Professional Development Grants

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TL Professional Development grant provide funds for attendance at national and international conferences or release time for collaboration with teachers.

TL awards professional development grants to subscribers. Simply write us a brief letter on institutional letterhead telling us how $500 will benefit you or your program. Include your mailing label and a photograph of yourself. (If you work in a school or library system that subscribes to TL for every library just indicate which system in the letter.) Priority will be give for attendance at national and international teacher-librarian conferences and release time for collaborative planning with classroom teachers.

Send your application to:
Teacher Librarian
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20706
Fax: 301-429-5743
e-mail: admin@teacherlibrarian.com

Past Recipients

TL October 2004, Vol. 32-1

Brenda Isaacs
Norris Middle School
Bakersfield, CA
Brenda Isaacs is the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to develop collaborative projects with teachers in the fields of physical education, music and math.

Recent Recipients

TL October 2004, Vol. 32-1

Carl Harvey
North Elementary School
Noblesville, IN
Carl Harvey is the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to attend the AASL 2004 Fall Forum in Dallas, TX, October 1-3.

TL April 2004, Vol. 31-4

Joanne Mabon
Teacher-librarian,
Queen Victoria Annex School, Vancouver, BC
Joanne Mabon is the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to facility a cooperative planning project with teachers researching Leonardo da Vinci, Canadian inventors and First Nations culture and folklore.

TL February 2004, Vol. 31-3

Jane Oler and Gwen Ludvigsen
Teacher-librarians
Oxycocus Elementary School, Manahawkin, NJ
Jane Oler and Gwen Ludvigsen are the recipients of a $500 Professional Development Grant to attend a Peggy Sharp workshop to gather new ideas on children’s literature to enhance their school library program.

TL December 2003, Vol. 31-2

Julia Beck
Head of Library Information Services
Toronto French School
Toronto, ON
Is the recipient of $500 Professional Development Grant to develop partnerships with librarians and educators in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to improve literacy, learning and access to information.

TL October 2003, Vol. 31-1

Robyn Baxter & Kathy Jones
Teacher-librarians
Nelson County High School
Bardstown, KY
Robyn Baxter & Kathy Jones are the recipients of $500 Professional Development Grant for teacher replacements to allow time for collaborative planning and development of lessons integrating literacy skills and technology.

TL June 2003, Vol. 30-5

Lorraine S. Elliott
Teacher-librarian
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School
Surrey, BC
Lorraine is the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to attend the 2003 American Library Association conference in Toronto.

TL February 2003, Vol. 30-3

Angela Leeper
Educational Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, NC
Angela is the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to attend the 2003 American Library Association conference in Toronto, ON.

TL October 2002, Vol. 30-1

Lauralee Foerster
Librarian
Jefferson High School,
Lafayette, Indiana
Lauralee was the recipient of a $500 Professional Development Grant to attend the Association for Indiana Media Educators Conference, November 7-8, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana.