
Become a GFO Champion
A GFO Champion is anyone who shares facts about the teaching profession by using the materials and messages from the GFO project locally or nationally.
By registering as a GFO Champion you will:
- Appear on the GFO Map
- Be listed on the website
- Be able to log activities and earn points towards different Champion levels
- Be able to list this effort on your CV and on your end-of-year your faculty evaluations
Register Here
Log your Champion activity
Once you are registered, you can log your GFO related activities!
Each activity you log qualifies for a specific number of points that you can earn towards your GFO Champion status which is displayed on the map.
Log a GFO Champion Activity Here
Status |
Points Needed |
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Champion |
Just Register! |
1-Star Champion |
10 Points |
2-Star Champion |
25 Points |
3-Star Champion |
50 Points |
Activity |
Points Earned |
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Research local teacher salary & retirement data |
4 Points |
5 Points |
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4 Points |
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2 Points |
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Conversation with a student sharing information from the GFO materials |
3 Points |
Conversation with a faculty member sharing information from the GFO materials |
3 Points |
4 Points |
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2 Points |
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2 Points |
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3 Points |
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Share GFO related content on social media |
1 Point |
Key features of "Sharing the Facts"
What are the intended outcomes for “Sharing the Facts”?
- Your audience will notice and understand messages related to Get the Facts Out.
- Your audience will have positive attitudes toward teaching as a profession.
- Your audience will engage in conversations with trusted others (peers, faculty, advisors, champion) to process ideas about teaching as a profession.
What should “Sharing the Facts” look like?
- Addresses multiple stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, advisors, local teachers, etc.).
- Reaches large numbers of stakeholders from within each audience.
- Uses tested messages and resources from Get the Facts Out.
- Uses multiple strategies and modalities (e.g. personal conversations, presentations, workshops, posters, flyers).
- Uses multiple venues (e.g. classrooms, student groups, faculty meetings, etc.).
What should you do as a GFO Champion?
- Actively seek out opportunities to share information about teaching as a profession.
- Identify locally relevant data about teaching as a profession and update the Get the Facts Out materials.
- Avoid voicing misperceptions about teaching as a profession.
- Habitually correct misperceptions about teaching as a profession when others voice them, based on available facts.
- Habitually share the positive aspects of teaching as a profession that are supported by data rather than anecdotes.
- Seek to further your learning by engaging in the Get the Facts Out national community.