Princeton University Program in Teacher Preparation (TeacherPrep)

Join us today at Frist for our Seasonal Study Break Pop-up! We will be on the first floor from 11:30am - 1pm. Come try some seasonal treats or craft with us! We will provide materials for key chain making and card crafting. We hope to see you there!

Professor Isadora Moura Moto from the Department of History is facilitating a book talk for her new book, "Freedom's Horizon: Black Abolitionism in Nineteenth-Century Brazil," on Sep. 10th from 4:30-6 pm. Open to the public.

We were first introduced to Dr. Moura Moto's new book last year during her Teachers As Scholars seminar, "Lessons from the Enslaved: Discussing Salvery and Freedom in the Classroom." She was kind enough to provide all her seminar participants with a signed copy of her book. We are so happy for her!

Teacher Prep is excited to announce the 2025 Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching recipients- Davine Floy of the Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology, Laurianne Brunetti Kuipers of Memorial Middle School in Fair Lawn, An Nguyen of Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, and Theodore Opderbeck of Waldwick High School.

Come join us for a special screening of "Rule Breakers" at the 100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall on Friday, March 21 from 3-6pm. In a nation where educating girls is seen as rebellion, a visionary woman dares to teach young minds to dream. When their innovation draws global attention, their success sparks hope—and opposition. As threats loom and sacrifices are made, their courage and unity ignite a movement that could forever transform the world.

Produced by Laura Bilodeau Overdeck ’91, Rule Breakers is being released in theaters March 7, 2025, the eve of International Women’s Day. Based on the true story of the first all-female robotics team from Afghanistan, the film tells an extraordinary story of resilience and hope that is sure to inspire audiences worldwide.

A conversation between Laura Bilodeau Overdeck ’91 and Erin Flowers *23 will follow the screening.

QUEST registration is now open!

QUEST stands for Questioning Underlies Effective Science Teaching. QUEST offers innovative programming each summer for STEM teachers to build their data fluency with real world research and deepen their understanding of science topics while engaging with faculty, researchers, lead teachers, and other amazing campus collaborators. We approach professional learning at QUEST as an opportunity to help teachers engage as a student again and enjoy the learning experience as an adult.

This year, we have 4 exciting offerings:
1. Climate Change: Exploring Solutions to a Complex Problem
2. FishAIR: Dive into Form and Function with Machine Learning
3. Beneath the Surface: Exploring the Hydrologic Cycle, Leveraging Technologies, and Envisioning our Collective Water Future
4. NEW Earth Matters: Space, Air, Soil, and Water- Elementary Teacher Science Booster Camp.

Additional information including date, description, and cost can be found on our website!


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Last week, Teachers As Scholars hosted a seminar with Dr. Ruth Ochs from Princeton University's Department of Music (Department of Music at Princeton University) and Lou Chen, CEO of INTEMPO (Intempo) Princeton University alum (Princeton Alumni), and preciously the Program Manager of the Trenton Arts at Princeton (Trenton Arts at Princeton).

Participants took a tour of the Woolworth Center. Participants also explored service and engagement-based learning for their musical and, by extension, artistic students and discussed each others unique educational contexts and local communities. They answered questions like "what kind of avenues exist for our students to use their musical passion for the betterment of others?, At all grade levels, how might we help our schools re-imagine service and community engagement, especially as it concerns the music and the arts, to encourage more activity?"

Dr. Jaffee connected with Zyan Wynn 23’ at the NCSS conference in Boston! It is always wonderful to learn about the incredible things TPP alumni are doing! Follow to see what Zyan is up to . We are so proud of you, Zyan!

See our TPP Alumni Highlights for an Channel 11Alive Exclusive on his work at Ron Clark Academy.

Happy Day from our office at TeacherPrep!