On Tuesday, April 29, 2008 five projects under the NCLB Improving Teacher Quality State Grant program participated in an annual showcase of professional development projects. The showcase was held in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol. These projects along with those administered under the Illinois State Board of Education's Mathematics and Science program met to present a summary of their research based professional development activities aimed at improving teacher quality. The work of these projects support state and national efforts to improve teacher quality.

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Project Name: Developing a Successful PDS: A TIERED Process
Lead Institution: Western Illinois University

Pictured are: Project Representative Donna McCaw, Rich Jachino IBHE

Project Name: Leadership for the Improvement of Teacher Performance
Lead Institution: Eastern Illinois University

Pictured are: Project Representatives Russel Ross, Marylin Lisowski, John Hasten

Project Name: I-LLINI Partnerships
Lead Institution: University of Illinois - Urbana

Pictured are: Project Representatives Lynn Burdick, Evangeline Pianfetti, Mike Williams

Project Name: The Loyola University Chicago-Chicago Public Schools Physics Project
Lead Institution: Loyola University

Pictured are: Project Representative David Slavsky, Gwen Pollock ISBE

Pictured are: Debbie Meisner-Bertauski IBHE, State Superintendent Dr. Christopher Koch

Pictured is: Michelle Seelbach, IBHE Improving Teacher Quality Consultant

ACI Project Partner Schools

Illinois State Capitol Rotunda