Teachers as Scholars
Registration will open on September 3, 2012.
If you are a teacher and have been approved by your district to attend a Teachers as Scholars (TAS) seminar, you can register by clicking here to reach the registration form.
Teachers as Scholars (TAS) is a partnership between Princeton University and surrounding schools and districts formed with the objective of providing scholarly and intellectually engaging opportunities for teachers. Seminars are taught by faculty and staff from Princeton University and span a wide range of topics and subject areas. Each seminar is open to teachers from any grade level or content area, and they are intended to promote life-long learning by elementary and secondary level teachers. Specific dates and topic descriptions are provided on the Seminars page and in the downloadable brochure (PDF).
This year Teachers as Scholars will include teachers at all grade levels and subject areas from our members: Bordentown Regional School District, Hillsborough Township Public Schools, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, The Hun School of Princeton, Lawrence Township Public Schools, The Lawrenceville School, Newark Academy, The Peddie School, Princeton Day School, Princeton Regional Schools, Robbinsville Public Schools, Somerset Hills Regional Schools, Stuart Country Day School, the Saint Paul Catholic School of Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Schools.
Non-member districts and schools are invited to attend as space allows. If your district is not a member of Teachers as Scholars, please budget the following for seminar attendance per person: $325 for a two day seminar. If you would like to become a member of Teachers as Scholars, please contact Anne Catena at acatena@princeton.edu or 609-258-3336.
Seminars meet from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., unless noted otherwise. Schools generously provide release time for the teachers on seminar days. Teachers as Scholars is administered by the Program in Teacher Preparation at the University, and the Program is registered as a Professional Development Provider for the State of New Jersey.
Teachers who have attended TAS seminars in the past have indicated,
"TAS allows me to meet other people and hear their ideas about how to teach; this has had a huge impact on my teaching. TAS has given me lots of teaching applications and gotten my students to a higher level of thinking. It also allows me to re-evaluate my own teaching style and if need be, to change it."
"I find TAS to be the best professional development course I've attended since I started teaching 15 years ago. It revitalizes in a different way and helps me practice what I preach to my students: be a lifelong learner. TAS actually helps me do that."
"The professor treated me like a colleague; he was respectful and asked questions; it was a level playing field. Other people being excited about learning makes you want to learn; if you keep people inspired and support interests outside the classroom, they stay fresh and get new ideas."
The Teachers as Scholars program began at Harvard University in 1996, and has grown to include colleges and universities across the country. Now in its 14th year, the TAS program at Princeton University was originally launched with support from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Since 2001-02, TAS at Princeton has been sponsored jointly by area schools and districts working together with the Program in Teacher Preparation.
TAS Seminars
The 2012-2013 Teachers as Scholars program at Princeton University will include the 7 seminars listed below. Click on the name of each seminar for a description.
Joshua Katz, Ph.D., Professor of Classics and a member, (and former Director) of the Program in Linquistics
November 14 and 28, 2012
Michael Strauss, Ph.D., Department of Astrophysical Sciences
January 11 and 25, 2013 Maria DiBattista, Ph.D., Department of English and Comparative Literature
January 14 and 28, 2013
Ulrich Knoepflmacher, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of English and Comparative Literature
February 8 and 22, 2013
Stanley N. Katz, Ph.D., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
February 11 and 25, 2013
Michael Wood, Ph.D., Department of English and Comparative Literature
February 14 and 28, 2013
Caroline Harris, Ph.D., Princeton University Art Museum
April 10 and 24, 2013
Teacher Registration with the University:
Once you receive confirmation that you have been selected to attend a Teachers as Scholars seminar, you need to register electronically. The deadline for registration with the University is October 5, 2012. View the registration form.
If you have any questions about Teachers as Scholars, please contact Anne Catena, Director of Professional Development Initiatives, at acatena@princeton.edu or at (609) 258-3336, or your Contact Representative. We hope you find your experience with Teachers as Scholars valuable and rewarding, and we look forward to your participation.
Administrators as Scholars
Stanley N. Katz, Ph.D., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
February 21, 2013
Inclement Weather Procedure
Because Princeton University rarely closes due to weather conditions, the Teachers as Scholars Program will follow the guidelines used by the Princeton Regional School District. In the event of inclement weather, we ask that you listen to the radio for announcements about delayed openings or early closings in the Princeton Regional Schools.
For example, if the Princeton Regional Schools announce a ninety minute delayed opening and the Teachers as Scholars seminar is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., the seminar will instead begin at 10:30 a.m.
In the event the Princeton Regional School District closes for the day, we will cancel Teachers as Scholars as well and reschedule the seminar for a later date.
Announcements will be made on the following radio stations: WTTM (920), WHWH (1350), WPST (97.5)FM, New Jersey (101.5)FM. Or, you may call the Princeton Regional Schools Hotline to get school closings at (609) 806-4202.
TAS Partners and School Contact Information
The following schools and districts are members of the Teachers as Scholars partnership.
(updated 8/2012)
Dr. Constance Bauer, Superintendent
Bordentown Regional School District
318 Ward Avenue
Bordentown, NJ 08505-1768
Phone: (609) 298-0025, ext.1139
FAX: (609) 298-2515
Secretary: Wilma Carter
Phone: (609) 298-0025, ext. 1181
Dr. Lisa Antunes, Assistant Superintendent
Hillsborough Township Public Schools
379 South Branch Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Phone: (908) 369-0030
Fax: (908) 369-8286
lantunes@hillsborough.k12.nj.us
Secretary: Denise Mehring
Phone: (908) 369-0030, ext. 5021
Christine Laquidera, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Hopewell Valley Regional Schools District
425 South Main Street Pennington, NJ 08534
Dr. Kay Kiefer, Ed. D., Dean of Academic Affairs
The Hun School of Princeton
176 Edgerstoune Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 921-7600, ext. 2257
Fax: (609) 921-2565
Dr. J. Christopher Cunningham, Dean of the Faculty
The Lawrenceville School
2500 Main Street, Rt. 206
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: (609) 895-2061
Assistant: Olinda Arias Robinson
Phone: (609) 895-2062
Ms. Rebecca Gold, Director of Personnel & Technology,
Lawrence Township Public Schools
2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: (609) 671-5440
Fax: (609) 671-0298
Stephan Prentiss
(609) 671-5440, ext. 5410
Wendy Donahue, Personnel Specialist
Phone: (609) 671-5436
Secretary: Laura North
Phone: (609) 671-5440
Fax: (609) 671-0298
Ms. Annette Brennan, Assistant to the Head of School
Newark Academy
91 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: (973) 992-7000 ext. 302
Ms. Catherine Rodrigue, Associate Head of School
Peddie School
201 South Main Street
Hightstown, NJ 08520
Phone: 609-944-7555
Mr. Carlton Tucker, Head of Upper School
Princeton Day School
P.O. Box 75, The Great Road
Princeton, NJ 08542
Phone: 609-924-6700
Fax: 609-924-4230
Ms. Bonnie Lehet, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Princeton Regional Schools
25 Valley Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 806-4203, ext. 2040
Fax: (609) 806-4223
boonnie_lehet@monet.prs.k12.nj.us
Secretary: Betsy Gilbert
Phone: (609) 806-4203 ext. 2041
Teacher Representative: Barbara O'Breza, District Supervisor
Princeton High School
151 Moore Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 806-4280, ext. 3620
Fax: (609) 806-4281
Dr. Kathy Foster, Ed. D., Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Robbinsville Public Schools
155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Phone: (609) 632-0910, ext. 2211
Fax: (609)371-7964
foster@wtpsmercer.k12.nj.us
Secretary: Pat Jones
Phone: 609 632-0910, ext. 2204
Ryan Killeen, Principal
The Saint Paul Catholic School of Princeton
218 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 921-7587
Fax: (609) 921-0264
rkilleen@spsprinceton.org
Secretary: Ms. Judy Foley
Phone: (609) 921-7587
Fax: (609) 921-0264
Jen Shouffler, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Somerset Hills School District
25 Olcott Avenue
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Phone: 908-204-1930, ext. 1314
Fax: 908-953-0699
Rose Wong, Director of Curriculum and Faculty Development
Stuart Country Day School
1200 Stuart Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 921-2330, ext. 297
Gerri Hutner, Director of Communications
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Schools
505 Village Road, West
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone: (609) 716-5000, ext. 5046
Fax: (609) 716-5012
QUEST Scholars
TAS offered our member districts a 2012 summer professional development program for novice science and math teachers in grades 6-12. View the QUEST Scholars Program information.
TAS Contact
The following people may be able to provide you with assistance or information regarding the Teachers as Scholars program at Princeton University.
Barbara McCormack
Administrative Assistant
Gina Mastro
Program in Teacher Preparation
41 William Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-3336
TAS Archives
Academic Year
Summer Institute
| 
Tk20
