Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence
Upcoming Seminars
- September 26, 2025
Tucson, Arizona - The Art of Teaching: Mathematics
- October 10, 2025
Birmingham, Alabama - The Art of Teaching: Literature
- October 17, 2025
Houston, Texas - The Art of Teaching: Christian Classical Education
- November 7, 2025
Orlando, Florida - The Art of Teaching: The Life Sciences
- January 30, 2026
Atlanta, Georgia - The Art of Teaching: American History
- February 27, 2026
Orange County, California - The Art of Teaching: Western Civilization
- March 13, 2026
Denver, Colorado - The Art of Teaching: Mathematics
- April 17, 2026
Austin, Texas - The Art of Teaching: American History and Civics
Professional Development for Teachers Across the Country
Building upon the mission of Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, the Charles R. and Kathleen K. Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence (CTE) expands the reach of Hillsdale College’s message of classical curricula and subject mastery to a nationwide audience of teachers. Seminars are open to all teachers.
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Why Attend a Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence event?
Hoogland Center seminars offer teachers from all types of schools and all levels of experience the opportunity to come together for enriching presentations from Hillsdale College faculty and other leaders in education. Whether you’re a first-year teacher or a 30-year veteran of the classroom, the sharing of insights and best practices with other educators will encourage you and inspire you with fresh ideas to take back to your school.
What’s more, all Hoogland Center seminars are complimentary! Each event features an opening reception and dinner on the first day, and lunch on the second day, along with keynote presentations and options for breakout sessions. Accommodations are not included.
Teaching Through Excellence
The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence provides instruction by great teachers. These videos provide a sample of the topics and speakers featured at our conferences.
Science and the Modern Spirit
Michael Berndt
Director of Curriculum,
Hillsdale College K-12 Education
Teaching Wonder-Fully
Through Socratic Questioning
Jonathan Gregg
Assistant Professor of Education,
Hillsdale College
Pedagogy 101
Dan Coupland, Ph.D.
Dean of Masters in Classical Education
and Professor of Education,
Hillsdale College
What is the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence?
The Charles R. and Kathleen K. Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, established at Hillsdale College in 2001, expands the reach of Hillsdale’s American classical education to a nationwide audience of teachers.
Multiple seminars are held each year in major U.S. cities. Each seminar brings together public and private school teachers to learn how to provide excellent curriculum and instruction to K-12 students. Seminars are led by Hillsdale College faculty and leaders in our affiliated K-12 schools, who give these teachers the tools to navigate complex subjects and bring them to life through effective teaching.
Seminars are open to teachers at every level, who receive a collection of resources and a certificate for attending.
Recordings from Past Events
The Art of Teaching: Western Civilization | April 2025 | Boise, ID
The Art of Teaching: Reading and Writing | March 2025 | Cincinnati, OH
The Art of Teaching: Literature, Upper School | February 2025 | Orange County, CA
The Art of Teaching: American History | January 2025 | Orlando, FL
The Art of Teaching The Sciences | November 2024 | St. Louis, MO
The Art of Teaching Mathematics | October 2024 | Houston, TX
The Art of Teaching Children's Literature | September 2024 | Indianapolis, IN
The Art of Teaching American History | April 2024 | Ann Arbor, MI
The Art of Teaching The Sciences | February 2024 | Grand Rapids, MI
The Art of Teaching Mathematics | November 2023 | Atlanta, GA
The Art of Teaching Children's Literature | September 2023 | Ann Arbor, MI
Past Seminars
Over 3,600 public, private, and homeschool teachers from 42 states have participated in in more than 70 CTE seminars in fifteen states. Past topics include:
- The Art of Teaching American History
- The Art of Teaching The Sciences
- The Art of Teaching Mathematics
- The Art of Teaching Children's Literature
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Constitution of the United States
- George Washington and the American Founding
- The First Amendment, Religious Liberty, and the American Founding
- Economics and the American Founding
- Lincoln and the Civil War
- The American Civil Rights Movement
- The Legacy of Lincoln
- The Cold War: Understanding America’s Clash with Communism
- Economics and the Environment
- Life, Liberty, and Property: Globalization and the Commercial Republic
- Progressives and the American Regime
- Winston Churchill and the Virtues of Statesmanship
- Free Markets and the Constitution
- The American Regime and Administrative State
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
The Charles R. and Kathleen K. Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (517) 437-7341