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Mary Caroll Alexander, International Studies School at Garinger
A 9^th grade Earth Environmental Science teacher, Alexander will travel to The Republic of Namibia with the Cheetah Conservation Fund, a graduate-level course for educators through Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Upon returning, Alexander wants African-born students to feel more at home in her classroom and to increase parental involvement. She plans to begin video conferencing with schools throughout the world to engage students in working to solve environmental problems in her earth science class.

Tiffany DiMatteo, Myers Park High School
An 11^th & 12^th grade English teacher, DiMatteo will go to Madrid, Spain for the 2008 Women’s Worlds Interdisciplinary Congress. More than two hundred students at Myers Park High School have Limited English Proficiency (LEP), and the conference will allow DiMatteo to gain insight in to the challenges for English as a Second Language (ESL) and LEP students in her classes, as well as enhancing her ability to communicate with first-generation parents.

Jeannie Gigliotti, South Mecklenburg High School
A 9^th-12^th grade French teacher, Gigliotti will use the funds to attend the American Association of Teachers of French Conference in Liege, Belgium. She plans to establish foreign exchange opportunities, distance learning through inter-class videos, pen pal exchanges, classroom blogs and podcasts drawn from her experiences at the conference.