Summer Institute for High School Writers and Teachers

TEACHERS

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The Writing Skills Improvement Program of the University of Arizona is offering the Summer Institute for Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum. This Institute has two goals:
(1) To raise the level of writing proficiency and facility of 45 selected 9, 10, and 11th grade
students.
(2) To familiarize 15 middle and secondary school teachers of diverse content areas with
utilizing the writing process as a tool of thinking.

HOW THE INSTITUTE WORKS

The Institute will serve both students and teachers:

MORNINGS (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.): Students and Teachers work together as writers, thinkers, and peer editors

Lunch (12 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)

AFTERNOONS (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.): Students attend writing workshops and tutorials
(1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.): Teachers take English 5970, "Seminar in Writing Across the Curriculum," 3 credit/gradute course

BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS

AN OPPORTUNITY TO:

  • Gain practical and theoretical understanding of how writing accelerates learning in all content areas
  • Develop skill & proficiency in writing
  • Gain understanding of ways in which writing improves maintenance of skills in all subjects
  • Use instructional techniques for encouraging and evaluating student writing across the curriculum without increasing paper load
  • Develop special strategies for tapping student potential

PLACE: The University of Arizona

DATE: July 13 - July 31, 2009

TIME: Daily, Monday - Friday

9 a.m. - 12 noon
and
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

UNITS:

3 credit hours
75 contact hours

COST:

FREE TUITION, FEES, + STIPEND
TO PARTICIPATING TEACHERS

INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH 597

  • English 5970, "Seminar in Writing Across the Curriculum, " counts toward the B.A., M.Ed., M.A. in English Language/Linguistics, the Ph.D. in English, RCTE, and LRC and a variety of other graduate programs
  • Focus - applying current composition theories and practices to the teaching of writing to secondary students in all subject areas
  • Topics for the course include using writing as a tool for learning in all subject areas, designing prewriting and revising strategies in all subject areas, responding to students' writing, developing students' thinking skills, tapping students' potential, and handling the paper load

    COURSE REQUIREMENTS

  • Required text available
  • Learning log
  • No midterm or final examination
    Note:
  • This Institute is a recommended
    • complement to SAWP

    WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

    Any teacher interested in gaining practical as well as theoretical knowledge of how writing accelerates learning all subject areas may apply

    WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING?

    Send the following materials by April 30:
    (1) An application
    (2) At least one letter of recommendation from an administrator
    or department head in your school
    (3) A statement of your reason for wishing to attend the Institute

    Note: If you have not been admitted to the graduate college of the University of Arizona, you must get admitted before you can register. Admission is not automatic with acceptance into the Institute.

    Teacher Application