RRVWP: 2022 Summer Institute: "Many Stories"

We all need meaningful community, interaction, and connection with each other as colleagues and fellow human beings—now, more than ever. The RRVWP’s Summer Institute offers a meaningful community like no other professional development that I’ve encountered. Many of us can attest to the lasting connections and personal growth that it has nurtured in our hearts and minds. This year’s focus will be on writing stories, and using stories to connect and understand. Together we will hone our approaches to teaching narrative writing, and our own capacities as story-tellers.

Teachers can earn 3 CEUs and receive a $500 stipend by participating in professional development for 45 hours (over 9 days) on June 11, June 20-23, and June 27-30. Space is limited to 7 participants. Applications due Saturday, April 23rd. Notification of acceptance by Sunday, May 1st. The institute will be led by RRVWP co-directors Angela Hase and Benjamin Melby.

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2022 Summer Institute/Many Stories

Instruction Mode: in-person, Minard Hall, NDSU campus

Course Description:

The RRVWP’s Summer Institute offers participants a place to read, discuss, share, and grow--as writers and as teachers of writing. Outstanding local teachers share best teaching practices through hands-on teaching demonstrations, book discussions, and writing groups. Readings, writings, and teaching demos will cover best practices for teaching narrative writing, analyzing stories, and using stories to improve equity in writing instruction.

Objectives:

learn and apply the current best practices for teaching and engaging students in the process of narrative writing and the analysis of narratives.
learn and apply the current best practices for a more equitable classroom: teaching that enables marginalized voices to tell their many stories, encourages a more complete understanding of the world, and works toward social justice.
grow in the understanding of teaching and learning writing through engaging in our own writing practice, reading current research and theory, reflecting upon our own writing processes and workshop experiences, and learning from other experienced teachers.
demonstrate growth in giving response to writers by modeling responses in class and by describing appropriate classroom strategies.
become familiar with a wide range of print and on-line resources for teacher development and instructional use, including the materials from the National Writing Project network.
develop leadership capacity in teaching writing and using writing to help students learn.
create teaching demonstrations (after seeing teaching demonstrations by RRWP teacher consultants) which will be aligned with and exceed the Common Core State Standards.