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NEH Summer Philosophy Seminar for Teachers!

Existentialism Seminar An NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers: Thomas E. Wartenberg, Director Seminar Description Existentialism, though an important philosophical movement in the twentieth century, remains influential to this day. This seminar will acquaint school teachers with the basic philosophical ideas of Existentialist philosophy by introducing them to the writings of such thinkers as Søren NEH Summer Philosophy Seminar for Teachers!

Announcement: Winning Words Initiative Conference, Chicago, Saturday, November 2

Are you a concerned K-12 teacher who would like to enrich your school with philosophy?  Are you a philosopher or student of philosophy who would like to see more philosophy at the K-12 levels?  Then please be sure to RSVP for our big Winning Words Initiative conference on Nov. 2nd!   The Winning Words Initiative is Announcement: Winning Words Initiative Conference, Chicago, Saturday, November 2

2014 NAACI Conference June 25-27 Québec, Canada

2014 NAACI CONFERENCE The Community of Philosophical Inquiry and its diverse applications Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada June 25-27, 2014 The conference will focus on the unique pedagogical model developed by Philosophy for Children (P4C) founders Matthew Lipman and Ann Margaret Sharp at Montclair State University. P4C is based on philosophical dialogue within a 2014 NAACI Conference June 25-27 Québec, Canada

University of Chicago K-12 Philosophy Conference November 2!

The Winning Words Initiative: A Midwest Regional Resource Network for Pre-Collegiate Philosophy Saturday, November 2nd, 2013, from 9-4:30 pm (with a break for lunch), at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall, in the Reynolds Club, 1131 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL, 60637 Please join leading philosophers and educators from across the U.S. for a day University of Chicago K-12 Philosophy Conference November 2!

If . . . then – An Online Compilation of K-12 Philosophy Scholarship

PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN has a long tradition of scholarship that should be more widely known. Articles have not always been easy to access and some long-standing journals are now discontinued. The P4C Cooperative thought it would be interesting and useful to select articles from the last thirty years and organise them around significant themes, hoping If . . . then – An Online Compilation of K-12 Philosophy Scholarship

Philosophical Resources for Educators from LEARN NC & UNC

Philosophy resources for educators LEARN NC and UNC’s Department of Philosophy’s Philosophy Outreach Program have developed this collection of philosophical resources for educators, which includes tools and lessons to help teachers incorporate philosophical resources into classroom instruction. Resources includes a “Philosophy 101” guide for educators, links to exceptional web resources and lesson plans online, and a collection of Philosophical Resources for Educators from LEARN NC & UNC

PLATO High School Essay Contest

Announcement: We have our winners! Winners, 2014 PLATO Essay Contest: First place:  Jared Corbett – Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park IL “Probabilistic Chains” Second place:  Sydney To – Valley Christian High School, San Jose, CA “Freedom in Degrees” Third place:  James Drueckhammer – The Stony Brook School, Stony Brook NY “Free Will” PLATO High School Essay Contest

PLATO Awards for Teachers

PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) Announces it 2014-15 K-12 Philosophy Teaching Awards   Nominations for the 2014-15 PLATO K-12 Philosophy Teaching Awards are now open. Summary: PLATO has established three awards to be given annually to K-12 classroom teachers in the U.S. for excellence in teaching philosophy in elementary, middle or high school: (1)  PLATO Awards for Teachers