NEW: Register On-Line Here.

If you are an elementary, secondary, or college teacher of any subject in which students write, NIWP is for you!

DEADLINE UPDATE

The deadline for Summer Institute 2011 is January 1st, 2011. Early submissions are appreciated. The earlier a teacher applies, the better the chances are for scholarship help.

Nuts & Bolts

The 2011 Summer Institute will run July 1st through July 29th in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The course is limited to fifteen openings. All interested teachers should apply by January 1st, 2011, in order to be considered the Summer Institute's scholarships. Generous scholarships are available for the six credit course upon application. To initiate your application process, complete the Request for Information.

Overview

During the Summer Institutes, kindergarten through college teachers share strategies for teaching writing, learn the theory and research behind the teaching of writing, and take time to write for themselves under the guidance of classroom teachers and visiting poets and fiction writers. Participants will receive six graduate credits from the University of Idaho which can apply towards a master's degree at the UI and most other colleges. Institute topics include the following:

• The writing process
• Revision strategies
• Integrated reading and writing
• Writing as thinking
• Peer responding and editing
• Evaluating writing and Six-Trait scoring
• Conventions and error analysis
• ESL/Special education and writing
• Writing modes: expressive, explanatory, persuasive
• Writing across the curriculum
• Integrating writing and technology
• Performance and assessment portfolios
• Writing and Washington and Idaho standards

It All Begins . . .

if you are interested in participating in this year's Northwest Inland Writing Project's Summer Institute and being considered for a substantial scholarship, fill out an online request information form.