Harvard is launching a new training programme for teachers that combines instruction in teaching methods with mentor-supervised classroom practice. The programme, called the Teaching and Learning Institute, will be offered to all first-year faculty members at Harvard, including those who teach courses on social justice or gender studies. During the first semester participants will take courses in pedagogy and undertake some teaching. Following this, fellows will teach part time (two to three classes a day) while working with a mentor; a Harvard faculty adviser, and take an online Harvard course. Finally, fellows will teach full time but return to Harvard for retreats, conferences and summer courses. The Washington Post’s Lyndsey Layton notes, “Thanks to $18 million from private donors, who wish to remain anonymous, the programme is free to fellows.”
Harvard is launching a new training programme for teachers that combines instruction in teaching methods with mentor-supervised classroom practice. The fellowship will last three years. During the first semester participants will take courses in pedagogy and undertake some teaching. Following this, fellows will teach part time (two to three classes a day) while working with a mentor; a Harvard faculty adviser, and take an online Harvard course. Finally, fellows will teach full time but return to Harvard for retreats, conferences and summer courses. The Washington Post’s Lyndsey Layton notes, “Thanks to $18 million from private donors, who wish to remain anonymous, the programme is free to fellows.”