Thank you, Amie Robinson, art and special education teacher at PS77 in Brooklyn, NY, for sharing your fellowship story with us. Last summer, Amie researched the impact of sketchbooks as... read more →
I teach Japanese as a foreign language to elementary and middle school students, many of whom come from immigrant families. Some families are from Central and South America, some from... read more →
Bill Gates just released his suggestions for holiday reading, and FFT Fellow Thi Bui made the list! This gorgeous graphic novel is a deeply personal memoir that explores what it... read more →
On this day in in 1095, Pope Urban II called all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims and regain the Holy Land, beginning the first of nine crusades. Two Chicago Public School... read more →
Happy Veteran’s Day! In honor of our favorite veteran (and FFT founder, Raymond Plank) and all those who served, we proudly share several FFT Fellows’ pursuit of learning that introduces the... read more →
Per a proclamation by the United Nations, today is World Science Day for Peace & Development – an apropos time to highlight the fellowship of Emily Hart, chemistry teacher at KIPP NYC College Prep... read more →
Pam Ulicny’s students are capturing lightening in a bottle. Using solar energy kits and curriculum she created, students in the heart of coal country are bringing photovoltaic energy to peers... read more →
Congratulations to Lindsay Slabich, founding teacher at the Springfield Renaissance School in Springfield, MA, who just received EL Education's 2017 Klingenstein Teacher Award and... read more →
As a second grade teacher at Southlake Elementary in Oklahoma City, Shannon Cross is charged with teaching events, symbols, landmarks, holidays and historical figures associated... read more →
by Jamilah Pitts | Harlem Village Academy High School - New York, NY As a product of urban schools and a first-generation college student, I have spent my professional career... read more →