Her research will be directed at special education populations. He will expand a motion picture project that integrates multiple learning opportunities for students through full-length cinema production. The fellowships come from a U.S. Department of Education grant commemorating the life of the New Hampshire teacher, Christa McAuliffe, who died in 1986 with six other astronauts in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. They demonstrate a willingness to go beyond the common classroom minimums and seek out better ways for teaching.
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Applicants for the fellowship must have taught at least eight years and must agree to return to a teaching position in their school districts for at least two years after the fellowship year. A graduate of the University of Michigan at Flint, Atwood also completed the master's degree in education in 1995 at Valparaiso University Floyd, who earned BA and MA degrees at St. Frances College in Fort Wayne and Central Michigan University at Mt. Pleasant, began educational cinema production project 20 years ago while teaching at Rogers City, Michigan. He continued it as he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, and Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne. His project calls for expanding the Elmhurst Cinema Production Company to involve students of all ages from several schools, as well as teachers, administrators, and members of the community. It already offers students an opportunity to take part in creating screenplays.