North Carolina Humanities Council

The Teachers Institute brings educators together to study the history, literature, music, and art of North Carolina’s diverse communities and people.

The North Carolina Teachers
Institute provides access to

continued intellectual growth

for K-12 public school teachers

from across the state.

Connecting classroom teachers

and university scholars, the
Institute creates the rigorous, stimulating environment found

in the best graduate education.

Weekend seminars throughout

the year and a week-long

summer seminar are content-rich, intellectually stimulating, and interdisciplinary.

Participants engage in the
academic challenge
of graduate-level study,
enjoying RESPECT as
intellectual professionals.

"I learned more, read more, discussed more, and used more critical thinking skills
than ever before. I was learning all the time. I felt a sense of intellectual and professional respect."

~ Institute Participant

Teachers experience RENEWAL
as they interact with their peers and discover anew their own passion for learning.

Participants leave the Institute experience knowing the best REWARD is when their enthusiasm for learning is reflected in their students’ excitement about learning.

2008 Seminars

All of the 2008 seminars are free and open to public school educators statewide. Space is limited, so apply now.

	North Carolina Indians: “Keeping the Circle” March 7–8, 2008, Greensboro
	A Merry Life and a Short One: Myth, History, and the Golden Age of Pirates June 27–28, 2008, Greensboro
	Somerset Place: Slavery and Its Legacy July 13–19, 2008 - SUMMER SEMINAR Creswell, Albemarle Sound Area
	Contemporary Tar Heel Writers September 26–27, 2008, Greensboro
	Reading Textiles: Narrative and Art October 24–25, 2008, Charlotte

What teachers
are saying...

"Participation in the Teachers Institute has served as an oasis in the demanding field of education."

"My thinking and views were greatly challenged. Most other programs give me knowledge but don’t necessarily change my way of thinking."

"Our time together was exhausting, exciting, hilarious, frustrating, eye-opening, and delightful; and, as it settles into memory,
I think of it as one of
the best professional experiences of my life."