The Chicago Foundation for Education awards $1,250 Teachers Network Leadership Institute (TNLI) Fellowships, 3 Lane Credits, and up to 68 CPDUs to CPS elementary teachers who are interested in conducting action research for the purposes of improving instruction and student achievement within their classrooms and the greater school community. TNLI Fellows are also awarded the opportunity to influence educational decisions on a district-wide level.
TNLI Fellows receive approximately 50 hours of professional development throughout the school year, including an in-depth look at the action research process. This process includes the examination of existing practices, the questioning of how those practices can be improved, the implementation of new practices, and the evaluation of the acquired results. Fellows present their research findings to colleagues, administrators, and educational decision-makers at the end of their experience, and are often invited to participate on local advisory boards, panels, and task forces related to their action research topics. TNLI Fellows can also receive a $200 bonus if their action research projects successfully incorporate Character Education issues.
The 2009-10 TNLI Fellowship Application is Now Closed!
Congratulations to TNLI Fellows Faren D'Abell, Nora Flynn, Liz Goss and Trish Meegan on being featured in the article, "A View of Research from Practice: Voices of Teachers," by Debra Miretzky for Theory into Practice, a nationally recognized, peer-reviewed journal featuring articles on important topics in education. Click hereto read the article.
Click here to view frequently asked questions about the TNLI Fellowship program.
“The TNLI program has allowed me to feel
validated as an educator.Although there
were guidelines and a timeline to be followed, I felt as if I truly had the
lead with the research; I felt as if I was being guided and not judged or told specifically
what to do.This program made me feel
consistently respected and held in a professional regard.”
