What Does the Elementary School Classroom Teach Us About College?

Oberlin College and Conservatory faculty and students have been teaching in and learning from the Oberlin Schools for at least the last two decades through a variety of programs.

The Spanish in the Elementary Schools (SITES) Program, run by Kim Faber from Hispanic Studies turns an even twenty this year; Writers in the Schools Programs (WITS), run by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, has been around, in one form of another, for more than 15 years; and Philosophy in the Elementary School (PHITS), run by Katherine Thomson-Jones from Philosophy turns 8. As part of these programs, Faber, Rogers, and Thomson-Jones do not only teach our students to teach, but also actively think about teaching both future teachers and younger audiences. In this lunchtime session, Faber, Rogers, and Thomson-Jones will share stories and insights gleaned from this ongoing collaboration and experiment in community pedagogies.

RSVP for lunch by Nov. 22 - email Polly Bratton, administrative assistant of the Gertrudge B. Lemle Center for Teaching and Scholarship, at pbratton@oberlin.edu.

Photo credit: Kim Faber