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What Motivates Teachers to Enter the Profession? - EdSurge News New research suggests that the reason someone chooses to become a teacher could determine how successful they will be in the role.

Today the world remembers the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which took place 79 years ago and resulted in the formal surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. When Ariel Warshaw remembered this pivotal moment in history, she also realized that her viewpoint lacked global perspective, as well as the peace that was catalyzed post-mortem. So she designed a Fund for Teachers fellowship and changed her viewpoint this summer.

Paying Peace Forward with Atomic Learning - Blog Fund for Teachers 2024 https://www.fundforteachers.org/blog/peace-fund-for-teachers/ Paying Peace Forward with Atomic Learning

On August 4, 1944, Anne Frank and seven others were discovered in their Secret Annex. FFT Fellow Megan McNeil Helberg is committed to bringing Holocaust and genocide education to her students in rural Taylor, Nebraska, and was recognized with the 2024 Anne Frank Educator Award by The Anne Frank Center at University of South Carolina, official United States partner to the Anne Frank House.

With her Fund for Teachers grant, Meg retraced the footsteps of Poland's Jewish and non-Jewish people during the Holocaust to develop a greater understanding of its lingering impact and help students grapple with the atrocities committed.

Anne Frank Award recipients announced The Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina, official United States partner to the Anne Frank House, has announced the four recipients of the inaugural Anne Frank Awards.

A week ago, we hosted our second FFT Fellows of Color panel to help prospected grant applicants begin to ideate what, where (and most importantly) WHY they would design their potential 2025 fellowship. We're so grateful to these Fellows who show up to help teachers dream and make it happen! Watch for one more panel before the summer ends...Ricardo Alvelo, Christina Chavez (not pictured), Juilet Gayle, Jada Hansen, Amanda Hope, Kimberly Monroe.

"While [18-year-old Palash Kapoor pushes for teens to take breaks from their phones, he’s not convinced cellphone bans are the answer..."

Why Educators Need to Better Understand What Drives Kids' Cellphone Addictions As more school and day-to-day tasks are completed on smartphones and computers, teens struggle to manage their screen time.

28 Teacher-Tested, Ready-to-Use Academic Sponge Activities When a lesson doesn’t go to plan, these activities can help soak up class time and keep learning on track.

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What I Need From My White Peers to Thrive as a Teacher of Color - EdSurge News “I want white teachers to treat me as a human being, and to remember that I am just as tired as they are, if not more,” argues Fatema Elbakoury. In her ...

Education Resources | National Geographic Society Inspire learners to explore National Geographic through interactive lesson plans, maps, storytelling and a wide variety of resources to illuminate their world.

"Each of the 30 keepsake dolls took her around eight hours to create—a total of 240 hours."

Third Grade Teacher Crocheted Mini Versions of Every Student in Her Class for End-of-Year Gift A third grade teacher crocheted a miniature version of all the pupils in her class to honor each with a personalized gift as the year ended.

From the National Writing Project: Give your students the mic and let their voices be heard on issues that matter to them! Student voice matters in 2024. Join partner KQED Education for this interactive online workshop to unpack the genre of civic commentary, which combines both personal experience and research-based evidence.
You'll not only leave with your own audio commentary to use as a model, but also more ideas, inspiration, modifiable resources in English and Spanish, and access to web-based creation tools. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4bCg0Qt

Luz Brito (New York City) is using a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to participate in Centropa Summer Academy 2024 in Berlin to gain a deeper understanding of 20th Century European History, focusing on personal stories and communities of Jews who experienced the Holocaust, to build student empathy and stronger connections to this history as they learn about Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust.

Proud of this two-time who's adding her voice to this workshop hosted by the first and only historically visual arts college for women in the nation. Tara Harrison (Simsbury, CT) will be presenting on collage at the Moore College of Art & Design conference "Reimagining the Field: Talking Back, Pouring in, and Bearing Witness."

This summer, Tara is using a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to complete workshops learning printmaking and fiber arts techniques at the Peters Valley School of Craft (North Carolina), Sanborn Mills Farm (New Hampshire) and the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn) to transfer the skills, cultural connections, and novelty regarding these art disciplines in a way that increases student engagement and builds student confidence.

In 2018, she used a $3,300 Fund for Teachers grant to participate in the Teaching for Artistic Behavior Summer Institute the Massachusetts College of Art and Design to develop best studio practices, instruction and assessment in choice based art education for a an arts magnet elementary school.

For all the teachers out there looking for a bit of extra support, we’ve got some great news. The National Gallery of Art created an online course designed to help you find new ways to encourage more collaboration in your classroom—through art 🎨✨. It's straightforward to join, and you can learn at your own pace. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, here’s more info for you 🫱:

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The application for 2025 Fund for Teachers grants goes live October 1!

Financial Help For Teachers: How to Raise Money for Classroom Needs Looking for financial help for teachers? We'll highlight ways to raise money for schools & teachers as well as pros and cons of each option. Read more here.

We see you, FFT Fellows Daneé Pinckney and Amanda Schaeffer! Congratulations to these FFT Fellows for being named two of Ohio's 11 Teachers of the Year! Read more about their recogition here>https://bit.ly/4dq7AgF

In 2022, Amanda (on the right in with FFT team member Beth Boza in Sgovia, Spain) used a $4,600 Fund for Teachers grant to investigate how Lisbon and Madrid street art reflects the voice of community through investigation, workshops, guided tours, and artist interviews to create an interactive street art map that inspires a student-led street art project focused on making marginalized voices heard. And,

Last summer, Daneé used a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to research the ancestry of Black America through Benin, Ghana and the Togolese Republic to produce an expansion of the depth of knowledge of Western Africa that also strives to dismantle discriminatory perspectives that will deepen student connections to literature, art, culture, and self-identity.

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Tribal groups, the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Department of Labor teamed up to increase the number of Alaska-grown teachers...

Alaska teacher apprenticeship program approval unlocks millions to fuel workforce pipeline • Alaska Beacon Tribal groups, the university system and the U.S. Department of Labor worked to begin Alaska's first registered teaching apprentice program.

FFT Fellow Luz Brito a Global History and English as a New Language teacher in the Bronx of students who have been in the United States for four years or less. Therefore, she chooses to teach the Holocaust through the lens of forced immigration.

"I teach my immigrant students about the refugee crisis during the Holocaust. This is one of the main ways my students are able to empathize with victims of the Holocaust as they make connections to their own challenges and hardships to immigrate to the United States, including family separation. Though I make
it clear that the situations are totally different and we should not compare pain and suffering, my students find many connections in the stories that show the hardships many children and their families faced in order to find refuge in European countries that were not occupied by the N***s, or abroad."

Luz used a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to participate in the Centropa Summer Academy 2024 in Berlin, where she met two previous FFT Fellows: Marina Outwater and (second picture). Follow Luz' learning on Facebook at Fund for Teachers Fellowship Experience.

FFT Fellows making headlines in their hometown of Chicago! Sandra Burgess and Marymarget Coakley and will use an Innovation Circle grant to research the growth of the slave trade through civil rights resistance in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee to create a research project that requires students to focus on mapping how slavery contributed to the economy of the US, which caused those who benefited to oppose its demise.

"As we read narratives and testimonies, as we look closely at maps, students often do not understand the larger and long lasting impact of slavery, specifically the economic impact that is still felt today," said Sandra. "I hope to bridge the early days of the slave trade, to the rise and apex of slave trading in New Orleans and Montgomery, to today using Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi's "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," The 1619 Project, and Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," as well as numerous primary sources from the Atlantic Slave Trade, through abolition, and mid-20th c resistance."

Morgan Park Academy teachers win grant prize A pair of Morgan Park Academy (MPA) teachers is among this year’s winners of an Innovation Circle Grant Prize from the national non-profit Fund for Teachers, fueling a research trip

Teachers of color * TODAY July 30 (2-3 pm EST) * jump on Zoom to hear from some of our FFT Fellows of Color about their thinking and planning process in coming up with an idea that they then turned into their written fellowship proposal. They are excited to share with you and help you jumpstart your brainstorming and germinating of a meaningful professional learning opportunity to support the growth of your students and you!

Questions? Please contact JHD (Jenny Heikkila Diaz), [email protected]. Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCZSFokwymz8miSA20AOvzwphp8_vjiAHDcy5PbC-wZmCPcA/viewform

Teachers of color, please join us TOMORROW July 30 (2-3 pm EST) via Zoom to hear from some of our FFT Fellows of Color about their thinking and planning process in coming up with an idea that they then turned into their written fellowship proposal. They are excited to share with you and help you jumpstart your brainstorming and germinating of a meaningful professional learning opportunity to support the growth of your students and you!

Questions? Please contact JHD (Jenny Heikkila Diaz), [email protected]. Register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCZSFokwymz8miSA20AOvzwphp8_vjiAHDcy5PbC-wZmCPcA/viewform

World Nature Conservation Day stresses the need for preserving a healthy environment and natural resources to maintain a stable and healthy society -- a goal very similar to that of FFT Fellow Andrew Schuster's fellowship. He just completed an eight-state expedition documenting extremophile habitats in the Western US and learning from experts in the field and broaden students' understanding of the connection between biotechnology and the natural world. Here are just a few of his stunning photos you can see on Instagram .

The TED-Ed Student Talks program provides free, customizable activities for educators to support their students in identifying, developing and sharing their ideas with each other and the world. Apply to join a community which has educators in over 130 countries.

Bring TED-Ed Student Talks to Your School The TED-Ed Student Talks program helps you claim your voice, share your ideas, and participate in a global conversation. Discover the talk that only YOU can give!

M.C. Escher's art was rooted in mathematics. And Laura Irace's fellowship is rooted in Escher. She is using a $5,000 Fund for Teachers grant to learn about the processes and places that influenced Escher's art in the Netherlands and across Spain’s Iberian Peninsula to share and engage students in mathematics in new ways.

"Many students don’t identify as 'math students,' and write off the subject as something that they are either uninterested in or unable to succeed in, or both. With this fellowship, I’m developing my knowledge and understanding of the works of M.C. Escher–specifically, his work with tessellation–to engage students and stakeholders in a non-traditional way," said Laura. "Additionally, this fellowship is designed to reach out to other students, staff, and families by showcasing student work on a large scale on a wall in our relatively austere building. Ultimately, these activities are meant to engage students, particularly ones who have difficulty seeing themselves as mathematicians, in order to get them in school more regularly, and therefore, hopefully, increase achievement on standardized tests."

Educators interested? Greater Good in Education wants your input…

Would you like to help us better serve the Greater Good community? We'd like to speak with members of our audience—especially educators, mental health professionals, and faith leaders—to learn what kinds of tips and insights you'd like to see from the GGSC around forgiveness. We will be conducting an online survey as well as a focus group on Zoom.

Join here: https://tinyurl.com/forgive24

Read the latest issue of UNESCO’s magazine (available in six languages) – bringing you local perspectives on global issues since 1948. This July-September issue focuses on the deep legacy of slavery...

The UNESCO Courier | The UNESCO Courier UNESCO’s magazine – bringing you local perspectives on global issues since 1948. Available in 6+ languages.

FFT Fellow on The Plaza! Tyler Jones is chorale and theatre director at Thompson Middle School in Alabaster, AL, but he's using a Fund for Teachers grant to get to know the "Great White Way." He's participating in Broadway Teachers Workshop to learn innovative practices in musical theatre through workshops/masterclasses with leading Broadway performers and producers to help students feel comfortable performing on stage and then apply this confidence to all aspects of their lives.

From Grade Books to Gold Medals: These Teachers Are Olympians and Paralympians American teachers are among the athletes competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.