The flatlands of Oakland -- where most of my students live -- have often been described as a war zone. Nearly every student of mine has lost at least one... read more →
Circles are a powerful metaphor for our Fund for Teachers learning experiences. If you imagine a group of people standing in a circle, the shape itself is an equalizing force... read more →
Chris Toomey's school was implementing a new learning model called 21st Century Learning based on foundational principles called The 5 C's:... read more →
Since we got married, we have spent our lives together working with children in our community, other communities and in our school. We are driven by our desire to make... read more →
In 2018, the team of Cynde Ciesla, Erika Gilbert & Monica Fitzgerald (Gillette Road Middle School - Cicero, NY) used their Fund for Teachers grant to attend the Model Schools... read more →
HYGGE: ˈh(y)o͞oɡə,ˈho͝oɡə/noun/ a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture). Meredith... read more →
Last summer, Jenn Nekolny and Christine Halblander (Jefferson Junio High School - Naperville, IL) used their Fund for Teachers grant to explore physical and societal divisions in historical and contemporary Poland, Czechia,... read more →
Her American name is Kim Elizabeth DeMarco. The name given by her Vietnamese mother and American father, a soldier, is Hoang Thi Thanh. Nuns who found her as an infant... read more →
On the final day of their fellowship, Alice Laramore and Kat Atkins-Pattenson shared with us their reflection on a four-week, 9,000 mile road trip along the United States/Mexico border exploring... read more →
Thank you to 2020 FFT Fellow Angie Hubbard for this Fourth of July post. Angie is an 8th grade teacher in a self-contained classroom at Elkton Charter School in Elkton,... read more →