Directions for Completing the Teachers as Scholars Application
The Teachers as Scholars Program is open to all school district teachers subject to local school district policy and selection criteria. Teachers wishing to participate in Teachers as Scholars seminars must:
Complete the district application form located on the following page and return it to the TAS school district leader listed above.
School district leaders will select one participant for each seminar which is offered during each semester and fax the list of participants to Kathy DiAntonio, Office of the Director, at609.637.5196
- The STEP Office will confirm the teachers’ selection as a Teachers as Scholars participant and will send the appropriate information about each seminar to the teacher.
- Each district is guaranteed one place for each seminar.
- If seats are available, districts will be informed and will be permitted to register more than one registrant in the same seminar.
- Seminars will require participants to do some reading or preparation prior to attending each seminar.
- A minimum of ten participants will be required in order to offer the seminar.
- Cost of materials and books will be paid by TCNJ.
- Questions pertaining to the Teachers as Scholars can be addressed to Kathy DiAntonio at 609-771-2408 ()
- PLEASE BE SURE TO LIST THE EXACT MAILING ADDRESS OF ALL REGISTRANTS. Registration forms without this information will not be processed and will be returned to the district.
- All seminars will feature coffee and conversation from 8:30 -9:00 AM. The seminars will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude at 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided.
- It is expected that the assigned readings will be completed prior to the start of each seminar
APPLICATION FOR TEACHERS AS SCHOLARS
Please provide ALL of the requested information. Incomplete registration forms will be returned and will not be processed.
NAME ______
Mail all correspondence and reading materials to the following address:
ADDRESS ______
CITY______STATE______Zip Code______
HOME PHONE ______E-MAIL ______
SCHOOL PHONE______E-MAIL ______
SCHOOL NAME ______
SCHOOL DISTRICT ______
GRADE LEVEL/CONTENT AREA ______
__My district is a PDSN member.
(There is no fee for teachers from PDSN member districts.)
__My district is not a PDSNmember but is interested in being considered as an applicant to attend the TAS seminars.
(If your district is not a PDSN member, please pay by purchase order or check. Please make checks payable to “The College of New Jersey”. The cost of each seminar for each registrant is $200.00)
Purchase Order # ______
or
Enclosed Check #______
Signature ______
Confirmation and room assignment will be emailed and mailed to the registrant.
Part B
Each seminar is limited to 18 participants. If seats are available, districts will be informed and will be permitted to register more than on teacher in the same seminar. Each seminar requires 10 registrants to warrant its offering.
Please check the seminar(s) you wish to attend.
THE 2015-16 TEACHERS AS SCHOLARS SEMINARS AND LEADERS
SEMINAR 1: NEW TRENDS IN YOUNG ADULT LGBTQ (LGBTQIA) LITERATURE
Leader: Emily Meixner
Dates: October 7 and 14, 2015
SEMINAR 2:FINANCIAL CRISIS AND GREAT DEPRESSION 2008 – CAUSES, EFFECTS AND REMEDIES
Leader:Bozena Leven
Dates:October 7 and 21, 2015
SEMINAR 3:THE WITCH IN LITERATURE
Leader:Michele Lise Tarter
Dates:October 26 and November 2, 2015
SEMINAR 4:MULTIPLICITY AND IMPRESSIONS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE ARTISTIC MEDIUM OF PRINTMAKING
Leader:Lisa LaJevic
Dates:November 10 and 17, 2015
SEMINAR 5: ROME IN THE AGE OF AUGUSTUS
Leader:Lee Ann Riccardi
Dates:February 4 and 11, 2016
SEMINAR 6:THE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY
Leader:Jo Carney
Dates:February 9 and 16, 2016
SEMINAR 7:THE MATH OF GAMES AND GAMING
Leader:James Beyers
Dates:February 22 and 23, 2016
SEMINAR 8:AN ISSUES-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING SCIENCE
Leader:Christopher Murphy
Dates:March 15 and 22, 2016
SEMINAR 9:EVERYDAY ETHICS
Leader:Jean Kirnan
Dates:March 22 and April 1, 2016
SEMINAR 10:LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Leader:Hetty Joyce
Dates:April 8 and 15, 2016
SEMINAR 11:ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Leader:Keith Pecor
Dates:April 12 and 19, 2016
SEMINAR 12: TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Leader:Solange A. Lopes-Murphy
Dates:May 2 and 9, 2016