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

WHEN & WHERE

2009-2010 Institute

June 29 – July 17 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on the Seattle UW Campus

You'll also need to attend:

•  The Institute Continuation -- seven Saturday classes (Eng 475) between September 10 and May 31

•  A 30-45 minute group orientation in June regarding topics for inquiry, demonstration lessons and questions.

Credits: The Institute consists of two courses: Summer Institute ENG 476 (nine credits) and Institute Continuation ENG 475 (five credits).

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications due by May 22, 2009 .

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 practice.

b. A brief description of your own writing.

c. What you hope to gain from your participation in the institute.

d. How you imagine 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. Please include the context or unit in which you have used this activity.

4) One letter from a teacher colleague and one from 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 use PSWP work to complement their National Board applications. PSWP encourages reflection on the teaching practice. 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.

PSWP Scholarship: PSWP provides a $600 scholarship for each accepted Fellow.

Additional Scholarships : Beginning in 2009, we offer two $500 Endowment Scholarships to teachers who currently provide leadership in their building or district. PSWP will also provide a $250 Sponsor Scholarship to candidates who have been reccommended by a PSWP Teacher Consultant who has completed an Invitational Institute. Other funds may be available to those with unique financial needs. Applicants must include a letter to apply for these funds.

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.

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.