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Dear Administrator:
It's a new school year! Could your teachers
benefit from more focused instruction on writing and critical thinking to
improve students' test scores? The
University of Mississippi Writing Project has exactly what you need to give
your teachers and students the jump start needed to move toward
proficiency.
With a new school
year starting, we at the University of Mississippi Writing Project want you to
know about a few opportunities for your teachers and students. Our workshops are designed to
strengthen writing instruction for all grade levels and all subject areas. CEU
credit is available for all teacher workshops.
All workshops are
led by University of Mississippi Writing Project Teacher Consultants who are
themselves classroom teachers. In
addition to these workshops, we offer high quality staff development programs
for your school. These programs
blend best practices and theory with research-based, sustained programs aligned
with state and national standards. For more about our programs and services, please visit us at our website
www.outreach.olemiss.edu/writing_project.
We look forward to
working with you, your teachers, and your students now and throughout the
year. Thank you for your
commitment to the best educational opportunities in Mississippi.
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Wednesday Workshops
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Celebration of Place: Teacher
Workshop for the Writing Competition
How
do teachers get students to explore their culture while honing their writing
skills? This interactive teacher
workshop will focus on writing strategies that will help students understand
and relate to the world around them. The workshop will kick off the annual writing competition.
Date:
September 15, 2010
Location: UM Campus - Yerby Conference Center
Time: 8:30-3:00 (lunch will be provided)
Registration Fee: $75.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
.5
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
Content-Area Writing
Join us as we explore and share writing and reading strategies that
can be used in almost any classroom, any content. New and
experienced 7-12 grade teachers will engage in a collaborative approach to
viewing the world through different lenses as they use writing in a variety of
content areas: science, social studies, and math.
Date:
September 29, 2010
Location: UM Campus - Yerby Conference Center
Time: 8:30-3:00 (lunch will be provided)
Registration Fee: $75.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
.5
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
Writing Across the
Curriculum
Are you a
teacher who is wondering how to incorporate writing in all subject areas? Do you yearn to implement writing in the subject areas of math, reading,
science, or social studies? If so, we have the answers for you! Join us as we explore different strategies and techniques to incorporate in
your lessons as we write across the curriculum.
 Date:
October 6, 2010 Location: UM Campus - Yerby Conference Center Time:
8:30-3:00 (lunch will be provided) Registration Fee: $75.00 (Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!) .5
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
21st Century Literacies:
Digital Storytelling
Digitial Photostories take your students
writing to the utmost level. Imagine your students not only placing pictures
with the words but also hearing their voices actually tell the story. The
Digital Photostory Workshop will give you the tools to use in your classroom to
expand those writing projects beyond the DOK 4 level.
Date:
October 20, 2010
Location: UM Campus - Yerby Conference Center
Time: 8:30-3:00 (lunch will be provided)
Registration Fee: $75.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
.5
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
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Saturday Seminar Series
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Beyond
the Basics: What Do I Do Now?
Even the best
classroom practitioners need new energy and new ideas. This two Saturday
seminar series will provide an opportunity for teachers to explore current best
writing practices designed to move students beyond the basics.
Sessions include interactive
presentations on special topics related to writing at the elementary, middle,
and high school levels focusing on building community, cross-curricular
instruction, and critical thinking skills. Teachers will have the
opportunity to critique and discuss their own writing instructional practices
as they learn ways to implement new strategies.
Dates:
September 11 and October 9th
Location: UM Oxford Campus
Time: 8:30-12:30
Registration Fee: $150.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
1.0
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
"Because I have become a
better writer, I can better teach my students how to express themselves."
New
Teacher Mentoring
Are you a new teacher who is wondering
how to incorporate more writing into your classroom? This workshop targets teachers in their 1st -3rd
years of teaching who simply want more focused instruction in the teaching of
writing. New teachers will have the opportunity to critique and discuss
their own writing instructional practices as they learn ways to implement new
strategies. Sessions will include presentations on special topics such as
Writing to Build Community and Writing to Promote Thinking.
Dates:
September 11 and October 9th
Location: UM Oxford Campus
Time: 8:30-12:30
Registration Fee: $150.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
1.0
CEUs Available for a $20 fee
Writing
on Demand
Do you
want more professional development targeting State Assessment Writing? Join us for our Writing on Demand Series this fall. Our two-session Saturday
series includes writing and scoring strategies selected for immediate classroom
application. Information for all grade levels K-12 will be covered. The
newest state requirements addressed, specifically targeting the writing
assessments at grades 4, 7, and 10. Two group sessions will be offered:
an MCT2 group focusing on instruction for grades 4th, 7th,
and 10th grade writing assessments. Secondary teachers will also explore strategies of attack for
the newest addition to state testing-the response to literature paper. Limited to the first 20 applicants in each
group.
Dates: October 16 and November 13
Location: UM Oxford Campus
Time: 8:30-3:30 (lunch will be provided)
Registration Fee: $150.00
(Schools may send five teachers for the
price of four!)
1.2
CEUs Available for a $20 fee for a $20 fee if all sessions attended
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The University of Mississippi
Writing Project (UMWP) provides opportunities in
professional development for teaching practitioners, administrators, curriculum
specialists, and community college and university instructors.
Located within the Division of
Outreach at the University of Mississippi, the UMWP is one of seven Mississippi
Writing Project sites dedicated to the improvement of student learning through
the effective teaching of writing.
The UMWP seeks to address the needs of
teachers in aligning curriculum with the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks and by
guiding inquiry into the use of multiple measures to evaluate students,
including state-mandated assessments.
UMWP inservice ...
- Empowers
teachers to become reflective learners
- Demonstrates
relevant and research-based practice
- Targets
a diverse teacher and student population
- Acknowledges
that real change in classroom practice must be sustained and supported over
time
- Emphasizes
active participation, collaboration, and implementation
- Recognizes
the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise,
The University of Mississippi Writing Project, as an affiliate of the National
Writing Project, is an authorized program of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001.Title II, Chapter C, Subpart II
"I am finally
excited about teaching writing!"
Contact Information
University of Mississippi Writing Project
P.O. Box 9, University, MS 38677
Phone: 662.915.7925
Fax: 662.915.7138
umwp@olemiss.edu
www.outreach.olemiss.edu/writing_project |
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