Summer Invitational Institute: June 18-July 6, 2012 The three week workshop is held at Purdue University Calumet campus in Hammond. Teachers will exchange methods of instruction among themselves as well as work with experts in the field and professional writers. Teachers will also write during the workshop. The sessions are expected to cover such topics as evaluating student writing, writing process, writing in the disciplines, collaboration, preparing for ISTEP +, connecting standards to lessons, and writers’ workshop. Participants will be expected to attend an orientation session. Teachers who complete the Institute will become Teacher/Consultants and will qualify to conduct workshops and act as resource persons for the NWIWP. Participants will receive 6 graduate credits at PUC, 3 in English and 3 in Education. Tuition will be waived and stipends will be provided for books for those participants whose schools/school systems are participating in the NWIWP/PUC/school partnership. Partial scholarships are available for teachers whose schools/school systems do not participate. Applicants should check with their schools/systems to determine whether or not they are members of the partnership. Click here to apply for the Summer Institute.
I have a new awareness of how important it is that I write...I know that I’ll feel less judgmental of my students’ efforts to write as a result of the project, too.
This has been one of the most worthwhile educational processes in which I have ever been privileged to participate and I look forward to continuing my association with the Northwest Indiana Writing Project in the future. I’m changing as a learner every day. I have a wealth of ideas to try...My revision skills have been sharpened and now my revision time is being spent more on ideas than mechanics. You have inspired many of us to become the kinds of teachers we always wanted to be. You have given the children of Northwest Indiana a precious gift. I’m ready to skip summer and get back to school. My fear of poetry no longer exists. I see poetry in a different light now.I honestly learned more from teacher demonstrations than from anything else.... This is the first education class that has been applicable....I am overwhelmed by the creativity and variety in this classroom. I am gaining invaluable experience at such an early stage of my teaching career. This is the first college education class I have taken that taught me something on a daily basis...This class taught me how to use common sense ideas in a practical manner. Results, not just theories. ...I feel that I have gained confidence with my own writing. It was one of the most remarkable classes that I have ever experienced. It was an incredible journey. I am very fortunate to have been chosen to participate in such a wonderful project. I’m most grateful for the wealth of ideas I will use in my classroom. The Northwest Indiana Writing Project helped me redesign my writing program. My students benefited from these changes by gaining confidence in their abilities. The Northwest Indiana Writing Project gave me the confidence that I could trust myself, that I could take educational risks.