Join us for the Invitational Summer Institute on the Marshall University South Charleston. Fellows will work on personal writing, hone presentation skills, and exchange best practices in teaching writing. By engaging in a variety of reading, research, conversations, and teaching approaches, participants will leave with an increased understanding of and repertoire for teaching writing.

What is the Invitational Summer Institute?

The Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) is a professional development opportunity offered by CWVWP for teachers at all grade levels and in all disciplines in public and private (accredited) schools. During the ISI, participants (fellows) are guided to demonstrate successful strategies for teaching writing across the curriculum and in disciplines, they read and discuss research on teaching writing, they work in response groups to share personal writing, and they explore relationships among theories, models, and research of teaching writing. Fellows are supported and encouraged to develop leadership roles as classroom practitioners, classroom researchers, personal writers, and inservice providers.

Institute participants enjoy lunch, overlooking the Kanawha River Through application and interview, twenty fellows are invited to the Institute each summer. All books and supplies are provided. Upon completing ISI activities, each fellow receives a stipend of $1,000.00. Part of this stipend may be spent on six (6) hours of master’s degree credit offered at reduced tuition by MUGC.

"Students become what we model for them, and part of our influence on them depends on our own states of growth - our own self concepts - and how we communicate them to children" (Joyce & Weil, 2004, p. 285).

What benefits are available for Invitational Summer Institute fellows?

· Stipend of $1,000.00

· Optional six (6) graduate credit hours from Marshall University Graduate College at reduced tuition

· Books and supplies for ISI

· Professional leadership opportunities as a paid Teacher Consultant in the future

The stipend will be paid accordingly: $600 upon completion of ISI and $400 upon completing six (6) hours of fall follow-up, TBA. Full attendance is mandatory.

How are Invitational Summer Institute participants selected?

· All teachers, K-16, school administrators, public and private accredited schools are eligible to apply

· Submit an application (pdf file, free Adobe Reader required), complete with writing sample and signatures

· Qualifying candidates are invited to a personal interview at MUGC for final selection

· 20 fellows will be selected

What is the Institute application procedure?

· Print, complete and sign the application form (pdf file, free Adobe Reader required)

· Ask an administrator, such as a school principal, to read, approve, and sign the application

· Mail the form, along with a writing sample (see application form for details)

· Application deadline: April 11, 2009. Applications will be accepted after this date if space is available.

Timeline

· April 10, 2010 - Application Due*

· May 14 - 15, 2010 - Kickoff Campout at Cedar Lakes Conference Center

· July 12 – July 30, 2010 - Invitational Summer Institute at MU

· follow-up sessions, TBA

*Acceptances for interview will be acknowledged by April 16, and Fellows will be announced on or before April 24.

2008 New Fellows – Welcome to Eleven New Teacher Consultants!

The CWVWP welcomes eleven Fellows who participated in the 2008 Summer Institute for a total of seventeen days in July and August. We congratulate them and welcome them to join the fun by attending writing retreats at Cedar Lakes and other Teacher Consultant events.

They are now taking part as paid peer-teachers in professional development workshops for teachers in Kanawha County.

From Kanawha County:

· Riverside High School – Jennifer Allen

· Capital High School – Amber Cardenas

· George Washington High School – Jeanette Cooper

· East Bank Middle – Leah Devine

· Belle Elementary – Melissa Dickens

· Bridge Elementary – Jaime Jones

· Elkview Middle School – Hillary Lancaster and Travis Vandal

· Ruffner Elementary – Marci Wandling

From Putnam County:

· Scott Teays Elementary – Marsha Cobb

From Mason County:

· Point Pleasant Middle – Carrie Burns

In addition, Director Barbara Holmes offers a special summer thanks to Co-Director Paul Epstein and Assistant Co-Director Carol Mathis.

2006 New Fellows - Welcome to Thirteen New Teacher Consultants!

New Fellows - Gina, Jennifer, and Pat The CWVWP welcomes thirteen Fellows who participated in the 2006 Invitational Summer Institute for a total of seventeen days in May and June. Their creativity, camaraderie, enthusiasm, and commitment to writing made the program a success. We congratulate them and welcome them to join the fun by attending writing retreats and other Teacher Consultant events.

From Kanawha County:

Capital High School—Gina Davis and Tenna Gray
Carver Career & Technical Center—Tish Hodovan
Ruffner Elementary—Brenda Cantrell
Elkview Middle—Brenda Rider
Clendenin Elementary—Kathy Walker
Dunbar Middle—Shelly Young

From Putnam County:

Winfield Middle—Sharon Huffman
George Washington Middle—Lia Jefferson
Hurricane High School—Jennifer Weddington
ESL Teacher—Pat Banning

From Nicholas County:

Mt. Lookout Elementary—Barbara Crawford and Carla Starcher

In addition, Director Barbara Holmes offers a special summer thanks to Co-Director Paul Epstein and Assistant Co-Director Carol Mathis.

Joyce, B., & Weil, M. (2004). Models of Teaching, 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Education

Last updated January 1, 2010