2015 Summer Institute: Writing
to Learn
for K-16 Teachers
Send
applications and questions to
Kelly Sassi, Director
Red River Valley Writing Project
Dept. 2320, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108
701-231-7156; kelly[dot]sassi[at]ndsu[dot]edu
What does the Summer Institute offer?
As a site of the National Writing
Project, the RRVWP Summer Institute offers participants a place to read and
discuss ideas about teaching writing and using writing to teach—plus time to
write. Readings include common and individual selections to meet the needs and
interests of all participants in the institute. Teachers also share best teaching
practices through hands-on teaching demonstrations and explore the teaching of
writing by writing. Participants are eligible to receive up to a $750 stipend to reimburse the cost of
tuition for the institute. Institute fellows are eligible for up to three graduate credits through NDSU.
Requirements for credit: participation, teaching demonstration, and portfolio
due July 31.
When is the institute?
Pre-institute orientation:
Friday, May 15th from 5:15-8:15 pm and Saturday, May 16th 9:00
am-noon
Summer institute:
Tuesday-Friday,
July 7-10, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Monday-Thursday,
July 13-16, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Monday-Thursday,
July 20-23, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Who can participate?
The RRVWP invites teachers of any
subject, at any grade level, to apply. Since National Writing Project summer
institutes are selective, all participants must apply directly to the RRVWP.
How can I apply?
By April 1, please
send the following materials via
snail mail or
e-mail to Kelly Sassi at the address above:
•a brief resume with current contact information;
•one supporting letter from a teacher colleague;
•one supporting letter from a principal or
supervisor;
•a letter of application in which you share your
beliefs about writing in the classroom, the ways you use writing in your
classroom, your special interests in writing and the teaching of writing, and what
you hope to gain from the Summer Institute.
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