Professional Development Programs for TeachersThe Newberry Library offers professional development programs for Chicago-area teachers. Our content-based seminars bring distinguished scholars to the Library to share their work with participating teachers, and introduce teachers to the research possibilities in the Newberry's collections. The Library's programs for teachers are fully accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education, and those who participate earn recertification credits. |
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Ongoing ProgramsThe Newberry Teachers' Consortium (NTC) NTC provides Chicago-area teachers access to the latest scholarly developments in their fields and an opportunity to discuss important content-related issues with scholars and colleagues. Seminars are organized as a series of half-day seminars in nine subject areas. Advance registration and a membership fee are required. Chicago Teachers as Scholars (TAS) TAS is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Newberry Library, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. TAS offers a series of two-day, content-based seminars on a wide range of topics. This program is open to all CPS teachers. The Newberry Library will host two Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences, on October 23-24, 2009, and April 16-17, 2010 These conferences will support teachers in the development of lessons using images from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Picturing America program. Conferences will feature presentations by distinguished scholars and sharing of resources in workshop formats. Conference activities include the use the Newberry Library's collections, a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, and a walking tour of Chicago's Loop to model ways for teachers to use local resources in their own communities. The Newberry Library's Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences are made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For further information, program eligibility, and application please CLICK HERE. The Newberry Humanities Seminar for Administrators (NHSA) NHSA provides Chicago Public School principals the opportunity to reflect on the challenges of leadership from a humanistic perspective, and to consider how leadership involves the questions of ethics, knowledge, and ways of thinking. Principals participate in in a three-hour discussion led by a distinguished scholar at the Newberry Library. The program is open to all CPS principals and is supported by the Chicago Public School's Office of Principal Preparation and Development. Partnerships and Affiliated ProgramsChicago History Advanced Placement Project (CHAPP) CHAPP is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Chicago History Museum, the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, the Newberry Library, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Loyola University Chicago. The program provides professional development for CPS Advanced Placement United States History teachers. Funded through a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History Grant, the programs allows Participants to take part in a series of seminars centered around AP-level historical content as recommended by the College Board's AP guidelines, followed by a session devoted to classroom applications and curriculum development. American History Matters Collaborative (AHMC) The American History Matters Collaborative (AHMC) is a partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Metro History Education Center, in collaboration with professors from Loyola University, and supported by the Chicago History Museum, Chicago Public Library, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Newberry Library, National Archives and Records Administration/Great Lakes Regional Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Funded through a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant, the program provides content and pedagogical professional development for CPS U.S. History teachers. AHMC is a year-long program which focuses on the theme of citizenship as constructed throughout American History, literacy strategies, historical inquiry, and curriculum development using Understanding by Design. North Suburban American History Consortium (NSAHC) NSAHC is a collaboration between the Newberry Library, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and school districts 211 and 214. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant, the consortium partners organize graduate level seminars, summer institutes, and symposia in which participants expand their understanding of U.S. history and learn new ways to enrich their teaching of the subject to high school students. Homewood-Flossmoor American History Consortium (HFAHC) HFAHC is a collaboration between the Newberry Library, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and five of Chicago’s south suburban school districts. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant, the consortium partners organize graduate level seminars, summer institutes, and symposia in which participants expand their understanding of U.S. history and learn new ways to enrich their teaching of the subject to high school students. |
