Teachers as Scholars
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, Flemington-Raritan School District, Hillsborough Township Public Schools, Lawrence Township Public Schools, Princeton Regional Schools, Robbinsville Public Schools, Somerset Hills Regional Schools, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Schools, The Hun School of Princeton and the Saint Paul Catholic School of Princeton.
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: $175 for a one day seminar and $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 12th 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 that administers the program.
TAS Seminars
The 2010-2010 Teachers as Scholars program at Princeton University will include the 8 seminars listed below. Click on the name of each seminar for a description.
#4. Poetry TodayMichael Wood, Ph.D., Department of English February 10 and 24, 2011
Linda M. Shires, Ph.D., former visiting professor at Princeton University English Department, Yeshiva University
April 1 and 15, 2011
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 22, 2010. 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
Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs in the Department of Sociology and the Woodrow Wilson School
April 14, 2011
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 08/03/2010)
TBD
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
Mr. Gregory T. Nolan, Superintendent
Flemington-Raritan School District
50 Court St.
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: (908) 284-7575
Fax: (908) 284-7656
gnolan@frsd.k12.nj.us
Secretary: Chris Lesko
Phone: (908) 284-7569
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
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. Kevin Mattingly, 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,
Professional Development and Administrative Services
Lawrence Township Public Schools
2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: (609) 671-5440
Fax: (609) 671-0298
Stephan Prentiss
(609) 671-5440, x5410
Wendy Donahue, Personnel Specialist
Phone: (609) 671-5436
Secretary: Laura North
Phone: (609) 671-5440
Fax: (609) 671-0298
Ms. Bonnie Lehet, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Princeton Regional Schools
25 Valley Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 806-4203, x2040
Fax: (609) 806-4223
r@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, x2211
Fax: (609)371-7964
foster@wtpsmercer.k12.nj.us
Secretary: Pat Jones
Phone: 609 632-0910, x2204
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, x 1314
Fax: 908-953-0699
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 2010 summer professional development program for novice science and math teachers in grades 5-8. View the QUEST Scholars Program information.
TAS Contact
The following person may be able to provide you with assistance or information regarding the Teachers as Scholars program at Princeton University.
Anne N. Catena
acatena@princeton.edu
Director of Professional Development Initiatives
Program in Teacher Preparation
41 William Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-3336
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