National Writing Project in New Hampshire

NWPNH Special Focus Institutes 2013

Summer Offerings

NWPNH is planning to offer six different and dynamic summer institutes this year.

 Invitational Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing

 Open Institute for Teachers of Writing

 Writing Our Communities

 Exploring Writing & Technology

 Writing and New Literacies

 Writing across the Curriculum

Brochure

All of the institutes run on the same guiding principles. Sessions will be held on the campus of Plymouth State University or the PSU Concord location. Participants should plan to attend all sessions. All institutes are facilitated by writing project teacher consultants, leaders who integrate theory, research, and practice into all the sessions. Contact Dr. Petersen if you plan to enroll to receive graduate credit for your summer institute experience.  Download Registration form

In Concord:

Open Institute for Teachers of Writing

This summer institute is designed for teachers who would like to gain a thorough background in the teaching of writing with practical applications they can use in their classrooms. Participants write, respond to other’s writing, and reflect on how this experience informs their thinking about their teaching. They do guided re-search on a topic related to their teaching, and devise, practice, and workshop strategies for classroom use. The cost is $300. Three graduate credits are available at a reduced cost per credit. Offered July 8-25 Monday-Thursday

9:00 am-12:30 pm in Concord.

Writing Across the Curriculum

This institute will focus on introducing strategies to implement writing in all content areas across grade levels. Participants will learn strategies to develop writing assignments that help students learn content and help teachers measure student under-standing.. We will also look at when and how to assess writing activities in content area classes. Teachers will have a chance to customize their approaches for use in their classes. Cost is $300 per participant. Students can register for three graduate credits at a reduced rate. Class is offered July 8-11, from 9:00 am—3:00 pm in Concord.

In Plymouth:

Writing Our Communities

This special focus institute runs on the same principles that guide the Plymouth Writing Project invitational institute. It is designed for teachers who would like to gain a thorough background in teaching place-based writing to their students. It is open to all teachers and other interested parties. The cost for the institute is $300. Participants can register for three graduate credits at a reduced rate. This class is offered July 15, 16, 17 & 22, 23, 24, from 9:00 am– 3:00 pm in Plymouth.

Writing and New Literacies

Without question, adolescents are savvy, literate individuals using a myriad of tools and practices to explore the world around them and craft their identities. Since many adolescents are classed as “at risk” and failing, it’s time to refocus on how something ever-present in secondary classrooms—students’ own literate lives—can be leveraged to welcome and support adolescents’ diverse literacy practices. This institute’s two main goals will be to explore ways to use these literacies as tools to foster relevant, flexible thinking in students and teachers alike, and to explore ways teachers can bring into practice the interests and existing literacies of the adolescent writer/reader. The cost is $300. Participants may register for three graduate credits at a reduced rate. Offered July 12, 15, 16,and 17 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Plymouth.

Online:

Exploring Writing & Technology

This special focus institute is designed for those wanting to learn about the connection between writing and web technologies such as social networking, online collaboration, blogs, wikis, Google applications and more. Teachers will learn about and explore uses of technology and writing and design projects for their classrooms. The cost of the institute is $300. Participants can register for three graduate credits at a reduced rate. This class is offered online. July 8-August 9

Group rates available for five or more teachers from the same school or district