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Invitation to DWP Summer Institute

December 12, 2008

Do you want to become part of a teacher teaching teachers model of professional development?  Do you have a dynamic writng lesson that has helped your students become better writers?  Do you consider yourself a leader in research-based best practicies in literacy?  Are you interested in learning new research-based strategies to teach writing to your students?

If you answer “yes” to any or all of these questions, the Delaware Writing Project invites YOU to participate in the DWP Summer Institute! 

Teacher participants will earn 6 graduate level credits as well as a stipend for the development and delivery of a workshop worthy of a presentation to other teachers in the state. 

Teacher applications are due by March 20, 2009.  

Download the application form here:  dwp_application_09

Download the Summer Institute Flyer here:  dwp_summer_institute_flyer_2009

Dates of Summer Institute:

  • May 9, 2009 (9 am - 2 pm)
  • June 22-25, 2009 (9 am - 3 pm)
  • June 29- July 2, 2009 (9 am - 3 pm)
  • July 6-9, 2009 (9 am - 3 pm)
  • July 13-16, 2009 (9 am - 3 pm)

Location of the Summer Institute:  University of Delaware, Newark Campus

For additional information, contact Chris Evans:  cmevans@udel.edu or 302-831-4030

The Delaware Reading Project is a consortium of teachers teaching teachers, co-sponsored by the University of Delaware, the Department of Education, and Delaware school districts. As with the Delaware Writing Project, the DRP operates on several assumptions including the following ideas: reading is fundamental to learning across all instructional levels and all disciplines; teachers of reading need to know the current literature and research on best practices; and teachers teaching teachers is an effective mode of staff development.

The Delaware Writing Project is a consortium of teachers teaching teachers, co-sponsored by the University of Delaware, the Department of Education, and Delaware school districts. The Delaware Writing Project is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, which currently has sites in 48 states across the nation.