Harkness Teaching Workshop

This weekend workshop is designed to equip you with the tools, experience, and approach necessary to successfully implement the Harkness pedagogy in your classroom.

Expert faculty. Teaching masters from the Lawrenceville School are joined by practitioners from public middle and high schools, as well as independent day schools. Our facilitators can discuss implementation across disciplines and in a variety of school settings.

Discipline-specific instruction. Harkness pedagogy looks different across disciplines. In addition to the general sessions, we offer three specific tracks on Saturday afternoon: Science, Math, and Humanities.

• Why Adopt Harkness?
• Student Demonstration
• The research and experience supporting teacher-designed, student- driven learning.

SATURDAY (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

• Harkness in Action I: Participants Driving Their Own Learning
• Harkness Mechanics I: Feedback Facilitating Breakthroughs / Scoring Student Citizenship
• Harkness in Action II: Humanities, Science, and Math activities (choose one)
• Evening Outing/s (7:00-10:00 p.m., optional)

SUNDAY (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

• Harkness Mechanics II: Tracking Participation and Preparation
• Harkness in Action III: Students Conferring to Construct Complex Understanding
• Harkness Mechanics III: Practicing Trouble-Shooting
• Concluding Discussion: Goals, Resources, Ongoing Development