Back to grants list     Part I. Applicant and Project Information   Title of project: Teachers as Scholars Project manager: Brodie Miles School: High School Curriculum: Art   Part II: Grant proposal   Summary: Teachers as Scholars is designed, “to invigorate teachers & inspire their classrooms. TAS’s professional development program reconnects teachers to their intellectual lives, and they return to their students inspired by the power of ideas.” Their seminars are able to provide highly regarded faculty, “from such institutions as Harvard, Boston University, MIT, Brandeis, Dartmouth, Tufts, Williams, and Babson. The seminars provide teachers with the opportunity to discuss and reflect on scholarly issues with their colleagues and to reconnect to ideas, reminding them of the excitement of learning, the reason many became teachers in the first place.” This ability to ignite passion in teachers and to reinvigorate them is what is special about TAS. We routinely have to run a lottery as demand for spots in the program is so high, because teachers feel that the courses are worth investing their time in. Teachers get a high end educational experience, akin to a mini-university level class, where the ideas involved can be inspiring, and where the value is very practical in the sense of what they can bring back to the classroom. TAS has been, and is an innovative leader in professional development. Usually, most professional development is done over the course of two hours, while TAS courses allow for two full days of discussion and enrichment allowing teachers to fully immerse themselves in the ideas and topics of their class.   Part III: Grant Amount Tuition: $15,625.00 Travel: $0.00 Personnel: $0.00 Other costs: $0.00   Total costs: $15,625.00 Back to grants list