Shakespeare: othello and the taming of the shrew in conversation [in summer 2024, folger shakespeare library is eager to bring onsite 25 middle and high school teachers for a two-week fully…

The Trustees of Amherst College, operating as the Folger Shakespeare Library, received a $174,921 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to host a two-week, on-site summer institute in July 2024 for 25 middle and high school teachers. The institute, titled "Shakespeare: Othello and The Taming of the Shrew in Conversation," will provide professional development focused on in-depth exploration of these two Shakespeare plays, leveraging the Folger's extensive collection and newly renovated spaces. The funding supports logistics like participant housing/meals, classroom facilities, and expert instructors to deliver this immersive humanities-based training program for educators. The Folger Shakespeare Library has a history of expertise in designing and delivering high-quality teacher training initiatives through NEH grant funding.

Shakespeare: othello and the taming of the shrew in conversation [in summer 2024, folger shakespeare library is eager to bring onsite 25 middle and high school teachers for a two-week fully residential institute to take place july 7 - july 19, 2024. We will welcome teachers in person to work in the folger collection as well as in newly built and renovated spaces. Shakespeare: othello and the taming of the shrew in conversation will focus on exploration of these plays based on experience with the power of paired texts and the illumination that occurs when teachers and learners take on a dual exploration of two strong texts. We expect the applicant pool to include teachers of english, history, and the humanities. The folger has offered 21 summer institutes for schoolteachers; these programs have changed through time, growing stronger based on participant feedback and folger?s capacity to offer as full an experience as possible. In 2024, teachers will be able to take advantage of new and broadly expanded exhibits and updated services for researchers.]