2013 Summer Institute in Fargo: Writing Across the Content Areas
Preinstitute May 24-25; Institute June 10-21
What does the institute offer?
As a site of the National Writing Project, the Red River Valley Writing Project summer
institute offers you a place to read and discuss ideas about teaching writing
and using writing to teach—plus time to write. Readings include common and
grade-specific selections to meet the needs and interests of all teachers
participating in the institute. Teachers also share best teaching practices through
hands-on teaching demonstrations and explore the teaching of writing by
writing.
Participants receive a stipend to reimburse the cost of tuition for the institute. They also receive books and a supportive community of fellow teachers. Institute fellows are eligible for up to three graduate credits through NDSU.
Participants receive a stipend to reimburse the cost of tuition for the institute. They also receive books and a supportive community of fellow teachers. Institute fellows are eligible for up to three graduate credits through NDSU.
When is the institute?
The pre-institute orientation is May 24 and 25, 2013. The
summer institute will take place Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 21, from
8:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m. Bi-weekly follow-up meetings will occur in fall 2013.
Who can participate?
The RRVWP invites teachers of any subject, at any grade
level, to apply. Since National Writing Project intensive institutes are
selective, all participants must apply directly to the RRVWP. The 2013 Summer
Institute was funded through a SEED Leadership and/or multi-disciplinary teams
of 3-5 teachers. Some examples of such teams are the following:
A group of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and 5th grade teachers from the same school; a middle school team
comprising a science teacher, an ELA teacher, and a math teacher; a STEM group
of four high school teachers and a
university instructor; a group of 3-5 teachers who all teach the same subject
in an articulated sequence such as French I, II, III, and IV. Individuals may
also apply.
How can I apply?
By April
18, please
send the following materials via snail mail or e-mail to Kelly Sassi at the
address below:
- 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 the names of your team members, 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, what you hope to gain from the institute.
Finalists
may be interviewed. Applications received after April 18 will be considered
depending on available space.
Send Applications and Questions to:
Kelly Sassi
Red River Valley Writing Project
Dept. 2320, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108
701-231-7156
kelly[dot]sassi[at]ndsu[dot]edu
