CCWP Invitational Summer Institute 2023-24:
Inquiry and the Role of Writing in Antiracist and Culturally Sustaining Curriculum and Instruction
$1,000 Fellowship for completion of CCWP ISI May Orientation and Institute. Units are available.
Who should apply?
- teachers of all subjects/disciplines and all grade levels, TK-University
(i.e., teachers of multilingual students, math, science, history/SS, Art, ELA); and
- reflective educators who are willing to share their expertise and learn from others.
Orientation (virtual): a Sat. morning in May 2023
Hybrid Institute: M-F: June 19-23 M-Th: June 26-29, 2023 Virtual and In-Person
1 Follow-up day in school year 2023-24
Application is due May 5, 2023.
Fourteen applicants will be selected to attend.
During the Invitational Leadership Institute, we will
- develop our own writing;
- demonstrate and share lessons we use to teach writing;
- develop our own inquiry questions for classroom research;
- have constructive conversations about social justice, equity, culturally sustaining pedagogy, antiracist teaching, and meaningful writing in our classrooms;
- read current research about writing in disciplines, critical literacy, policy, instruction and assessment;
- participate in Writing Groups, sharing and responding to our writing;
- use and share digital tools to support our learning and our students’ learning; and
- develop our leadership skills.
Fellows who complete the institute
- become CCWP Teacher Consultants (TCs);
- join our National Writing Project community of teacher leaders who participate in ongoing collaboration; and
- may provide professional learning for our region’s educators and support for students in young writers’ programs.