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.
 
#1.  Fables for a Young Republic: Hawthorne, Washington Irving, and Mark Twain
Ulrich Knoepflmacher, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus English Department
December 1 and 15, 2010
 
#2. Understanding Global Warming and Avoiding Dramatic Climate Change
Michael Winton, Ph.D. and Gabriel Vecchi, Ph.D., Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Roberta M. Hotinski, Ph.D., Princeton Environmental Institute
January 19, 2011
 
#3.  Democracy and the Rights of People
Stanley N. Katz, Ph. D., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
February 1 and 15, 2011
 
#4.  Poetry Today
Michael Wood, Ph.D., Department of English
February 10 and 24, 2011
 
#5.  Gods, Goddesses, and Kings
Caroline Harris, Ph.D., Princeton University Art Museum
March 16 and 30, 2011
 
#6.  Sex, Class and Power: The Politics of Gender in Classic Hollywood Comedy
Maria DiBattista, Ph.D., Department of English
March 24 and 31, 2011
 
#7.  Learning Spanish as a Second Language at the Art Museum
Antonio Calvo, Ph.D., Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures
April 1, 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.
 
 

 
 
 
To view the 2010-2011 Administrators as Scholars brochure (PDF).
 

Administrators as Scholars

 

Sources of Disadvantage in American Education
Professor Douglas S. Massey, Ph.D.
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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