Fund for Teachers

Information and Help Session:

Thursday, January 12
4:30 pm
PEF 3rd Floor Leadership Center
100 East 10th Street
Email Leslie Graitcer or call 423-265-9403 to register.

Add some pizazz to your teaching!

Fund for Teachers is a national nonprofit that offers teachers opportunities to travel in the U.S. or across the globe in search of cultural enrichment, new teaching methods and fun and exciting ideas for the classroom.

As of Fall 2011, Public Education Foundation has become a local partner with Fund for Teachers. We believe enriching experiences like those offered through Fund For Teachers will lead to teacher development inside and outside the classroom, impacting the lives of students in a powerful way.

Because of a local need for work in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and literacy, Hamilton County teachers are especially encouraged to submit proposals in these areas. Similarly, in order to maximize the impact of this experience for schools, teachers are encouraged to join with one or more colleagues and submit team proposals. However, great proposals from individual teachers and teachers in any subject area will be given full consideration for approval. Individuals are eligible for grants as high as $5,000, and teams are eligible for up to $10,000 per team.

Applications for teacher fellowships are available October 1st; the deadline to submit applications is January 27th, 2012.

Fund for Teachers will present webinars on the dates below; you must RSVP through the online event management system in order to participate:

January 18, 6 pm EST

If you can't make a webinar, check out the online information session.

More information is available at fundforteachers.org. For local updates, follow facebook.com/pefchattanooga.

For more information about Fund for Teachers, contact:
Leslie Graitcer
423.265.9403