Writing Project and The Citadel to host Summer Institute:
The Lowcountry Writing Project, the local affiliate of the National Writing Project, will host its annual Invitational Summer Institute June 5th - 29th at The Citadel.
Open to public and private school teachers from all grades and all disciplines, the institute will focus on effective ways to teach writing and use writing as a learning tool, with participants leading demonstrations of effective teaching practices.
An application and an interview are required, but teachers selected to attend will receive free books and tuition, six hours of graduate credit and a $100 stipend.
Applications will be accepted through May 1, with interviews May 2 at The Citadel. Interested teachers may call Tom Thompson at 843-953-1418 or visit the Lowcountry Writing Project web site - www.citadel.edu/writingproject - for more details.
Writing Project Secures Study Group Grant
The Lowcountry Writing Project (LWP), directed by Dr. Tom Thompson (Associate Professor of English), has been awarded a $4,000 grant to start study groups for area school teachers in the 2006-2007 academic year. The LWP provides professional development for K-12 teachers in all disciplines, with the goal of improving student learning by improving the ways teachers use writing as a learning tool.
In addition to improving student learning, the LWP also develops teacher leaders—a goal congruent with the mission statement for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The group facilitators, all of whom completed a Summer Institute sponsored by the LWP, will gain visibility in their respective schools as they facilitate year-round professional discussions, and they will participate in, and contribute to, the larger professional community as they become conference presenters at the New York conference and at other conferences.
