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Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers are offered
by the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide teachers
an opportunity for substantive study of significant humanities
ideas and texts. These study opportunities are especially
designed for this program and are not intended to duplicate
courses normally offered by graduate programs. On completion
of a seminar or institute, participants will receive a certificate
indicating their participation. Prior to completing an application,
please review the enclosed letter/prospectus from the project
director (or letter/prospectus downloaded from the director’s
website, if available) and consider carefully what is expected
in terms of residence and attendance, reading and writing
requirements, and general participation in the work of the
project.
A seminar for school teachers enables 15
participants to explore a topic or set of readings with a
scholar having special interest and expertise in the field.
The core material of the seminar need not relate directly
to the school curriculum; the principal goal of the seminar
is to engage teachers in the scholarly enterprise and to expand
and deepen their understanding of the humanities through reading,
discussion, writing, and reflection. An institute
for school teachers, typically led by a team of core faculty
and visiting scholars, is designed to present the best available
scholarship on important humanities issues and works taught
in the nation's schools. The 25 to 30 participating teachers
compare and synthesize the various perspectives offered by
the faculty, make connections between the institute content
and classroom applications, and often develop improved teaching
materials for their classrooms. Please note: The use of the
words “seminar” or “institute” in
this document is precise and is intended to convey differences
between the two project types.
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