teacher leadership

FAST FACTS ABOUT TEACHER LEADERSHIP

Number of Majors, 2009-2010:
Funds that Target Teacher Leadership:
- Master of Arts Teacher Leadership Program Fund Donate
Current Needs:
- Scholarships (OUR GREATEST NEED): We would like to be able to offer our students scholarships to help them afford their master's program, attend and present at conferences, and take advantage of other opportunities. Please help. You can create a named current-use scholarship for $84 a month.
- Faculty Development funds, which allow our faculty to keep up to date in their field, attend and present at professional conferences, and benefit from other learning opportunities
- Unrestricted Funds: These allow us to respond nimbly to unexpected opportunities or needs, making them a particularly powerful gift

NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS, LINKS

Teacher Leadership wins award: "UIS honored with two national awards for excellence and leadership in online learning," September, 2010; "Sloan awards honor nation's top top online programs," September, 2010; U.S. News & World Report article on the award (pdf)
Read about UIS' online student graduation brunch, learn about mother and daughter graduates of Teacher Leadership, May, 2010
Meet Teacher Leadership professor Karen Swan, December, 2009

QUESTIONS?

Please use the Send Us Your Question link or contact our office directly.

Are you a graduate of UIS’ Teacher Leadership Department?

We'd love to hear your story. What would you say to someone contemplating the program? How would you encourage donors to give? What have you appreciated most about the program? Please send your comments to Marilyn Kok, mkok2@uis.edu. We would love to add more graduates' comments to this site.

We look forward to hearing from you.