Professional Development

Opportunities for Teachers and Administrators

(If you are an  IWP Teacher Consultant looking for professional development, check out the opportunities listed on our TC page.)

Summer Invitational Institute

The cornerstone of the Indiana Writing Project is the Summer Invitational Institute held for four weeks during Ball State University's second summer session. The institute brings together nearly twenty educators who teach at the elementary, intermediate, and secondary level. Participants learn from each other ways to improve how writing is taught. View photos from Summer Institute >>.

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Saturday Seminars

Saturday seminars feature teaching demonstrations on the teaching of writing presented by the Teacher-Consultants of the Indiana Writing Project. The seminars are open to all teachers and administrators interested in improving the teaching of writing in their schools.

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Open Institute

Open Institute is a week-long, collaborative exploration of how writing workshop works in classrooms facilitated by Teacher-Consultants of the Indiana Writing Project. The Open Institute is open to and appropriate for all teachers. Past participants have ranged from kindergarten teachers to high school French instructors.

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Inservice Workshops and Training

Teachers who have completed the project's summer institute and additional preparation are available for presentations, workshops, and inservices for schools or school districts. Just contact Jane Snider, our inservices coordinator, and describe your needs. Possiblities include study groups, portfolios, authentic assessment, writing across the curriculum, process writing, reading/writing workshops, and the writing portion of ISTEP.

IWP Teaching Consultants can contact Jane Snider at (269) 641-7554 or (574) 215-7554 (cell) or the project's office at (765) 285-8414 if they are interested in offering programs like this.

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Administrators' Academy

The Administrators' Academy for school administrators, superintendents, and educational leaders provides professional development on supporting high quality writing instruction in your own schools and districts.  This year the Academy will be on Jan. 31, 2012.

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