Application for the District of Columbia Area Writing Project

2008 Invitational Summer Institute

Name___________________________________

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School___________________________________

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On a separate sheet of paper, typed and double spaced, please write a short narrative in response to the following:

Describe how you teach writing or the use of writing as a learning tool in your classroom. Focus on an approach, a lesson, or an assignment that you think really worked.

What is your particular interest in the DCAWP Summer Institute?

The Summer Institute is selective, so please take time to write your answers carefully.

Please attach a brief resume which includes your educational background, teaching experience and any professional development that you may have had or facilitated such as courses, workshops, presentations and other training related to writing. In addition, please include two (2) letters of recommendation. One letter must be from an administrator who is familiar with your teaching practices.

Summer Institute 2008

The District of Columbia Area Writing Project

2008

Summer Invitational Institute

District of Columbia Area Writing Project

Howard University

School of Education

Washington, DC 20059-0001

Phone: 202-806-7524

Fax: 202-806-7018

Email: dcawp@howard.edu

“DCAWP is truly a great program. It gives you the opportunity to explore your writing potential; to learn new and exciting strategies for your classes, and the opportunity to be a part of a truly great community”

“This is, cliché as it may sound, life changing! I found myself a writer again. The course was a balance of creative writing and academic writing. And compared to the other trainings I attended, this is the best! Not only because the participants were the best among the best, but also because the trainers were also the best in the field.”

“The teachers teaching teachers philosophy was highly relevant to elementary. jr. high and high school teachers”

“Constructing a portfolio was one of the most valuable activities in the project for me because I was forced to gather, organize, synthesize and analyze. This portfolio is an important tool, and I’m grateful for the experience of creating it.”

“This was, by far, no comparison the best program I have attended, and I have been to many. I learned so much to improve my own writing and great ideas to take back to the classroom. I have grown as a writer, teacher and colleague.”

Comments and Reviews from Past Participants

Summer Invitational Institute

Teachers Teaching

Teachers

District of Columbia Area Writing Project

Howard University

School of Education

Washington, DC 20059-0001

The Summer Institute is a five-week program which prepares DC area teachers to become teacher consultants and change agents in their schools and school districts.

During the Institute, teachers examine problems in the teaching of writing; demonstrate effective approaches to the teaching of writing, study current and past research in the field and write in a variety of styles from various perspectives.

After the Institute, teacher consultants conduct workshops and attend follow-up seminars related to literacy development and standards based education

This Institute is sponsored by the District of Columbia Area Writing Project, a collaborative effort of the National Writing Project, Howard University and the DC Public School System.