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In the Nation's Service: Career Pathways in Education

Meet Teacher Prep alumni working in various roles in the field of education as they talk about their experience navigating Princeton as a student interested in education, teaching, nonprofits and education policy. Stop by for a snack and a quick round of networking, or stay to chat longer during this meet and greet event.

Rule Breakers: Film Screening

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. Produced by Laura Bilodeau Overdeck ’91, Rule Breakers is being released in theaters March 7, 2025, the eve of International Women’s Day. A…

Teachers explore material complexities of hair in Princeton workshop

A group of K-12 teachers explored possibilities for these experiments and other lessons in a daylong workshop last December at the Princeton Center for Complex Materials. Led by Janine Nunes, Director of Education Outreach at the…

TPP Alumni Linkedin

Connect with TPP Alumni on Linkedin! TPP esteemed alumni have volunteered created a LinkedIn group for TPP alumni and other education focused Princeton University Alumni. As a conduit for both networking and mentoring, this alumni-maintained community evolved out of the feedback from our…

TPP Publication News for Dr. Jessica Monaghan, Assistant Director of STEM

Teacher Prep would like to celebrate the release of Climate Change Education Across Disciplines K–12 New Jersey and Beyond. In this edited volume, experts from across the state offer strategies, suggestions, advice, and vignettes to support educators as they begin to implement climate change instruction in their classrooms. Edited…

Zyan Wynn makes “Connect 4 moments” for Other Children

"It was one of the first times in my life that a teacher, educator, had really took interest in what I cared about. And it was that Connect 4 moment, that moment of truly seeing a student," said Wynn. Zyan Wynn ‘23 completed the Teacher Preparation Certificate and went on to graduate school to pursue a Masters in Teaching, and back to Ron Clark…

TPP Publication News for Dr. Ashley Taylor Jaffee, Assistant Director of Social Studies

TPP is excited to announce the release of Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Social Studies for Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Youth, edited by Dr. Ashley Taylor Jaffee, TPP Assistant Director of Social Studies, Princeton University and Cinthia Salinas, Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor in Education,…

QUEST highlighted on NJ Spotlight News!

The Program in Teacher Preparation was featured in the news this summer for some of their science education outreach in collaboration with Princeton researchers and teaching staff. Public and private school teachers delve deep into scientific topics like climate change as part of a summer program to help the teachers better understand and then…

Teachers as Scholars '23-24 Recap

Thank you to all the participants, facilitators, and everyone who made this year's Teachers as Scholars such a wonderful experience! Feel free to check out more of our seminar photos on our Instagram page. Look out for our 2024-'25 TAS lineup this academic year!

2024 New Jersey Distinguished Clinical Intern Awardees

The Program in Teacher Preparation is very proud to congratulate Ivan Garcia ’23, Midori Kawaue *21 and Viola Mocz ‘18 for being nominated for the 2024 New Jersey Distinguished Clinical Intern Award. All of the nominees and their host teachers were honored at a ceremony held at Kean University on Wednesday, May 29.