Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program National Instructor Training

Posted by on January 30, 2011

The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program would like to invite you to consider applying for one of the upcoming 2011 National Instructor Trainings to be held this summer. Inside-Out is a unique opportunity
for college and university instructors.

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THE INSIDE-OUT PRISON EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Examining Social Issues through the Prism of Prison

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Inside-Out, piloted in 1997 with the support of the Philadelphia Prison System and Temple University, is a 15-week academic course, wherein 15-18 “outside” (undergraduate) students and the same number of “inside” (incarcerated) students attend class together inside prison.  All participants read a variety of texts and write several papers. During class sessions, students discuss issues in small and large groups; and, in the final month of the class, students work together on a class project.

Inside-Out has developed classes through more than 200 universities and prisons across the country, with at least 8,000 “inside” and “outside” students having participated in the program. In addition, instructors hailing from 37 states and abroad have taken part in an Inside-Out training.  Inside-Out’s growing national network is made up of instructors in many different disciplines from over 120 institutions, who are taking this pedagogy forward in very diverse correctional settings and institutions (state prisons, county jails, federal prisons, work release centers, etc.).

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INTERESTED IN BECOMING TRAINED IN THE INSIDE-OUT TEACHING MODEL?

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The Inside-Out Training Institute is a comprehensive 7-day, 60-hour intensive training program that covers everything necessary to develop a course in the Inside-Out model:  curriculum development, setting parameters, institutional relationships, group dynamics, interactive pedagogical approaches, and much more.  It is an opportunity to learn this transformative educational method through hands-on experience, dialogue, and engagement with a working group inside Graterford Prison, a large maximum-security facility an hour outside of Philadelphia (or Ryan Correctional Facility, in the case of the training to be held in Michigan). Training will be followed by consultation to assist in on-site program development.

Further information re: costs and application process is now available:
http://www.insideoutcenter.org/training-institute-apply-now.html

* The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, February 7th.

For more information on Inside-Out, visit our website at http://www.insideoutcenter.org

Some helpful links about the program:
http://www.insideoutcenter.org/mini-documentary.html
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-09-30/cover.shtml
http://www.temple.edu/temple_times/11-3-05/insideout.html

*** If you are considering applying for a training this summer, it would help us to know that in advance – it will assist in our outreach efforts. Please send us a quick email ([email protected]) indicating that you are planning to apply. ***

Thanks so much.  We look forward to hearing from you.