June 23 - June 28, 2013
A Conference for Teachers
The Exeter Humanities Institute is a five-day working conference primarily for secondary school English and History teachers. It is designed to explore the use of student-centered, discussion-based education that is loosely described as the Harkness pedagogy. Morning sessions will utilize essays on a common humanities topic to explore issues in leading discussions. Afternoons are spent in focus groups or in the Academy library doing research on teaching materials for participants to use in their home schools. The selection of a core topic is intended to provide common content in the humanities as well as a focus for class discussions. The topics are broadly defined to encourage interdisciplinary exchanges.
As I mentioned in the opening faculty meetings, I found this to be an incredibly worthwhile experience. You meet a great group of engaged educators from all over the country/world, and the conference is structured in a way to give you plenty of time to read/think/explore the beautiful surrounding countryside (if there aren't continuous thunderstorms like my week there!).
You MUST sign-up almost immediately after it is allowed as the conference fills up almost instantaneously.
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