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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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​

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

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

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