In 2007, we are hosting two summer advanced institutes. 

• One institute will work with the new lesson and resource format we're using on-line at WritingFix.  Participants can earn stipends for lessons and resources developed to be posted on-line for others to use.  Leader:  Leah Keuscher

• The second institute will develop new trait-based resources for K-12th grade teachers.  These resources will be developed collaboratively among the teachers who participate.  Leader: Dena Harrison

Dates will be published here soon!

• In 2006, we offered our second 2-credit Technology Matters Advanced Summer Institute.  Leah Keuscher led the class.  8 TCs attended and created the sample lessons that will be used in our new spring inservice class in 2007.  Their example lessons can be seen by clicking here.

• In 2005, we offered our first 2-credit Technology Matters Advanced Summer Institute.  Leah Keuscher led the class.  12 TCs (3 visiting from Las Vegas) explored new technologies for writing instructors, created new demonstration lessons, and then presented those new demonstration lessons as an inservice in the Fall of 2005. 

• In 2003, we offered our second Social Action Advanced Summer Institute.  Lori Farias and Maggie Folkers led the class.  11 TCs joined our Summer Institute Fellows at our Writing Retreat.  They explored the principles of social action and three of the class members presented their new understandings at the November NWP Annual Meeting.

• In 2002, we offered our first Social Action Advanced Summer Institute.  Launie Gardner led the class.  7 TCs and three undergrad students explored the principles of social action, and they created a new inservice class for the Fall of 2002.

• In 2002, we offered a summer institute for TCs interested in getting published.  9 TCs took the week-long, one-credit course, and Art Peterson of NWP was our cherished guest speaker.