The Pittsburgh Teachers Institute, Chatham College, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

The PTI Seminars 2005

During the first three years of the demonstration all topics for seminars were suggested by teachers.  Beginning in the fourth year, the Institute continued to offer seminars suggested by teachers but also offered seminars requested by the School District to address district priorities.

Group A
(Preference given to teachers of 
specific grades or courses)

Against Our Will:  Forced Migration and Immigration

Mathematics in Nature

Reading Richard Greene's "The Elegant Universe"


Group B Seminars
(Open to all Teachers)

Disease Disasters:  Pandemics, Epidemics, and How and Why They Happen

Hollywood and American History: 
Reel History VS. Real History

Law and Order

Pittsburgh's Mass Media

Play It Again, Sam:  Arts and Society