In the Summer Institute a select group of fifteen teacher-leaders come together at the Main Street SUNY Cortland for a four-week intensive professional experience during which they immerse themselves in their writing and the study of writing instruction. Participants explore strategies for enhancing learning through writing and work with the directors and visiting experts to become the new Teacher Consultants who then support other teachers who are trying to enhance learning and literacy in their classrooms. We are teachers teaching teachers.
Summer Institute participants are called Teacher-Consultants, or TCs. TCs receive six SUNY Cortland graduate credits, for no charge, to study writing and learning through the month of July. After Summer Institute they consult with schoolteachers in the Seven Valleys region who wish to find innovative ways to teach learning through writing. We also hold a variety of regional and national professional development activities, both on SUNY Cortland's campus, in teacher centers, and, for experienced TCs, in the schools as well. TCs become part of an energetic professional community of committed and supportive writers, educators, and leaders from throughout the Central New York region who meet regularly to discuss their writing and reading projects (and to simply enjoy each others' company). TCs also have opportunities to work with educators at a state and national level through conferences, political initiatives, and writing retreats.
Our Summer Institute Frequently Asked Questions page provides much more information about the Summer Institute. Consult the National Writing Project site for more information about the Summer Institute and the NWP itself.
Teachers and administrators,both retired and in "active duty," as well as others in education but not presently teaching are encouraged to apply for the 2009 Summer Institute. Here's how:
Mail these items by April 20, 2009 to:
Dr, David Franke
English and Professional Writing
SUNY Cortland
112 Old Main, Box 2000
Cortland, NY 13045
¿Questions? write 7VWP@7VWP.com or david.franke@cortland.edu
The entire Summer Institute application packet is due April 20, 2009; by that Friday (April 24) we will mail notices that encourage you to either reapply next year or schedule an interview. Interviews will be held after school hours in the week of April 27-May 1. Final acceptance will be mailed out by Friday, May 8.
The National Writing Project (NWP) is a professional development network that serves teachers of writing at all grade levels, primary through university, and in all subjects. The mission of the NWP is to improve student achievement by improving the teaching of writing and improving learning in the nation’s schools. Read More