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.

Benefits of registering as a GFO Champion:

Join a community of Champions and get support in sharing the facts nationally and locally
Be able to list this effort on your CV and on your end-of-year your faculty evaluations
Be able to log activities and earn points towards different Champion levels
Appear on the GFO Map and the website (optional)

Are you using GFO resources? Then you're a Champion! Sign up 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

Points needed for Champion Status
Status	Points Needed
Champion	Just Register!
1-Star Champion	10 Points
2-Star Champion	25 Points
3-Star Champion	50 Points

Points associated with various GFO activities
Activity	Points Earned
Research local teacher salary & retirement data	4 Points
Faculty Presentation/Workshop	5 Points
Student Presentation	4 Points
Data Handouts (download from presentation webpages)	2 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.