July 2008

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1	2 Young Writers Institute, Mt. Lebanon - last day	3	4	5
6	7 Summer Institute for Teachers - first day Young Writers Institute, Univ. of Pittsburgh - first day Summer Writing Course for WPWP Fellows, 1:00 PM -3:30 PM, Room 358 Cathedral of Learning	8 Summer Writing Course for WPWP Fellows, 1:00 PM -3:30 PM, Room 358 Cathedral of Learning	9 Summer Writing Course for WPWP Fellows, 1:00 PM -3:30 PM, Room 358 Cathedral of Learning	10 Summer Writing Course for WPWP Fellows, 1:00 PM -3:30 PM, Room 358 Cathedral of Learning	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18 Young Writers Institute, University of Pittsburgh - last day	19
20	21 Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning	22 SIT Visitors Day Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning	23 Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning	24 SIT Potluck, 5 PM-8 PM Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning	25 Rural Sites Network Resource Development Retreat Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning	26 Rural Sites Network Resource Development Retreat
27 Rural Sites Network Resource Development Retreat	28 Rural Sites Network Resource Development Retreat	29	30	31

Event Details:

Summer Writing Course for WPWP Fellows

Writing:
Variations on a Theme, taught by Lois Williams

Join us for four relaxing summer afternoons of writing. Lois will teach a short course geared to refreshing our imaginations and creating new pieces of work in prose and in poetry. Taking our cue from the world of music, we’ll focus on finding the themes in our lives that give us occasion to write. From there, we’ll explore those themes in a variety of directions and forms, giving plenty of attention along the way to craft and to our enjoyment of the creative process. Come prepared to daydream a little, draft a lot, and compose your own manuscript of variations. Click here for the flyer.

Dates: July 7-10, M-TH

Time: 1:00-3:30 p.m.

Location: University of Pittsburgh, Room 358 Cathedral of Learning

Cost: $115

Credits: 10 Act 48 Continuing Professional Education hours

Pre-registration required. Deadline: June 27

Advanced Summer Institute for WPWP Fellows

Teaching Writing in the Era of No Child Left Behind
Led by Amanda Godley

This weeklong advanced summer institute is designed for WPWP fellows who would like inquire into and reflect upon what it means to teach writing well in the era of NCLB and high-stakes testing. The institute addresses the questions: How do we implement best practices in teaching writing as we prepare students for standardized writing assessments? How can writing on demand (timed writing) be taught using process writing techniques? Click here for the flyer.

Dates: July 21-25, M-F. Participants will also attend one follow up session in December 2008.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Location: University of Pittsburgh, Room 340 Cathedral of Learning

Cost: $250

Credits: 35 Act 48 Continuing Professional Education hours

Open to all WPWP fellows, though emphasis will be placed on K-12 writing instruction.

Pre-registration required. Deadline: June 27.

RSN Resource Development Retreat

July 25–28, 2008

Lied Lodge and Conference Center
Nebraska City, Nebraska

The Rural Sites Network offers this three-day Resource Development Retreat to support the documentation of promising local site development work for rural areas. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/313

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