TCNJ

Dear Colleague: e Teachers as Scholars (TAS) was created eight years ago through the collaborative effort of e College of New Jersey's Professional Development School Network (PDSN, presently consisting of 18 partner school districts), TCNJ and e Woodrow Wilson Foundation. e TAS seminars have been a highly successful series and teachers rave about the wide variety of seminars. We look for- ward to offering the 2015-16 TAS program. All seminars are hosted on the scenic campus of e College of New Jersey. e goals of the PDSN seminars are: 1. To reinvigorate and reestablish teachers as academic and intellectual leaders by giving them time to reflect and discuss new ideas and recent scholarship with colleagues; 2. Tto give equal opportunity, over time, to all teachers in a district to examine and learn cutting edge scholarship as part of their work day; 3. To encourage professional relationships between arts and science faculty and classroom teachers, while improving articulation between K-12 schools and higher education. e two-day seminars are led by faculty members of e College of New Jersey. Each PDSN member district is guar- anteed one registration for each and every seminar. At least 10 registrants are needed in order to offer a seminar. e maximum number of registrants for each seminar will be 20. If seminars are not filled by PDSN school districts, the districts can request additional seats in the seminars on a "first come, first served basis". If seats are available, non-PDSN member school districts can also register to attend seminars on a "fee per person" basis. All of the seminar offerings and non-PDSN member registration fees are listed in this brochure. Professors who lead the seminars demonstrate great passion and scholarly interest in the disciplines they teach. K-12 teachers who share the same interest are invited to apply by contacting their local school district leaders. Each seminar begins at 8:30 AM with "coffee and conversation" and the programs will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. e dates of the two-day seminars are noted. Ten profes-sional development hours will be awarded to teachers who participate in the two-day seminars. If you are interested in becoming a Teachers as Scholars candidate, please contact your district liaison listed in this brochure. We look forward to you joining us during the 2015-16 academic year! Sincerely yours, STEP Office

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