Programs for Educators

Invitational Summer Institute

 At NWP-KSU's 2018 Invitational Summer Institute, you will be surrounded by teachers who are just as passionate about reaching students as you are. You will leave the Institute with an abundance of ideas for the classroom to inspire students to think much more deeply about reading and writing. Choose one of the following sites:
    
  • Kent State University, June 11-21
  • Lorain County, Midview Middle School, June 12-21
  • Mahoning Educational Service Center, June 18-28

Every site will have an orientation in May 2018.

The Invitational Summer Institute is for teachers of all content areas and grade levels. Educators will learn strategies to effectively guide students toward critical analysis and clear writing that gives voice to their thiing.

Options for academic credit are available. If you're uncertain about which option to choose or want to know more about the Institute, check out our FAQs.
    
A discount is available to districts sending five or more teachers.

Registration Open for Write Here! Write Now!

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Date: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Place: Moulton Hall, Kent State University Kent Campus
Theme: Giving Students a Voice Through Authentic Writing and Reading
Keynote Speaker: Author Daniel J. Porter
Keynote: Find Your Voice
Writing is a journey of attaching significance to the ordinary, a tour guide for the amazing meaning in our lives.
Write Here! Write Now! will also feature an array of 55-minute breakout sessions for teachers of all content areas and grade levels. Participants may opt to join a Writing Marathon in the morning or afternoon. One hour graduate workshop credit is available to those who attend an additional one-day session on Friday, June 22.

To attend, complete and register online with payment by June 7, 2018. Online registration allows you to pay by credit card, electronic check, or a PO from your school. Paper registration is also available for those who prefer. Receive a discount by registering by the early bird deadline of May 15. See the flyer for more details.

Sharpen Students' Argumentative Writing
With Engaging Strategies
An Exploration of the C3WP Instructional Resources Design Principles

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The College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP) helps students become skilled at writing arguments from nonfiction sources. In this two-day workshop, we will explore strategies to keep students engaged in the classroom while crafting well-supported, logically written arguments.

  • Explore teaching and formative assessment resources created by a team of NWP teacher‐leaders.
  • Develop tools to “Create a Culture of Argument” to establish routine argumentative writing in your classroom.
  • Delve into mini-units:  short instructional sequences that focus on one or two argumentative writing skills.  
  • Investigate systematic formative assessment to inform next steps in instruction.

Thanks to a grant from the National Writing Project, this workshop is being offered at a reduced rate of $75. An option for one hour graduate workshop credit is available for an additional $150 payable to Kent State University.

To attend, register online by June 21!

Book Clubs

The Wandering Book Club meets in the Akron-Cleveland area throughout the school year.

 Mahoning Valley Book Club meets year-round at the border of Boardman and Canfield.

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