Five TIP Teachers Selected as 2016 National Fellows by the Yale National Initiative

The Teachers Institute of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that five teachers have been selected to represent TIP as National Fellows at the Yale National Initiative’s seminar program at Yale University this July. The Fellows and the seminars they'll participate in are:

Cristobal Carambo, Philadelphia High School for Girls – Energy Sciences

Tara Ann Carter, Hill-Freedman World Academy – Contemporary American Indian History

Sydney Coffin, Edison/Fareira High School – ‘Over the Rainbow’: Fantasy Lands, Dream Worlds and Magic Kingdoms

Klint Kanopka, The Academy at Palumbo – The Number Line in the Common Core

Kathleen Radebaugh, Henry C. Lea School – Why Literature Matters

For two weeks in July, National Fellows will attend daily two-hour seminars led by Yale University professors. They will create curriculum units for their students based on seminar content, guidance from the Seminar Leader, individual research, and feedback from their colleagues. The units will be shared on the YNI website for reference and use by teachers everywhere. Congratulations to all 2016 National Fellows for being selected for this distinguished professional development program!

To learn more about the Yale National Initiative, visit: yale.teachers.edu.