Dear Colleagues:
Because of the number of inquiries we have received in the last few
days, I am reposting information originally distributed in the Winter.
We have increased slightly the number of people we are accepting into
the program, but we are, nevertheless, approaching final capacity. If
you or any of your colleagues are interested in attending, please call
me immediately (847-467-2338) and I can help make the arrangements:
What Do The Best University Teachers Do?
Northwestern University
June 24-26, 1998
About the Program
Overview
What do the best teachers do to captivate and motivate students, to help
them reach unusually high levels of accomplishment? What can the
learning sciences tell us about helping people learn? Participants in
this highly interactive workshop will explore and use both recent
conclusions from the learning sciences and findings from a decade-long
inquiry into practices and insights of highly successful teachers. The
program will emphasize both improving one's teaching and developing ways
to share insights with colleagues back home. Last year the program
filled rapidly. Enrollment limited.
The workshop will begin at noon on Wednesday, June 24, 1998, and
continue until early afternoon on Friday, June 26, and will take place
on the Northwestern University campus.
Fees
The 1998 program fee of $374 includes tuition, course materials, breaks,
most meals, and a three-day pass to the Sports Pavilion/Aquatics Center
and to the beach on Lake Michigan. Please make check payable to
"Excellence in Teaching." Hotels: 1) Doubletree Hotel North Shore
(short, free shuttle ride to the NU campus). Reservations:
800-879-4458. Rate: $90/single per night. 2) Holiday Inn, Evanston
(15-minute walk from campus). Reservations: 800-382-6786. Rate:
$88/single per night. Must mention Excellence in Teaching with either
hotel and make reservations by May 31, 1998. For those wishing to stay
in the area during the weekend, a limited number of rooms are available
at the same rate for Friday and/or Saturday night if arranged at time
of reservations.
Faculty
Kenneth R. Bain director of Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at
Northwestern. Winner of four major teaching awards as a professor of
history. Has worked with faculty development programs for ten years.
Currently finishing his third book on US policy in the Middle East and
another on evaluation and improvement of teaching.
Jeanette Norden associate professor of cell biology at Vanderbilt
University School of Medicine and University Professor of Teaching
Excellence. Winner of every award given by medical students, including
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (three times). Her stress on both
the personal and intellectual development of medical students has made
her a maverick in medical education.
Barbara Walvoord director of the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning
and professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. 1987 Maryland
English Teacher of the Year for Higher Education, author of numerous
books and articles about learning, assessment, writing, grading, and
teaching in higher education.
Ann Woodworth associate professor of theatre and Charles Deering
McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University.
Fellow of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence. Award-winning
teacher, widely acclaimed as one of the leading acting teachers and
directors and for her insights into the art and craft of teaching. She
will conduct a master class on improving classroom communication.
Chicago and the North Shore
Northwestern is located along the North Shore, a suburban area of
tree-lined neighborhoods, parks, and beaches. The train, El, and
Lakeshore Drive connect with downtown Chicago, North Michigan Avenue
shopping, theaters, restaurants, museums, ballparks, festivals,
neighborhood fairs, Ravinia concerts, zoos, and the like.
What Do the Best Teachers Do?
Application: 3rd Annual Institute
June 24-26, 1998 $374 (applications received by April 30)
$399 (applications received by May 15)
Please type or print:
Name
Informal Name
Institution
Discipline
Years Teaching in College
Street/P.O. Box
City
State Zip
Telephone Fax
E-Mail
What is your main objective in coming to this program? Please use back
of page or additional paper.
Full tuition payment of $374 (by April 30) must accompany application.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed no later than May 19, 1998.
Cancellations made prior to June 1 are subject to a ten percent fee;
cancellations made thereafter are subject to the total charge. Make
check payable to "Excellence in Teaching Program."
Mail to:
Excellence in Teaching Program
Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
Northwestern University
627 Dartmouth Place
Evanston, IL 60208-4181
Phone: 847/467-2338 Web:
http://president.scfte.nwu.edu/
It is expected that participants have their own health insurance, valid
in the United States; the University is not responsible for medical
expenses incurred by participants during this program.
Northwestern University reserves the right to change without notice any
statement in this announcement concerning, but not limited to, rules,
policies, tuition fees, curricula, and courses.
It is the policy of Northwestern University not to discriminate against
any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran
status in matters of admissions, employment, housing, or services, or in
the educational programs or activities it operates, in accordance with
civil rights legislation. Any alleged violations of this policy or
questions regarding the law with respect to nondiscrimination should be
directed to Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative
Action, and Disability Services 720 University Place, Evanston, Illinois
60208-1101, phone 847/491-5117.
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