What we do
Honoring and awarding innovative teachers to instigate positive educational change from the ground up.
Summer Fellowship for Innovative Teaching (SFIT)
The SFIT honors and awards innovators educators in the teaching profession. Teaching Fellows may use their award any they choose. Some develop research to spread innovative or motivational strategies by submitting papers for publication. Others use it as a way of elevating their careers within the profession. The Murdock-Thompson Center for Teachers and INGAF determine school partnerships for SFIT award eligibility.
We Partner
Our partnerships are determined jointly by the Murdock-Thompson Center for Teachers and the school.
Support Teaching Innovations
We offer a number of programs to support the teacher experience in West Africa.
We Honor and Award
We support teacher innovation where it exists and where support is most needed.
Annual SFIT Awards Ceremony
Co-hosted by INGAF, in-person and livestreamed, the Annual Awards Ceremony honors SFIT honors Fellowship winners while raising visibility for teachers and educational innovation. Speakers and guests include government officials, organizational leaders, dignitaries, educational experts, and entrepreneurs. We also include past and current SFIT Fellows to inspire the broader educational community and amplify innovative teaching practices.
Quarterly Webinar Series
With free, high-quality professional learning for teachers, we feature educational experts from across the world with topics ranging from AI applications in curriculum design to project-based learning. All content is free, accessible, and directly relevant to the instructional needs of West African teachers.
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Advanced Learning Communities
Advanced Learning Communities is a pilot project supporting technological and educational transformations. We support teacher innovation and student learning outside the traditional boundaries of the classroom. Having launched our pilot in three Abuja-area schools towards the formation of extracurricular robotics clubs and teams, we aim to:
- Create hands-on learning that builds knowledge, leadership, and team-based problem-solving skills for teachers and students.
- Explore how informal learning environments can foster teaching innovations.
- Assess how teacher skill acquisition and experiences can transfer viably into classroom practice
Build cross-school networks of collaboration and shared problem-solving activities. - Engage mentors and advisors among the broader community within education, AI, and robotics for teachers and students.
- Promote equitable access to STEAM learning opportunities while addressing persistent demographic imbalances.
