In 1984, the National Endowment for the Humanities funded the first Teaching Shakespeare Institute, a month-long summer program at the Folger for high school and middle school teachers from across the country. Thirty years later, TSI is still going strong. This summer we’re commemorating three decades of tradition and celebrating how TSI has transformed the… Continue Reading »
Posts Tagged: Teaching Shakespeare Institute
Guest post by Josh Cabat “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” While the average ELA Chair or Director has little to fear in terms of civil unrest in the Northlands, we have all, as did Henry IV, struggled with internal resistance to change. How often have you found a great idea at a… Continue Reading »
We could tell you all about the Folger’s Teaching Shakespeare Institute–the intensity and rigor of our classes, the practical techniques that go on to prove their worth in the classroom over and over, the fun times and good memories with other like-minded teachers who becoming lifelong friends. But we’ll let some of our alumni tell you about their… Continue Reading »
It’s true that you never know the way(s) in which you’ll be affected by the works of William Shakespeare. Last summer, the Folger Shakespeare Library hosted twenty-five teachers from around the country who participated in Folger Education’s Teaching Shakespeare Institute. This four-week program where teachers explore four plays from the viewpoints of scholarship, pedagogy, and… Continue Reading »
School begins soon, my vacation shortened by the intense summer I spent at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Teaching Shakespeare Institute. As these drowsy days transform to hectic autumn, I wonder how I will use the TSI experience in my classroom. Over the past few years, I have relied on Shakespeare Set Free to teach Romeo… Continue Reading »
