The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

Hightlights of the Report

• Introduction
• The Program in New Haven
• National Advisory Committee
• National Demonstration Project
• Financial Developments

The Program in New Haven

• The Seminars and Curriculum Units
• The Use and Abuse of History in Film and Video
• Cultures and Their Myths
• Art and Artifacts: The Cultural Meaning of Objects
• American Political Thought
• Reading Across Cultures
• Selected Topics in Contemporary Astronomy and Space Science
• The Population Explosion
• The Process of Determining Seminar Topics
• The Fellows' Application and Admission Process
• The Fellows Who Were Accepted
• Activities for Fellows
• Rewards for Fellows
• Relating Seminar Subject to Curriculum Unit
• Results for Participants
• Teams of Fellows
• Benefits for Students
• Participants' Conclusions Overall
• Electronic Resources and Assistance
• Institute Centers for Professional and Curricular Development
• Preparation for the Program in 1999
• Local Advisory Groups
• Steering Committee
• University Advisory Council
• Local Program Documentation and Evaluation

National Advisory Council

National Demonstration Project

• Aims and Scope
• The Planning Phase
• Approaching the Implementation Phase
• National Accomplishments
• Learning in New Haven
• On Common Ground
• Looking Toward the Future
• National Advisory Groups
• National Steering Committee
• National University Advisory Council
• National Program Documentation and Evaluation
• Internal Documentation and Evaluation
• External Evaluation

Financial Developments

Conclusion

Appendix

• Committees, Council, and Boards of the Institute
• Statements Made on the Announcement of the National Demonstration Project
• Selected Bibliography

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