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Applications will be available online Monday, February 13th, 2012. Please be sure to complete your account registration before applying.
The Writing Institute is designed for educators, classroom teachers, school administrators, and curriculum specialists who are committed to turning classrooms into richly literate reading and writing workshops.
During this five-day institute, small and large group sections will tackle, headfirst, the following topics and much more: the central role of curriculum development and planning in the teaching of writing, units of study in writing workshop, helping students write well about reading, genre studies in reading and writing memoir, poetry and short fiction, the importance of assessment-based instruction, methods of holding our students accountable for doing their best work, using literature to help students craft their writing, and classroom structures that support inquiry and collaboration.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The noncredit registration fee for this institute is $675.00. NYC DOE personnel and teachers receive a reduced rate of $600.00. This cost does not include meals or housing. You will be notified by e-mail if your application is accepted. Your acceptance e-mail will provide a link for payment (credit card or PO only).
For more information about the institute, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions.
Avi is the author of over a score of books, including the Newbery Award-winning Crispin: the Cross of Lead, as well as True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing But the Truth, which both received Newbery Honors. He has written many books on diverse topics with varying styles for Kindergarten through young adult ages. He is well known for his Poppy series and is a founding member of ART (Authors Readers Theater).
Carl Anderson is the author of the acclaimed books: Assessing Writers and How’s It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers. His latest project is a book series: Strategic Writing Conferences: Smart Conversations That Move Young Writers Forward.
Katherine Bomer has written numerous books on the teaching of reading and writing including her two most recent books: Starting with What Students Do Best and Hidden Gems. Katherine is also author of Writing a Life: Teaching Memoir to Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning-and Triumph Over Tests as well as co-author, with Lucy Calkins, of The Writer’s Bookshelf.
Lucy Calkins, Founding Director of the TCRWP, is the author or coauthor of more than a score of books including: The Art of Teaching Reading, The Art of Teaching Writing, and three series: Units of Study for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5 and Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5. Her upcoming book, co-authored with Mary Ehrenworth and Chris Lehman, is Pathways to the Common Core. Calkins is the Robinson Professor of Children’s Literature at Teachers College, Columbia University where she also co-directs the Literacy Specialist Program.
Colleen Cruz, a senior staff developer of the Project, is the author of Independent Writing—One Teacher, Thirty-Two Needs, Topics and Plans and of Reaching Struggling Writers, K-5, and co-author of Writing Fiction: Big Dreams, Tall Ambitions.
Lester Laminack is the author of many articles and books for teachers including Spelling in Use and Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature: Making the Most of Read Alouds Across the Day. Lester has also written many children’s books including The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins and Saturdays and Teacakes.
