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Kristy Brugar teaches at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In 2001 she received the Christa McAuliff "Reach for the Stars" Award from the National Council of the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education (FASSE), which supports teachers developing innovative social studies teaching strategies. She has received an Earthwatch Education Grant (2001) and traveled to Japan, South Africa and Zimbabwe with Fulbright awards to enhance her teaching.