2011 Invitational Summer Institute
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The San Jose Area Writing Project
Summer 2011 Invitational Summer Institute
June 21, 2011 through July 20, 2011
San José State University
7th and San Carlos Streets
Sweeney Hall
Room 229
Parking at the 7th Street Garage.
Multi–week parking permits provided for everyone selected for the program.
Application Deadline:
Friday,
June 3, 2011 (6:00 PM)*
What is the San Jose Area Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute?
The Institute is a professional development program promoting the effective teaching of writing and reading and the professional awareness of participants. At the completion of the program each participant becomes a Teacher Consultant of the San Jose Area Writing Project.
What will participants do during the Institute?
Morning sessions will be devoted to demonstration lessons given by participants based on one of their successful classroom practices. During the morning teachers will also discuss current research and best practice. Afternoon sessions will be devoted to participants' own writing and responding to one another's writing in small response groups.
Who is selected for the Institute?
Twenty teachers from kindergarten to college level who have demonstrated competence and commitment as teachers of English Language Arts in their classrooms.
Who will direct the Institute?
The 2011 Summer Institute will be directed by:
- Jonathan Lovell, Professor of English and Director of the San Jose Area Writing Project
- Nancy Kennett, SJAWP Teacher Consultant and English teacher at Piedmont Hills High School
- Laura Brown, SJAWP Teacher Consultant and 5th–grade teacher at Valle Vista Elementary School
When and where will the Institute take place?
- The Institute will begin with a required orientation meeting on Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the San José State campus.
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The Institute will then run for 19 sessions from
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, to Wednesday, July 20, 2011:
- Week #1: Tue–Fri, Jun 21–Jun 24
- Week #2: Tue–Fri, Jun 28–Jul 1
- Week #3: Tue–Fri, Jul 5–Jul 8
- Week #4: Mon–Thu, Jul 11–Jul 14
- Week #5: Mon–Wed, Jul 18–Jul 20
- Morning sessions will run from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
- Afternoon sessions will run from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.
- There will be no afternoon session on the final day of each week. Two follow up sessions will be held during the 2011–2012 school year.
- The Institute will be held on the San José State University campus in Sweeney Hall, Room 229.
What will selected participants receive?
All participants selected for the Institute will receive an $800 stipend for the summer or a $500 stipend plus 6 units of full–semester graduate credit. In addition, all participants will receive a $100 stipend for attending each of two school–year follow–up sessions in fall 2011 and spring 2012.
How do participants apply to the Institute?
- Fill out the application located here.
- E–mail your application to jlovell@sjawp.org.
- Have a school administrator e–mail a letter of support on school letterhead, sent as an attachment, to the e–mail address above.
Need more information?
E–mail Professor Jonathan Lovell, SJAWP Director
*Applications will be reviewed on a "first–come, first–served" basis. Submitting your application before the June 3rd deadline is therefore highly recommended.