Contemplative Curriculum Development

4th Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development
(http://www.contemplativemind.org/summersession.html)

August 3 - 8, 2008
Smith College, Northampton, MA

This residential summer session will provide an opportunity for teachers in universities and colleges to research, prepare, and evaluate curricula that integrate contemplative practices into courses in any discipline. Participants will devote the week to rigorous investigation, reflection, writing, and discussion, guided by distinguished scholars who have already developed such courses. The summer session aims to prepare participants to return to their classrooms with a deeper understanding of the practice of contemplative teaching and a fully developed course. The summer session builds on the work of the Center's Contemplative Practice Fellowship Program

I. The Summer Session Offers

• Sessions on pedagogical issues, including the relation between course content and contemplative practice and the benefits of stabilized attention and other qualities of mind fostered by meditation;
• Discussions on evalution, grading options, instructional techniques, course design, development, and how contemplative practices in the curriculum are affecting teaching and learning nationwide;
• Contemplative practices from a variety of traditions adapted for the classroom by experienced faculty.

II. Faculty

Arthur Zajonc: Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Physics, Amherst College and Director of the Academic Program at the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

Mirabai Bush: Director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

Sr. Linda-Susan Beard: Associate Professor of English, Bryn Mawr College

Gurleen Grewal: Associate Professor of Women's Studies, University of South Florida

David Haskell: Associate Professor of Biology, University of the South

David Kahane: Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

David Keiser: Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Montclair State University

Joanna Ziegler: Professor of Art History, College of the Holy Cross

III. Requirements

Cost is $650.00 (includes tuition, room, all meals, plus a closing banquet).
Open to professors at two and four year colleges.
Previous experience with contemplative practices is helpful, but not required. 

Apply Online (Application deadline: May 15th, 2008)

IV. For Further Information Contact: Beth Wadham, Academic Program Associate

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
199 Main Street, Suite 3
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
413-582-0071