North Carolina Humanities Council

The Teachers Institute brings educators together to study the history, literature, music, and art of North Carolina’s diverse communities and people.

The North Carolina Teachers
Institute provides access to

continued intellectual growth

for K-12 public school teachers

from across the state.

Connecting classroom teachers

and university scholars, the
Institute creates the rigorous, stimulating environment found

in the best graduate education.

Weekend seminars throughout

the year and a week-long

summer seminar are content-rich, intellectually stimulating, and interdisciplinary.

Participants engage in the
academic challenge
of graduate-level study,
enjoying RESPECT as
intellectual professionals.

"I learned more, read more, discussed more, and used more critical thinking skills
than ever before. I was learning all the time. I felt a sense of intellectual and professional respect."

~ Institute Participant

Teachers experience RENEWAL
as they interact with their peers and discover anew their own passion for learning.

Participants leave the Institute experience knowing the best REWARD is when their enthusiasm for learning is reflected in their students’ excitement about learning.

New 2010 Seminars

All of the 2010 seminars are free and open to public school educators statewide. Space is limited, so apply now.

Searching for the Real Thing in American Music

Spring Weekend Seminar: April 16-17, 2010 - Mount Airy Museum of Regional History

Fall Weekend Seminar: October 15-16, 2010 - Mars Hill College

Appalachian Voices

Summer Seminar: June 20-26, 2010 - Ashe County, NC

Special Teachers Institute Opportunities:

The Teachers Institute often provides special opportunities for North Carolina teachers. Learn more.

What teachers
are saying...

"Participation in the Teachers Institute has served as an oasis in the demanding field of education."

"My thinking and views were greatly challenged. Most other programs give me knowledge but don’t necessarily change my way of thinking."

"Our time together was exhausting, exciting, hilarious, frustrating, eye-opening, and delightful; and, as it settles into memory,
I think of it as one of
the best professional experiences of my life."