In 2007-08:

11
$1250 TNLI Fellowships awarded

3
$200 Character Education Bonuses awarded

Teachers Network Leadership Institute (TNLI) Fellowship

The Chicago Foundation for Education awards $1,250 fellowships, 3 Lane Credits, and up to 68 CPDUs to CPS elementary teachers who are interested in conducting action research to improve instruction and student achievement within their own classrooms and schools. TNLI Fellows also have the opportunity to influence educational decisions on a district level. Fellows receive approximately 50 hours of professional development throughout the school year where they are guided through the action research process of examining and asking questions about existing practices, implementing new practices, and evaluating the results. Fellows present their research finding to colleagues, administrators, and educational decision-makers and participate on local advisory boards, panels, and task forces related to their action research topic. Fellows can also receive an extra $200 as a Character Education Bonus for focusing action research on Character Education issues.

Deadline: JUNE 11, 2008.

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Congratulations to TNLI Fellows Meg Burns and Christine Lancaster.  They will be included in the upcoming book, The Missing Link, by bestselling authors Frances Rust and Ellen Meyers.  Meg's research is titled, "The Art of Reading: A Look at Student Motivation, Self-esteem, and Self-perception When the Arts are Integrated with Reading Curriculum," and Christine has written "Impact of Student Motivation, Achievement, and Success in a Self-contained Special Education Classroom."  Meg and Christine were chosen for publication from a very competitive pool of candidates.  TNLI has fourteen affiliates and over and100 fellows nationwide each year! 
 
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 here to read the article.

"Having gone through the action research cycle forces me to think harder and more critically about all aspects of my teaching and its consequences. There is no question that TNLI is one of the best professional development opportunities around. It's just wonderful - something you can use for your entire teaching career."

--Raymond Lau, TNLI Fellow