The American embassy's relocation to Jerusalem and ensuing violence underscores the importance of students' having a working knowledge of Middle East politics, culture and history. Often in an attempt to... read more →
"For the past two years, my eighth grade English class has used Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning graphic-novel, MAUS, as our primary text to study the Holocaust. My students enjoy the fascinating... read more →
In 2000, the English Language Learner (ELL) population at Fargo High School barely hit 3%; 15 years later, refugees and immigrants make up 10% of the student population. Leah Juelke,... read more →
As part of Sara Damon's AP Geography curriculum, students at Stillwater Junior High School in Stillwater, MN, read They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of... read more →
"What would Gandhi do?" This is the guiding question for a group of students at Lakeshore Elementary in Humble, TX. Their teacher, Andrea Barela, used her FFT grant to research Mohandas... read more →
Millions of people around the world are celebrating Earth Day 2018, with a specific emphasis on ending plastic pollution. As recently as last month, the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a... read more →
“Once upon a time there were two teachers in search of a way to make fairy tales come alive for their urban students.” This is how preK and kindergarten teachers... read more →
FFT Fellow Ariel Laguilles, chairperson of the Modern and Classical Languages Department at Gonzaga High School in Washington DC, just returned from an extended field trip. Inspired by his fellowship,... read more →
Fund for Teachers fellowships begin with an If/Then equation: "If I could just [do this/learn this/experience this], my students' [interest/engagement/achievement] would soar." Public, private and charter school teachers across the... read more →
by, Cecilia Cornejo, Mary Beth Porter, Deidre Ann Hensley | Port Hueneme, CA It isn’t easy to... read more →