Professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators

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 the 2007 Summer Institute >>.

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.

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.

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 Bea Sousa, 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. Fellows can contact Bea Sousa at 765-282-9993 or the project's office at 765-285-8414 if they are interested in offering programs like this.