Eligibility to apply for the North Carolina Teachers Institute is open to

• Any currently teaching K-12 public school educator with 3 or more years of experience. This includes media specialists, curriculum facilitators, reading coordinators, guidance counselors, computer/technology specialists, school social workers, etc., as well as classroom teachers.

• Applicants may apply to participate in one or more Teachers Institute programs.

• Former Teachers Institute participants may also apply.

• All Teachers Institute programs are FREE to selected participants. This includes food, double-occupancy lodging, and all texts and other reading materials.

• Stipends of $75 for weekend seminars and $350 for week-long seminars are provided to participants for completion of a seminar.

• Certificates are provided for credit renewal (CEUs) through teachers’ individual school districts.

• Optional graduate credit is available for the week-long seminar.

• Prior reading and study is required for all week-long seminars and for some week-end seminars.

• Educators who have previously participated in the Teachers Institute programs may re-apply for new programs. Their applications will be considered along with those of educators new to the Teachers Institute.

Questions about the Teachers Institute or any of the programs offered in 2008 should be directed to

Lynn Wright-Kernodle, Ed.D.

lynnwk@nchumanities.org
336-334-4769