5 Reasons To Sign Up For Our Online NWP Summer Institute

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The Morehead Writing Project, a local site of the National Writing Project, will offer its third Online Summer Institute in June. Unlike our Invitational Summer Institute, the MWP Online Summer Institute is open to teachers throughout the country. However, just like our ISI, we welcome teachers at all levels, from primary through post-secondary, and in all disciplines and content areas. When I mention our Online Summer Institute, I invariably get two responses – cool, I’d love to do something like that OR ummm, how does that work…

Our Online Summer Institute covers the same essential concepts as our ISI:
• Teacher as Writer
• Teacher as Reflective Practitioner
• Teacher as Researcher
• Teacher as Leader

Much as we do in the ISI, in the Online Summer Institute we write together in a community (sharing and providing feedback and support). We learn about writing theory and pedagogy and discuss how these ideas and practices can play out in our individual classrooms. We also share model lessons and practices with each other to inspire our teaching. We conduct our own investigation into a specific question related to writing theory/practice. We take turns leading discussions and offering feedback to each other. It is a highly collaborative community effort and no one (including the instructor) leaves the experience the same as they began it.

While our Online Summer Institute is different than the more traditional model, as it is asynchronous and you are not required to spend the month of June on the campus of Morehead State University, it offers the same life-changing experience. Here are five reasons to sign up for the Morehead Writing Project Online Summer Institute.

Grow As Writer And Writing Teacher
Become a writer and learn how to support your students’ transformation to writer just like you would in a traditional ISI (and earn graduate credit while you do it).

Your Schedule
Can’t clear your schedule of personal and/or professional obligations to participate in a Invitational Summer Institute? Then this is the perfect alternative. All the benefits of a traditional ISI without the commute!

Social Media Experience
This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about using social media for professional development as well as teaching. Join the powerful and diverse National Writing Project online network and find other teachers with your interests.

Digital Writing
Learn more about digital writing and how you can use it to empower your teaching, your professional development, and your classroom.

Best Online Class Ever
This is not your typical graduate class. You will have a lot more fun and you will learn in unexpected ways. This is NWP style – teachers teaching teachers – and highly interactive and collaborative.

What are you waiting for? Learn more about the Morehead Writing Project Online Summer Institute today!

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Author: Deanna Mascle
#TeachingWriting and leading #NWP site @ Morehead State (KY): Passionate about #AuthenticWriting, #DeeperLearning, #PBL, #Ungrading, and #HyperDocs.

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