Sequoyah HS Teacher Earns Prestigious Fulbright Award Sequoyah High School English teacher Elaine Dasher was recently selected by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to receive a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Grant. She is one of only 76 teachers nationwide to earn the prestigious award this year.Recipients are selected based on their academic and professional achievement and demonstrated leadership potential. Fulbright is synonymous with excellence in education, as is Ms. Dasher, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said. Were so proud of this achievement and know she will gain important knowledge to share both in her classroom and with her colleagues.The year-long professional development opportunity offers recipients the opportunity to develop skills to prepare students for a competitive global economy through professional development and international field experience. Dasher will attend the Global Education Symposium in Washington, D.C., in January, travel next summer to a country yet to be determined, and produce a capstone project.Fulbright is the U.S. governments flagship international educational exchange program, designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries, according to the State Department. Prominent Fulbright alumni include Nobel Peace Prize recipients, Presidential Medal of Freedom winners, and Nobel Laureates.
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