DUE TO FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS, there will not be a Summer Institute on the UW Oshkosh campus in 2012.

The Fox Valley Writing Project Summer Institute provides an outstanding opportunity for K-12 teachers to learn about effective literacy practices and to improve classroom instruction in all content areas. Participants in this six-credit graduate course engage in writing activities, reflect on their teaching, read professional texts and share their expertise.

The 2011 orientation introduced the SI Leadership Team of Lisa Weiss (SI Director), Callie Cochran-Hager, and Jess Gallo. Karen Nicholson (SI 2010) provided the demonstration lesson at orientation. Greg Kehring, FVWP Tech Liaison, provided tech support for the Institute and Cindy Smith was a coach.

2011 Participants included:

  • Samantha Ward, Campbellsport
  • Aimee Lamb, Campbellsport
  • Jennifer Serwe, Campbellsport
  • Dominic Weisse, Campbellsport
  • Susan West, Campbellsport
  • Cynthia Dechant, Appleton
  • Kelly Trudell, Oshkosh
  • Jennifer Reilley, Campbellsport
  • Robin Bindrich, Slinger
  • Alisa Stout, Shiocton
  • Jamie Soto, Beaver Dam
  • Bill Ebbesen, Appleton

 

This powerpoint was presented at the Hot Topics Conference in October 2011 by Christine Hartjes, an English teacher at Oshkosh North High School, and 2010 Summer Institute Teacher. Thank you to Christine for allowing her work to be shared!

 

Jenny Serwe created this Ice Age RAFT Video which explains how she incorporated RAFT (role, audience, format, and topic) into a classroom project on the Ice Age.

 

See where the writing takes you…
is an invitation to abandon the
ordinary,
to notice what everyone
else missed,
see what only you can see,
implying that there is more than
one path
and the one you
choose
has value.
Your voice matters.
There is someone,
even if that
someone is just
you,
who needs to hear it.
See where the writing takes you…”
— Michelle Draves, Berlin