"To every young person listening tonight who's contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child -- become a teacher. Your country needs you." -- President Obama

"The Program in Teacher Preparation, by giving our students the training they need to excel in America's classrooms, is strengthening the educational and social fabric of our nation and nourishing the spirit of service that defines our university." -- President Shirley M. Tilghman

News and Notes

Teacher Prep graduate Michelle Shearer '95, the 2011 National Teacher of the Year, visited campus on February 21 - February 23. You can read an article about her visit at the Princeton Alumni Weekly blog. More information on Michelle's scheduled events and presentations as National Teacher of the Year, including her visit to Princeton, can be found on her Frederick County Public Schools blog.
Click here to view the Reality Check: Implementing the New Common Core Standards webinar.
TPP students and alumni will be involved in the following activities this summer and fall: * Kathleen Chesmel, Ph.D. '85 and Matt DiDonato '12 will be flying in zero-gravity at NASA * Sean Hammer '08 and Jeffrey King '10 will be returning to teach at the PUPP summer institute
* Barbara Todd, '98 will be teaching at QUEST with Rob Speare '12 and Christine Mak '13 * Paul Bangiola, '11 is with Princeton in Asia * Zac Flowerman, '12 is an Annenberg teaching fellow at Eton College, UK * Wyliena Guan, '12 will be teaching in Hong Kong * Rob Speare will be a teaching fellow in Abu Dhabi in the fall.

TPP alumnae teach throughout the US as well as in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Panama, the Republic of the Marsh, Singapore, Slovak, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For global teaching opportunities see: *Annenberg Fellowship at Eton College (UK) *The Colet Fellowship in London *The US Foundation Fellowship at the Sherborne School (UK) *Princeton in Asia*Princeton in Latin America * Princeton in Africa * Office of International Programs, International Internships in Education, Princeton University * Singapore Ministry of Education

Teacher Preparation Program partners with Earthwatch in Barnegat Bay, NJ, July 16-20, 2012.

Princeton students and alumni can return at any time to complete the Teacher Prep certificate. The Daily Princetonian ran an article on students who choose to return for an extra semester at little or no cost to complete the program.

INTERESTED IN EDUCATION OR TEACHING? The Teacher Prep introductory courses are open to any Princeton student, space permitting. Click on either of the following courses to find out more information: TPP 301 Seminar on Student Learning and Methods for Teaching or PSY 307 Educational Psychology.
Math and Science candidates may receive generous financial support from the Bilodeau-Overdeck Scholarship.