CTI will begin accepting applications for local seminars on March 18, 2010. Please check back at that time to download an application.

Teachers must apply to participate as a Fellow in a seminar. Any CMS classroom teacher working within one of the CTI Approved Schools may apply to participate in a seminar. As a teacher-driven organization, CTI depends on teachers to both participate in and lead the Institute.

Additionally, CTI relies on specific teacher leaders to canvass their colleagues for seminar topics, recruit participants, read applications, and help faculty members facilitate seminars. Click here to learn more about Teacher Leadership.

Teachers who participate in CTI seminars will also have the opportunity to apply to take part in National Seminars taking place during the summer at Yale University and sponsored by the Yale National Initiative.

Every teacher participating in CTI will receive a stipend.

Eligibility Criteria

1) Applicant must teach students in one of the CTI Approved Schools.

2) Applicants must commit to full participation as defined by the requirements in the Application, including attendance at all seminars and completion of the Curriculum Unit.

3) Applicant must teach courses that relate closely to the seminar topic.

4) Applicant must demonstrate the ability to write a meaningful and coherent Curriculum Unit.

5) Applicant’s proposed Curriculum Unit must align with district standards and school plans so it may be taught in a sustained way.

6) Application must include the Principal Review Form.

7) Application must be submitted on time.

Additional Considerations

· CTI concentrates on Classroom Teachers -- teachers who spend most of their day teaching students.

· CTI concentrates on teachers of Core Subjects (English, Social Studies, Math, Sciences, Languages, the Arts).

· CTI works to craft a cohesive and diverse seminar cohort.

· CTI looks for willingness to participate as a leader in forming and sustaining the local institute.

The Way We Work

· Confidentiality

· Consensus, respect for different views

· Impartiality and fairness

· Teachers talk to teachers about the decisions and process