TEACHERS INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA

TIP enables public school teachers from around Philadelphia to enroll in semester-long seminars taught by university professors. During the seminars, teachers engage intensively with a topic that is on the cutting-edge of knowledge in the sciences, arts, humanities or social sciences, and write an original curriculum unit based on what they have learned. Teachers then implement their units in the classroom and share them with their colleagues through an online curriculum repository. The program is free of charge, and those who complete it receive a stipend and Act 48 professional development credits. Participating teachers (called Fellows) are encouraged to become leaders, sharing their curriculum ideas with peers and shaping the TIP program. We enroll a select group of our Fellows in National Seminars every summer at our parent institution, the Yale National Initiative, where they undertake additional study and curriculum writing in a two-week intensive program. Evaluation studies..

Also known as: The Teachers Institute

Primary location: Philadelphia