Harvard Graduate School of Education

A partnership with HBSP

Participant-Centered Learning: A Workshop on Teaching by the Case Method to Prepare K-12 Education Leaders

 The skills involved in generating and guiding an enriching discussion are an invaluable addition to any instructor’s toolkit. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), in coordination with Harvard Business Higher Education and Harvard Education Press, is pleased to present this workshop for instructors at universities and other professional development organizations involved in the preparation of K-12 education leaders.

This seminar is designed to provide an immersion experience in discussion leadership. The seminar is structured around case discussions to allow attendees to experience the method in action and observe how the facilitators manage discussions. The program aims to equip new instructors with basic skills in leading case discussions as well as to elevate seasoned teachers to higher levels of proficiency. The seminar will use pieces from the recently released PELP casebook, Managing School Districts for High Performance, as well as other classic cases about participant-centered learning.

When: June 27 – 28, 2008
Where: The Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA.
Register: The seminar is offered on a space-available basis and you must submit an application form for consideration.
Cost: Through a grant awarded to the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), the following costs will be covered in full ($1,395 value):
  • Registration Fee
  • Program Materials
  • $500 towards transportation to Boston (plane, train, or bus)
  • 1-night’s lodging at the Doubletree Guest Suites
  • Breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks while the seminar is in session
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Download the application for this special opportunity. (Word)

About the Facilitators

Stacey Childress is a lecturer at Harvard Business School. Allen S. Grossman is the MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. Susan Moore Johnson is the Pforzheimer Professor of Teaching and Learning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. All three are on the core faculty of the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard University.

Contact: Jacqueline White, Assistant Marketing Manager, Harvard Business Higher Education. Phone: (617) 783-7874. Send email inquiries to hbspseminars@hbsp.harvard.edu.