Please visit us again in the Fall to learn more about the 2010 Invitational Summer Institute.
When was the last time you had a chance to sit and learn with Early Childhood to University level colleagues from all content areas, focused on writing and literacy ideas decided by you?
The Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) is the heart of our writing project. It is carefully planned by its co-directors who comprise the site director and co-director as well as Returning Fellows who have participated previous ISI's. Together they plan a rich set of experiences that support participants to deepen their understanding of literacy learning and writing instruction, develop an inquiring stance to their practices as well as become teacher-leaders and professional development consultants.
During our Invitational Summer Institutes, exemplary Early Childhood to University level teachers who are locally nominated convene to study, in a graduate-level setting, the latest theoretical and pedagogical approaches in the teaching of writing. In doing so, each teacher participant also demonstrates a particular approach to the teaching writing, reading and literacy development, among the group. From this, the participants further refine their teaching approaches, often times grounding them more deeply in larger theoretical approaches, as well as learn from each other.
When our participants complete the 4 week intensive Summer Institute, they emerge as NWP/PBWP Fellows, Teacher Leaders and prospective Teacher Consultants who work with the PBWP to offer quality professional development experiences/workshops to the teachers and school districts in our service area.
Ralph A. Cordova, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Piasa Bluffs Writing Project
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
1333 Founders Hall
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1122