Directions for Completing the Teachers as Scholars Application
The Teachers as Scholars Program is open to all school district teachers subject to local school
district policy and selection criteria. Teachers wishing to participate in Teachers as Scholars
seminars must:
Complete the district application form located on the following page and return it to the TAS
school district leader listed above.
School district leaders will select one participant for each seminar which is offered during
each semester and fax the list of participants to Kathy DiAntonio, Office of the Director, at
609.637.5196
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The STEP Office will confirm the teachers’ selection as a Teachers as Scholars
participant and will send the appropriate information about each seminar to the
teacher.
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Each district is guaranteed one place for each seminar.
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If seats are available, districts will be informed and will be permitted to register more
than one registrant in the same seminar.
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Seminars will require participants to do some reading or preparation prior to attending
each seminar.
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A minimum of ten participants will be required in order to offer the seminar.
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Cost of materials and books will be paid by TCNJ.
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Questions pertaining to the Teachers as Scholars can be addressed to Kathy
DiAntonio at 609-771-2408 (diantonk@tcnj.edu)
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PLEASE BE SURE TO LIST THE EXACT MAILING ADDRESS OF ALL
REGISTRANTS. Registration forms without this information will not be processed
and will be returned to the district.
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All seminars will feature coffee and conversation from 8:30 -9:00 AM. The seminars
will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude at 3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided.
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It is expected that the assigned readings will be completed prior to the start of each
seminar
APPLICATION FOR TEACHERS AS SCHOLARS
Please provide ALL of the requested information. Incomplete registration forms will be
returned and will not be processed.
NAME __________________________________________________________
Mail all correspondence and reading materials to the following address:
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________
CITY____________________________STATE__________ Zip Code________
HOME PHONE _______________________ E-MAIL ____________________
SCHOOL PHONE_____________________ E-MAIL ____________________
SCHOOL NAME __________________________________________________
SCHOOL DISTRICT _______________________________________________
GRADE LEVEL/CONTENT AREA ___________________________________
__My district is a PDSN member.
(There is no fee for teachers from PDSN member districts.)
__My district is not a PDSN member but is interested in being considered as an
applicant to attend the TAS seminars.
(If your district is not a PDSN member, please pay by purchase order or check. Please
make checks payable to “The College of New Jersey”. The cost of each seminar for each
registrant is $200.00)
Purchase Order # ________________________
or
Enclosed Check #________________________
Signature _________________________________________________________
Confirmation and room assignment will be emailed and mailed to the registrant.
Part B
Each seminar is limited to 18 participants. If seats are available, districts will be informed and will be
permitted to register more than on teacher in the same seminar. Each seminar requires 10 registrants to
warrant its offering.
Please check the seminar(s) you wish to attend.
THE 2015-16 TEACHERS AS SCHOLARS SEMINARS AND LEADERS
 SEMINAR 1:
LITERATURE
Leader:
Dates:
NEW TRENDS IN YOUNG ADULT LGBTQ (LGBTQIA)
Emily Meixner
October 7 and 14, 2015
 SEMINAR 2: FINANCIAL CRISIS AND GREAT DEPRESSION 2008 – CAUSES,
EFFECTS AND REMEDIES
Leader:
Bozena Leven
Dates:
October 7 and 21, 2015
 SEMINAR 3: THE WITCH IN LITERATURE
Leader:
Michele Lise Tarter
Dates:
October 26 and November 2, 2015
 SEMINAR 4: MULTIPLICITY AND IMPRESSIONS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE
ARTISTIC MEDIUM OF PRINTMAKING
Leader:
Lisa LaJevic
Dates:
November 10 and 17, 2015
 SEMINAR 5: ROME IN THE AGE OF AUGUSTUS
Leader:
Lee Ann Riccardi
Dates:
February 4 and 11, 2016
 SEMINAR 6: THE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY
Leader:
Jo Carney
Dates:
February 9 and 16, 2016
 SEMINAR 7: THE MATH OF GAMES AND GAMING
Leader:
James Beyers
Dates:
February 22 and 23, 2016
 SEMINAR 8: AN ISSUES-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING SCIENCE
Leader:
Christopher Murphy
Dates:
March 15 and 22, 2016
 SEMINAR 9: EVERYDAY ETHICS
Leader:
Jean Kirnan
Dates:
March 22 and April 1, 2016
 SEMINAR 10: LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Leader:
Hetty Joyce
Dates:
April 8 and 15, 2016
 SEMINAR 11: ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Leader:
Keith Pecor
Dates:
April 12 and 19, 2016
 SEMINAR 12: TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS:
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Leader:
Solange A. Lopes-Murphy
Dates:
May 2 and 9, 2016