Each research project is designed by the participating teacher, supported by university mentors, and carried out within the teacher's own classroom setting. Teachers meet monthly to discuss their action research, and to contribute to the conversation on classroom practice. The results of the Fellows' research, published and available through CSD's professional library, provide a significant return to the profession. Each fellow also engages in individual action research which results in published studies for district and community use. The Fellows program begins in August with a team building retreat that stresses personal and group challenges.
Fellows identify and prioritize current educational issues for study during the year.
The Fellows schedule includes nine release days during the school year and monthly Scholar Evenings. I feel I'm on the frontier of what is happening in education.