Education Programs at the National Humanities Center work to provide leadership, training, resources, and partnerships that advance humanities education at the K–16 level.
Our work focuses on the integration of strong scholarship and content, inquiry-based pedagogy, and emerging technology. We build bridges that put scholars and educators in conversation to support humanities classrooms at all levels. Critical to this mission is the role of in-service and experienced teachers in providing relevant and critical perspective to our work. The Teacher Advisory Council supports the Center’s Education Programs for a one-year term of service. Chosen to represent multiple disciplines in the humanities, these teacher leaders accept an active role in the development, evaluation, and promotion of the National Humanities Center’s educational materials and projects.
Anna Anderson
North Central Texas College, Corinth, TX
Gretchyn Bedard
Crossroads Arts & Science Early College, Statesville, NC
Changa Bey
Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO
Sam Bradford
The Walker School, Marietta, GA
Erik Byker
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
LaShonda Carter
Riverside City College, Riverside, CA
Melissa Cohen
Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, Bronx, NY
Julianne Farkas
Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL
Jessica Friday
Saucon Valley High School, Hellertown, PA
Rachelle Friedman
Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY
Kurt Hargis
Destrehan High School, Destrehan, LA
Theresa Higgins
The University of the North Carolina School of The Arts-High School Program, Winston-Salem, NC
Rick Holifield
Providence High School, Burbank, CA
Deborah Holland
D’Evelyn Jr-Sr High School, Denver, CO
Merry Lanker
Stephen Decatur Middle School, Decatur, IL
Keneshia Leveridge-James
Brightwood Elementary School, Greensboro, NC
Vincent Pham
International High School at Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY
Manoj Thadhani
Syosset Senior High School, Syosset, NY
Juan Walker
Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Sarah Wiseman
Liberty High School, Frisco, TX