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PreK-12 students help each other learn every day: they teach each other.

Why wait until college to develop their teaching skills?

The Hoenny Center works with teachers and students in these ways:

Research, both national and local

Program development, to help kids teach better

Consultation with a group of dedicated PreK-12 teachers

Dissemination, to share what we're learning

Teachers: Want to work with the best kids in your high school? Start a teaching intern program. Julie Good takes you through the steps she took in building The Rocket Corps at Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland. Click here to download her report.

 

See and Hear Teachers! Click here or on the YouTube link below for conversations with elementary and secondary school teachers about how they and their students benefit from peer teaching.

Apply for a $500 Hoenny Center Project Award! The application process is simple, and we'll give you feedback on your draft application during the application process.

Read stories By and About Kids! "I don't know if you remember, but when we did that final project where we had to teach a topic to the rest of the class you told me that I should become a teacher. Well at that time I decided…"

Missouri's A+ tutoring program is a national leader! See and hear Hazelwood High School tutors talk about their experience as cross-age and same-age tutors.

Peggy Emling's 7th Graders Reflect on Helping Each Other Learn! When a teacher encourages peer teaching throughout her class, amazing insights and good collaborations result. See the report…

POLAR+ Can Help Students Teach Better! Understanding the whole teaching process, from planning through reflection, is helpful to students when they teach a group. See applications for K-3 and 4-12 students.

Award-winning HS Math Teacher Reports on Peer Review for AP Calculus Exam! Scott Hagin's students prepared study guides and taught the review. See how it was set up and what happened. Missouri Botanical Garden's ECO-ACT Program! HS seniors teach 4th graders about ecology in this first-rate program. See Jennifer Hope's 20-year review of the program's outcomes.
Send us your stories! Click on the Sharing Form link to share your teaching tips and stories about kids helping kids learn.

Future Teachers: Loans and Scholarships for St. Louis area college students! Here's help for college costs. Illinois students: click here for more.

Call 314.567.5111 or e-mail

teachers@hoennycenter.org for more information.
The Hoenny Center; PO Box 9388; St. Louis, MO 63117

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“Collaborative learning IS NOT new. Working systematically to improve K-12 students’ teaching skills IS!”