We invite you to attend our fourth annual national institute: What Do
the Best Teachers Do? June 23-25, 1999
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
This program filled rapidly in past years. An early application is
advised.
What Do the Best College Teachers Do?
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 23, 1999, and
continue until early afternoon on Friday, June 25, and will take place
on the Northwestern University campus. The 1999 Institute is a memorial
to Robert Menges, professor of higher education, who died last spring.
Fees
The 1999 program fee of $410 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." Hotel: Doubletree Hotel North Shore (short,
free shuttle ride to the NU campus). Reservations: 800-879-4458. Rate:
$95/single per
night. Must mention Searle Teaching Center and make reservations by May
30, 1999. 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.
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.
James Lang assistant director of the Searle Center for Teaching
Excellence and co-author of the What Do the Best Teachers Do study.
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.
Detailed Information on 1999 Program:
http://president.scfte.nwu.edu/detailsgen.htm
Application: 4th Annual
What Do the Best Teachers Do?
June 23-25, 1999 $410 (applications received by April 15)
$450 (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 $410 (by April 15) must accompany application.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed no later than May 19, 1999.
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/
Detailed Information about the 1999 Program
http://president.scfte.nwu.edu/detailsgen.htm
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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