This flyer contains information about the Central California Writing Project 4-day Hybrid Institute. The 2024 Summer Open Institute takes place in June 2024 and invites teachers of grades 3-12 to register. The institute is from 9:30AM to 2:30 PM on Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, and Thursday the 27th. The Institute title is Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice and Identities. This open institute offers teachers opportunities to participate in workshops that engage us in reading, writing, and having conversations about identities, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social justice issues, and environmental literacy and justice. It also offers the opportunity for teachers to begin to develop and share a teaching sequence or unit by collaborating with a grade-level group and using current curriculum and/or other resources we provide. Participants will be able to explore using mentor texts to teach analytical reading, argument writing, and narrative writing across grade levels. CEUs will be available, and a $200 stipend will be available to participating teachers. For questions, contact CCWP Director Louann Baker. louannb@ucsc.edu theccwp@ucsc.edu https://ccwritingproject.ucsc.edu In the bottom left of the flyer there is a circle with a QR code in the center that leads to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZXuDyn2reuPhgGrkbcjuWNMd0EnmDvl9z6sBPdUCo51wfLA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 The UC Santa Cruz logo is in the bottom right corner of the page and the CCWP logo is in the top left corner of the page.

Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice Issues and Identities

June 24th – June 27th

9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Registration is open for the Central California Writing Project 2024 Summer Open Institute, Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice and Identities.

During this hybrid open institute, from June 24th to June 27th, teachers will engage in reading, writing, and conversations about Identities, Environmental Literacy and Justice, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, and Social Justice. Workshops will focus on how these topics and mentor texts can inform teaching of analytical reading, argument writing, and narrative writing. Participants will collaborate in grade-level groups to develop and share their own teaching sequence or unit, using current curriculum and/or resources we provide during the institute. 

The Central California Writing Project is also excited to announce that a $200 stipend is available for participating teachers. Registration is limited, and teachers of grades 3-12 are encouraged to apply here.

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