Summer Institute
Gateway Writing Project’s 2012 Summer Invitational Institute. The institute offers a rich opportunity for you to grow as a writer and as a teacher of writing. I am confident that your participation in the institute will become a pivotal experience in your professional life. Brochure... |
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| Dates: June 11-July 12, 2012 Times:9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 6 graduate credit hours |
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| Locations: Monday and Wednesdays-- UMSL campus; Tuesdays and Thursdays--Harris-Stowe State University campus. | |
| Instructors: Nancy Robb Singer, PhD and Astra Cherry, Co-Director of GWP | |
| Credit hours are applicable to MA in English, writing certificate, and graduate programs in Education. | |
| The Gateway Writing Project (GWP) is the official St. Louis site of the National Writing Project. Since 1978, GWP has sponsored a variety of workshops, conferences, and credit courses based on the premise that teachers of writing must write and must see themselves as writers. The institute brings together strong teachers of writing (all levels, K-college) who will: | |
| Write revise, and prepare their own writing for in-house publication. | |
| Study current theory/research, especially research by teachers of writing. | |
| Demonstrate their most successful teaching practices. | |
Under the sponsorship of GWP, graduates of the summer institute may conduct workshops and school in-service programs in the future. They may also assume leadership roles for improving writing in their own school settings. Course expectations include: |
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| Portfolio of essays, creative writing, and other work in varied genres. | |
| Demonstration workshop that shares a successful approach to teaching. | |
| Reading response journal. | |
| Inquiry project (small-scale action research). | |
| Participation in study groups | |
| Time and opportunity to think, talk, read, and write about best practices in the company of peers. | |
| Through the institute, you will earn six hours of either English or Education graduate credit. The cost of the credit will be at the UM-St. Louis summer graduate credit rate. Pending grant funding for 2012, a $700 stipend will be awarded to successful candidates who apply by Feb. 15. Later applicants may or may not be eligible for stipends. There is also an expectation that summer fellows will attend three “renewal” meetings during the 2012-2013 school year. The dates and times for those meetings will be determined by the group. |
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| Fees will be charged at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Summer 2012 rate. | |
| Please send the application requirements listed on the brochure along with this data sheet to: | |
| Nancy R. Singer, Ph.D. 306 Tower UM-St. Louis One University Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63121 |
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| Contacts | |
| Nancy Robb Singer, PhD, Director | |
| Diane Scollay, Associate Director | |
| Email: singerna@umsl.edu; or dsgateway@umsl.edu | |