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The Puget Sound Writing Project Presents
the 30th Annual Invitational Institute
Download the Invitational Registration Form
Download the Program Information:
You will have time to:
Learn about the teaching of writing from other teachers.
Write, share writing, and reflect on your own writing.
Explore current theory and practice in the teaching of writing.
Meet with professional writers to talk about writing and the writing process.
Develop leadership skills.
English 476 Summer Requirements include:
• Presenting a one-hour demonstration of a writing strategy.
• Maintaining a notebook of writing strategies shared by class members.
• Doing an inquiry research on a self-chosen topic related to writing
• Writing daily, participating in a writing group and contributing a piece to a class anthology
English 475 Requirements include:
• Attending five Saturday class sessions between September 14, 2008 and May, 2009.
• Implementing action research in your classroom and writing about it.
• Completing a Leadership Project. Examples include: doing professional development in your building/district, organizing a PSWP conference, organizing a PSWP Writing Marathon; helping manaitian outreach and communication, etc.
Instructors:
Janine Shinkoskey Brodine , Janine Shinkoskey Brodine has been the PSWP K-12 Director since 2004. She has a Masters of Education in Reading and was a secondary teacher for 24 years. Janine is the co-author of Journals in the Classroom: a Complete Guide for the Elementary Teacher and Missing Pieces: Memoirs of World War II . She was a PSWP Fellow in 2000.
Robert McNamara is the recently-appointed PSWP UW Director. He has taught writing in the University of Washington 's Interdisciplinary Writing Program since 1987, offering courses in a variety of disciplines. He has published two books of poetry, Second Messengers and The Body & the Day, and for many years was the editor of Seattle's L'Epervier Press.
Finances:
Total cost to each fellow for is $1692. This includes tuition and fees for Eng 476 (10 credits) and eng 475 (5 credits) of $2,292 less a PSWP scholarship of $600. PSWP had other scholarship money available. You will need to attach a letter explaining our need for this support. We encourage applicants to request at least a portion of the tuition payment from their school or district.
A stipend of $400 will be awarded to each fellow in May 2009 upon satisfactory completion of the institute, the continuation, and a leadership role with PSWP or the sponsoring school or district.
Application Process
Applications due by April 25, 2008 .
Priority is given to K-12 teachers. Applicants must be available for the entire program: Orientation, Summer Institute, and Institute Continuation. See 2008-2009 Invitational application
The Puget Sound Writing Project also offers two-week Open Institutes taught in Seattle and Tacoma . Designed for all teachers interested in writing and the teaching of writing. For information, email jbrodine@u.washington.edu or visit the program's website at depts.washington.edu/pswpweb.
The Puget Sound Writing Project offers an Open Instite on the Olympic Penninsula that mets for one week in the summer plus four sessions througout the school year.
The Puget Sound Writing Project is funded by the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences and Department of English, and the National Writing Project. Cooperating partners include the UW College of Education, UW Office of Educational Partnerships, Seattle Arts and Lectures, Powerful Schools, Hugo House, and UW Extension.
WHO
Teachers of any subject, at all levels (Kindergarten through college) who are interested in writing.
WHAT
Puget Sound Writing Project Institute Fellows
- Learn from other teachers about the teaching of writing
- Write, share their writing and reflect on the processes of writing and teaching
- Explore current theory and practice in the teaching of writing:
- Authentic assessment
- Collaborative learning
- Multiple intelligences
- Writing across the curriculum
- Writing to learn
- Technical Writing
- Incorporating state standards
- Meet with professional writers to talk about writing and the writing process
- Develop ways to share their strengths as consultants with other teachers
- Design inservice programs for their sponsoring schools and districts
"Now I have some very clear ways to help students revise their work-not just edit it."
~Anthony Meyer, Institute Fellow 2001, Seattle~
"If I simply remember how important it is to write and to incorporate writing time into my classroom and my life, I just might be able to articulate, express, and release the even deeper issues that still plague, yet grace, my thoughts and my life."
~Angela Gooding, Institute Fellow 2002, Seattle~
"Because I am the teacher as writer, I now feel empowered to give my students more writing time. I now know not just the theory behind it, but how it can transform them."
~Julie Hamilton, Institute Fellow 2001, Mukilteo~
Dates of 2008-2009 Institute
June 30 – July 25 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on the Seattle UW Campus
Monday to Thursday: June 30 – July 17
Monday to Friday: July 21 – July 25
You'll also need to attend
• The Institute Continuation -- five Saturday classes (Eng 475) between September 10 and May 31
• An orientation with light supper on the UW campus on May 13 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm .
• A 30-45 minute interview in June regarding topics for inquiry, demonstration lessons and questions.
Application Process:
Applications due by April 25, 2008.
Priority is given to K-12 teachers. Applicants must be available for the entire program: Orientation, Summer Institute and Institute Continuation. Your application packet should include, in a single envelope:
1) Application form, with appropriate signatures
2) A letter in which you describe:
a. Your beliefs about the teaching of writing, and how these beliefs are reflected in your classroom.
b. Your special interests or thoughts about your own writing.
c. What you hope to gain from your participation in the institute.
d. How your experience will benefit your school, district, and teaching colleagues.
3) A brief description of a lesson plan for a demonstration of a successful writing activity you have
used with your students that you might present to the teachers in the institute
4) Two letters from a teacher colleague and a principal, supervisor or department head.
Professional Certification : Teachers who have completed their pre-assessment seminar can include the Invitational Institute as part of their professional growth plan. They may use the15 Invitational credits toward their ProCert Core.
National Board Certification: Many teachers who have completed the Invitational Institute have used PSWP work to complement their National Board applications. Teachers have presented at our annual conference and documented the use of PSWP writing strategies in their classrooms.
Graduate Nonmatriculated status : If you are not currently a UW graduate student, but may pursue a graduate degree at the UW in the fututre, you may apply for Graduate Nonmatriculated (GNM) status in order to use Invitational credits towards that degree.
The Puget Sound Writing Project is co-sponsored by the University of Washington's Department of English and College of Education and by the National Writing Project. Our cooperating partners include Seattle Arts & Lectures, Powerful Schools and Hugo House.
Puget Sound Writing Project also offers an Open Institute in late June/early July, taught by PSWP Teacher/Consultants, for all teachers interested in writing and the teaching of writing.
For information about Young Writers Workshops for students in grades 6-8 and 9-12, contact UW Educational Outreach at (206)685-UWEO.
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