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The Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University announces its 2008 Summer Institute in the Teaching of Writing to be held June 25-July 20 at Fairfield University. The Project Directors and Executive Board invite you to apply. Any Connecticut teacher, K-13, is eligible.

The goals of the CWP Summer Institute in the Teaching of Writing are:

• To help participating teachers reflect upon their own expertise as teachers of writing and to share this knowledge with their peers;
• To help participating teachers organize and prepare specific ways of presenting this expertise to teachers outside of the Project;
• To make available to participating teachers the latest theoretical work in the field;
• To engage participants in inquiry regarding the language development of students for who English is a second language and for low income students;
• To help participating teachers see themselves as writers.

The institute reflects these five goals. Participants will read in their chosen areas, prepare and present workshops, do personal/professional writing, and help colleagues with their writing in response groups. Teachers selected for the institute will participate in an introductory dinner meeting and workshop scheduled for May, 2008.

Participants will receive a stipend of $500 or six graduate credits. They will also be eligible for CEU equivalents from their school districts.

Summer Institute Participants' Responsibilities

Diana Cicero (CWP 2004) on her reasons for attending the 2004 Invitational Institute.

Jancie Jones (CWP 2004) on how her experience at the the 2004 Invitational Institute supports her work in urban districts.