Texas A&M International University

Summer Institute 2011

Summer Institute for the Teaching of Writing

STWP conducts a four week Summer Institute on the Teaching of Writing that is the gateway to the National Writing Project's professional community.

Fellows receive a scholarship to cover tuition and fees and can earn up to six hours of graduate credit through TAMIU's College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, or earn a stipend.

At the Summer Institute, teachers share best practices, explore critical research that drives classroom practice, and discover the power of writing to communicate and writing to learn.

Upon completion, fellows become Teacher Consultants of SWTP and are able to participate in the NWP's on-going professional growth and leadership opportunities at the local, state, and national levels.

Summer Institute Goals

Teachers improve teaching by:

Experiencing the writing process first hand
Integrating research and classroom practice
Promoting teacher professionalism and leadership
Renewing the spirit at the heart of good teaching.

Teachers receive:

Six hours of graduate credit from TAMIU
Stipend to study
Stipend for tuition.

Teachers study:

Effective approaches to the teaching of writing
Successful teaching practices of local teachers
Classroom research.

Teachers:

Experience process writing
Write and collaborate in small writing response groups
Improve their writing skills.