BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Lewis & Clark Events BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 RDATE:20240310T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 RDATE:20241103T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240608 LOCATION:In-Person (Location TBA) SUMMARY:Workshop in the Teaching of Writing: Four-Week Summer Institute [ In-Person] DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Writing Project's Invitational Summer Institute pr ovides a supportive environment for educators to explore their possibilit ies as writers\, teachers\, and leaders. If you are a classroom teacher s eeking to improve your classroom practice\, or a school administrator loo king to change the culture of your school\, the OWP Invitational Summer I nstitute is for you. During this intensive think-tank\, teachers from al l grade-levels K-12\, across all disciplines\, will collaboratively inves tigate best practices in writing and literacy instruction through shared demonstrations of practice\, readings\, and an intense focus on our own w riting and reading processes. Summer Institute experience embraces democr atic ideals by scaffolding social justice and social action throughout th e four-weeks.This course will provide participants an opportunity to: Explore how to become more effective writing teachers and hone their ow n writing skills Participate in writing groups and analyze their own writing processes in a variety of genres—essays\, narratives\, and poetry Discover their own answers about what constitutes effect ive writing instruction Generate year-long\, genre-based lesson plans\, and investigate ways to move both the motivated and reluctant wri ters in their classrooms\, finding grade-level mentor texts. Exp lore the teaching of conventions in context as they problematize the idea of "Standard English." Past participants have shared:"The real talk a nd experience of social justice curricula showed me how a revolutionary c urriculum can truly fire up students and imbue a class with purpose.""I l earned the value of allowing students to self-select whenever possible th e topic or way of writing\; this increases the engagement of students. I also learned that using good mentor text and giving time for sharing and reflection makes for better\, more thoughtful writers.""Next year I will teach history only for the first time. This class taught me that writing should be a core part of my history curriculum because writing is an auth entic way to approach all subjects."Dates &\; Details:Dates &\; Tim es: June 9-July 12\, 2024Opening Workshop &\; Dinner: Friday\, June 7t h\, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Class Meetings: Saturday\, June 8\; Monday-Friday\, J une 17-21\; Monday-Friday\, June 24-28\; Monday-Wednesday\, July 1-3\, Mo nday-Friday\, July 8-12\, 2024\, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instructors: Anabel MuĂ ±ana\, and Kacy Smith PatersonCourse Information: 7 semester hours of co ntinuing education credit (equivalent to 10.5 quarter hours)\, $2\,450. S ome districts reimburse all or part of the tuition for this program. Down load flyer to share with colleagues (https://graduate.lclark.edu/live/fil es/35768-owp-summer-institute-24pdf)Tuition Discount: We are pleased to offer tuition discounts to participants committed to using their OWP educ ation to advance equity\, inclusion and access to culturally responsive e ducation across content areas and for whom the full tuition rate is a bar rier. A limited number of discounts offering a reduced $1\,400 tuition r ate are available on a first-come basis. Please indicate within your appl ication if you would require the tuition discount in order to participate . \;Application: Applications are currently being accepted\, with an early-decision deadline of Monday\, April 8th. The final application dea dline is Monday\, May 6thApply Online (https://forms.gle/XuiJRF3zXrPKzEHr 5) With questions or for more information\, contact cce@lclark.edu.We ar e committed to making our events accessible to all needs and abilities. I f you have a disability that may impact your academic performance\, you m ay request accommodations by meeting with the Office of Student Accessibi lity staff and submitting documentation on the Office of Student Accessib ility website (/offices/student-accessibility/). Please be aware that the process for evaluation and implementation of accommodations could take 2 -3 weeks\, so please be in touch with the OSA as soon as possible. Email access@lclark.edu (mailto:access@lclark.edu) with any additional question s or concerns.About the InstructorsAnabel Muñana is a passionate educati onal leader who sees the power of literature and believes in the positive impact it can have on student's lives. She is currently an instructional specialist and coach at Beaumont Middle School where she was a previous 6th Grade Dual Immersion and ELA teacher. As a teacher mentor and curricu lum developer for PPS\, she thrives on creating innovative teaching pract ices that elevate the learning experience for both students and teachers. Before coming to Beaumont\, she taught Health and PE\, and coached high school cheer and track. Being an educator is a big part of Anabel's ident ity. When she is not teaching she is either reading\, traveling\, or hitt ing the weights. Anabel and her husband live in Washougal\, WA with their Frenchie Pepita. Kacy Smith Paterson currently teaches language arts at Southridge High School in the Beaverton School District where she gets to do one of her favorite things in the world- cultivate young readers and writers. Previously\, she taught middle school Latin\, humanities\, writi ng\, and social studies. Outside of the classroom\, Kacy held the positio n of TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) where she took on a leadership role to shape curriculum development and implementation and worked on pro fessional development and instructional coaching for teachers. In 2019 Ka cy received the Celebrate Literacy award from the Portland Reading Counci l and the International Literacy Association for her significant literacy contributions in education. Kacy is devoted to her family\, which includ es a budding social activist\, two bulldogs\, several dozen native bees\, and a very patient husband. She also enjoys gardening\, cooking somethin g new\, and of course\, curling up with a good book.New workshops and tra inings are added to our calendar regularly. For the latest on professiona l development related to your specific interests\, sign up for our mailin g list! (https://lclark.tfaforms.net/4735441) \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The Oregon W riting Project's Invitational Summer Institute provides a supportive envi ronment for educators to explore their possibilities as writers\, teacher s\, and leaders. If you are a classroom teacher seeking to improve your c lassroom practice\, or a school administrator looking to change the cultu re of your school\, the OWP Invitational Summer Institute is for you.
During this intensive think-tank\, teache rs from all grade-levels K-12\, across all disciplines\, will collaborati vely investigate best practices in writing and literacy instruction throu gh shared demonstrations of practice\, readings\, and an intense focus on our own writing and reading processes. Summer Institute experience embra ces democratic ideals by scaffolding social justice and social action thr oughout the four-weeks.
This cou rse will provide participants an opportunity to:
Explore how to become more effective writ ing teachers and hone their own writing skills
Participate in writing groups and analyze their own writing processes in a variety of genres—essays\, narratives\, and poetry
Discover thei r own answers about what constitutes effective writing instruction
Generate year-long\, genre- based lesson plans\, and investigate ways to move both the motivated and reluctant writers in their classrooms\, finding grade-level mentor texts.
Explore the teaching of conventions in context as they problematize the idea of "Standard Eng lish."
Past partic ipants have shared:
"The re al talk and experience of social justice curricula showed me how a revolu tionary curriculum can truly fire up students and imbue a class with purp ose."
"I learned the value of a llowing students to self-select whenever possible the topic or way of wri ting\; this increases the engagement of students. I also learned that usi ng good mentor text and giving time for sharing and reflection makes for better\, more thoughtful writers."
"Next year I will teach history only for the first time. This class t aught me that writing should be a core part of my history curriculum beca use writing is an authentic way to approach all subjects."
Dates &\; Times: June 9-July 12\, 2024
Class Meeting s: Saturday\, June 8\; Monday-Friday\, June 17-21\; Monday-Frida y\, June 24-28\; Monday-Wednesday\, July 1-3\, Monday-Friday\, July 8-12\ , 2024\, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
7 semester hours of continuing education cre dit (equivalent to 10.5 quarter hours)\, $2\,450. Some districts reimburs e all or part of the tuition for this program. Download flyer to share with colleagues
We are pleased to offer tuition discounts to p articipants committed to using their OWP education to advance equity\, in clusion and access to culturally responsive education across content area s and for whom the full tuition rate is a barrier.
A limited number of discounts offering a reduced $1\ ,400 tuition rate are available on a first-come basis. Please in dicate within your application if you would require the tuition discount in order to participate. \;
Applications a re currently being accepted\, with an early-decision deadline of Monday\, April 8th. The final application deadline is Monday\, May 6th
With questions or for m ore information\, contact cce@lclark.edu.
Kacy Sm ith Paterson currently teaches language arts at Southridge High School in the Beaverton School District where she gets to do one of her f avorite things in the world- cultivate young readers and writers. Previou sly\, she taught middle school Latin\, humanities\, writing\, and social studies. Outside of the classroom\, Kacy held the position of TOSA (Teach er on Special Assignment) where she took on a leadership role to shape cu rriculum development and implementation and worked on professional develo pment and instructional coaching for teachers. In 2019 Kacy received the Celebrate Literacy award from the Portland Reading Council and the Intern ational Literacy Association for her significant literacy contributions i n education. Kacy is devoted to her family\, which includes a budding soc ial activist\, two bulldogs\, several dozen native bees\, and a very pati ent husband. She also enjoys gardening\, cooking something new\, and of c ourse\, curling up with a good book.
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