designed project based on the Discovery Channel program, “Myth Busters”. SUGAR LAND, TX Anna Davila SARTARTIA MIDDLE 2011 Greater Houston Area Program
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Explore the origins of fairy tales by Perrault, Collodi and the Brothers Grimm in France, Italy and Germany to present imagination as an alternative to technology-driven entertainment and encourage students to see themselves as the star of the story. HOUSTON, TX Paris, Isle de France France Europe Carmen Kaemingk HICKS EL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th - 8th Grade Observe the peaceful co-existance of the Christian Banso and Muslim Fulani peoples in Cameroon, Africa, to create an integrated curricular unit promoting global citizenship with our students. Grand Island , NE Yaounde and Takui Northwest Region Cameroon Africa Geri Pagel Rj Barr Middle School 2011 Nebraska Program View Report
Literature/Writing 6th � 8th Grade Observe the peaceful co-existance of the Christian Banso and Muslim Fulani peoples in Cameroon, Africa, to create an integrated curricular unit promoting global citizenship with our students. Grand Island, NE Denise Pedersen RJ Barr Middle School 2011 Nebraska Program
Literature/Writing 6th � 8th Grade Observe the peaceful co-existance of the Christian Banso and Muslim Fulani peoples in Cameroon, Africa, to create an integrated curricular unit promoting global citizenship with our students. Grand Island, NE Kari Ekberg R. J. Barr Middle School 2011 Nebraska Program
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade,6th - 8th Grade Attend multiple Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music festivals around England to better understand these particular styles and create student performance opportunities from this range of music. Houston, TX London, York, Oxford Greater London, Yorkshire & the Humber, South East England Europe Andrew Redmon Grace School Houston 2011 Greater Houston Area Program View Report
Visual/Performing Arts Pre-K - 5th Grade Learn in Venice the centuries-old crafts of carnival mask construction, paper marbling, glass blowing, gondola drafting and lace making to convey the historic town's artistic culture and inspire students to explore the arts from other locations and eras. KLEIN, TX Venice Venice, Italy Italy Europe Tracey Hall BENIGNUS EL 2011 Greater Houston Area Program
Language Acquisition 9 - 12th Grade Acquire greater fluency skills at the Centro Lenguas Modernas at the Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, to increase rapport with Spanish speaking students. BELLAIRE, TX Granada Granada Spain Europe Matthew Olsen BELLAIRE H S 2011 Greater Houston Area Program
Science 9 - 12th Grade Undertake an ecological tour of the Galapagos Islands to introduce students to marine life and habitats unfamiliar in Oklahoma's land-locked location. Tulsa, OK Galapagos Islands Galapagos Islands Ecuador South America Jenny Stremler Jackson Union HS 2011 Oklahoma Program
Science 9-12th Grade Undertake an ecological tour of the Galapagos Islands to introduce students to marine life and habitats unfamiliar in Oklahoma's land-locked location. Tulsa, OK Jennifer Cole Union HS 2011 Oklahoma Program View Report
Literacy Pre-K - 5th Grade Observe Australia's National Accelerated Literacy Program, which garners a 99% literacy rate, to develop and solidify language skills for struggling readers. Tulsa, OK Deborra Bury Clark ES 2011 Oklahoma Program
Kinesiology 9 - 12th Grade Research the factors motivating a large percentage of girls in Rio de Janeiro to participate in physical activity and sports to promote students’ healthy behaviors that lower the risk of diseases associated with poor exercise habits. LIC, NY Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America Jeanne Chun E-learning 2011 New York City Program
History/Social Studies Participate in the University of Perugia's "Etruria and Pre-Roman Art" course, excavating a necropolis near Tuscania, to create a hands-on "Introduction to Archeology" curriculum that stimulates students' curiosity about ancient history. Chicago, IL Perugia Italy Italy Europe Amy Bocchetta Bizzarri Carl Schurz High School 2011 Chicago Program
Other Pre-K � 5th Grade,6th � 8th Grade Attend the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association conference in National Harbor, MD, to learn specific therapy techniques that address needs of all students through evidence-based practices. Bixby, OK Kristan Osten North 4th-5th & 6th Grade Ctr 2011 Oklahoma Program
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