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1、学海无涯GOVERNORS SCHOLARS PROGRAM: INFORMATION FOR FACULTY APPLICANTSWHAT IT ISThe Governors Scholars Program is an intense five-week intellectual program for outstanding Kentucky students who are rising seniors in high school. The Program has received much attention since its first session in 1983. It
2、 does not have a permanent faculty, so an open application process is conducted each year. It is offered free of charge to the students.WHEN AND WHEREIt will be held on three university campuses, Bellarmine University, Centre College, and Morehead State University: First session from June 20 to July
3、 24; Second session from June 21 to July 25; and Third session from June 28 to August 1. The host campus for each session will be announced at a later date. Faculty members will report to their assigned campus one week prior to the opening of the Program. They will also be expected to spend an expen
4、se-paid weekend at the Spring Retreat to exchange ideas and develop curriculum.There will be 20 faculty members for approximately 360 Scholars at each campus, plus residential counselors and office staff. Faculty will be selected from among the ranks of the GSP alumni as well as from Kentuckys publi
5、c and private high schools, colleges, and universities.QUALIFICATIONSThe Kentucky Governors Scholars Program seeks applications from gifted and creative faculty who are well-versed in their subjects and have a broad range of interests and experiences. Faculty members will expand the intellectual hor
6、izons of the Governors Scholars by providing leadership in integrating subject matter in the humanities, the sciences, and the arts. Faculty must be willing and able to use non-traditional and participatory methods with little or no lecturing. They must relate well and communicate effectively with b
7、right students of high school age. They should be enthusiastic and flexible enough to keep pace with this intensive, ever-changing Program.Some faculty find that they change their plans and direction for their course a week into the session. Emphasis will be placed on the conceptual, historical, and
8、 philosophical foundations of learning and the interdisciplinary approach to teaching. Faculty will help students examine their roles as young Kentuckians with outstanding potential and are also expected to participate fully in a living/learning/working situation which will require long hours, inclu
9、ding evenings and weekends.CONDITIONS AND COMPENSATIONMost faculty members will live in apartments or dormitories on campus during the six weeks of their commitment. Exceptions may be made for those who live year-round in the city where the campus is located. At each location, housing is expected to
10、 be available for families who wish to accompany faculty members. Compensation for the 2020 session will start at $5,800 plus free room and board on the campus to which the faculty member is assigned.STATEMENT OF CURRICULUMINTRODUCTIONThe Governors Scholars Program is predicated upon the belief that
11、 one of the Commonwealths greatest resources is its academically talented young people. Consequently, a five-week summer program for over 1,020 of Kentuckys brightest rising high school seniors will be conducted this summer on three college campuses: Bellarmine University in Louisville, Centre Colle
12、ge in Danville, and Morehead State University in Morehead.The emphasis of the Governors Scholars Program is on the students development of critical thinking, adaptability, creativity, widened horizons, future-orientation, and constructive responses to the ambiguities of life. The curriculum of the G
13、overnors Scholars Program has been built with the recognition that talented students have a wide variety of interests and concerns. The three-tiered curriculum provides opportunities to develop both general and specific intellectual skills and talents.THE CURRICULUMThe curriculum for the Governors S
14、cholars Program is composed of three levels. All students will be participants in courses or seminars at each level. In addition, a speaker and concert series, field trips, and evening and weekend events will provide enrichment to the GSP community.FOCUS AREASStudents choose one course from among a
15、variety of interest areas, which allow a student to pursue a topic in-depth as a member of a small group. Focus Areas meet regularly, Monday through Friday, for a minimum of twelve hours per week. Emphasis will be placed on individual and/or group projects, the development of ideas within the partic
16、ular discipline, identification of significant themes, and on the interrelatedness of the discipline to other content areas. Class size generally varies from 17-19 students.The Focus Areas are not designed to prepare students for any high school or college course or to equip them to score higher on the ACT or SAT. The GSP Focus Area courses are meant to provide broad, interdiscip
