TEACHER OF THE YEAR | SUMMER SEMINARS | HUMANITIES IN THE HALLWAYS

NJCH TEACHER INSTITUTE

The NJCH Teacher Institute provides professional development programs for New Jersey K-12 educators and recognizes outstanding work by teachers of humanities disciplines.  Questions relating to Teacher Institute programming should be directed to Mary Grace Whealan at teachers@njch.org.

Teacher Seminars

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities professional development seminars for New Jersey K-12 teachers bring educators together for an intellectually stimulating exploration of new scholarship in history and literature that enriches their lives and their curriculum.

Summer Seminars

Each year NJCH offers a series of six-day residential programs that provide in-depth exploration of topics in the humanities. The 2012 Seminars are: The Civil War in American History & Culture (July 8-13) and Narratives of Immigration: Asian American Communities and Conflicts (July 29-August 3).

Seminars are tuition-free; housing, meals, and books are also included. Participants in all seminars can earn professional development credits and stipends. Participants have the opportunity to submit a research paper for graduate credit.

Click link to see the 2012 Seminar offerings and to download an application. 

Humanities in the Hallways Professional Development Programs

Humanities in the Hallways
is designed to broaden the
community of educators
participating in humanities
forums around the state
through programs that give
teachers exposure to rich
new content and the latest
scholarship.

Through this new program, schools and school districts can arrange for distinguished scholars and experts from New Jersey's many colleges and universities to come to their school and lead content-based humanities programs. Suitable for teachers across the curriculum, a wide variety of topics is available based on our Teacher Institute seminars which are aligned with the New Jersey Professional Development Standards and the State Core Curriculum.

Click link for Humanities in the Hallways topics and for guidelines and application.

The Humanities Teacher of the Year

Interested in nominating a teacher for the 2012 Teacher of the Year Award?
Download the application here!
(Applications must come from nominated teacher's principal)

Each year the NJCH Teacher of the Year awards program recognizes outstanding work in humanities education. Elementary and secondary school teachers are equally considered. Prizes go to honored teachers and their schools.

Ellen Cahill, a kindergarten teacher at Bradford School in Montclair,
has been named the 2011 NJCH Teacher of the Year.

Ellen Cahill had her classroom filmed by NJTV’s Classroom Close-up on Dec. 22. During the taping for a segment
called “Kindergarten Humanities,” Cahill engaged students in a thoughtful conversation about gift-giving
and was later joined by parents who visited to view projects.
The show will air Sunday at 6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
and Saturday at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, March 3, April 1 and April 7.