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 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 Activity Here
| Status | Points Needed |
|---|---|
| Champion | Just Register! |
| 1-Star Champion | 10 Points |
| 2-Star Champion | 25 Points |
| 3-Star Champion | 50 Points |
| Activity | Points Earned |
|---|---|
| Research local teacher salary & retirement data | 4 Points |
| Faculty Presentation/Workshop | 5 Points |
| Student Presentation | 4 Points |
| 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 |
| Customize and use the GFO Flyer template | 4 Points |
| Share GFO poster | 2 Points |
| Share GFO brochure | 2 Points |
| Collect PTaP and/or PTaP.HE data | 3 Points |
| 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.
