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Seminars
Between October and December of each year, the teachers who serve as Institute Representatives and Contacts canvass their colleagues and determine the subjects they would like the Institute to treat. The Institute organizes seminars that address teachers' needs and interests.
Offerings: In 2008 the Institute will offer six seminars to participating New Haven Public School teachers:
"Controlling War by Law: Averting War, Adjudicating Conflicts between National Security and Civil Liberties during War, and Pursuing Accountability and/or Reconciliation after War," led by Robert A. Burt, Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law
"Storytelling: Fictional Narratives, Imaginary People, and the Reader's Real Life," led by Jill Campbell, Professor of English
"Pride of Place: New Haven History through Its Art and Material Culture," led by Edward S. Cooke Jr., Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts
"Representations of Democracy in Literature, History and Film," led by Annabel Patterson, Sterling Professor of English Emerita
"Forces of Nature: Using Earth and Planetary Science for Teaching Physical Science," led by David Bercovici, Professor of Geophysics
"Depicting and Analyzing Data: Enriching Science and Math Curricula through Graphical Displays and Mapping," led by William B. Stewart, Associate Professor of Anatomy (Surgery)
Teachers interested in applying to one of these seminars should read the full description of the seminar that is available from school Representatives and Contacts.
Seminar Coordinators: A teacher acts as Coordinator of each seminar to provide teacher leadership and assist with the establishment of collegial rapport within the group. Coordinators are selected in February and serve through July, resolving any scheduling or administrative problems, and facilitating the smooth operation of the seminars. On the recommendation of the Coordinators, the Director may withdraw from the Institute any Fellow whose continued participation they deem to be detrimental to the program.
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