Summer 2012 Courses

At WCU's Graduate Business Center
June 25 - 29 Managing a Writing/Reading Classroom, K - 8 PWP 599-30
July 5 - 6 and 9 - 13
July 9 - 10

Content Literacy: Strategies for Implementing the Common Core Standards, 4 - 12. PWP 599-31(1 credit)

July 16 - 20 and 23 - 24

Teacher as Writer II, Exploring Genre in Depth, K - 12. PWP 513-31
Prerequisite: Teacher as Writer I or Writing Institute

July 16 - 20 Strategies for Teaching Writing, 4 - 12.PWP 503-30
July 23 - 27

Popular Mechanics, 4 - 12. PWP 503-31

Growing Readers, K - 5. PWP 599-34

July 30 - August 3

Reading and Writing in Digital Spaces 2.0: Considering Audience, Mode and Purpose with Electronic Media, 5 - 12. PWP 512-40

Writing and Children's Literature: Creating Successful Writers
with Mentor Texts, K - 8 PWP 513-40

At the Bucks County IU
July 9- 13

Writing Essentials, 1 - 8. PWP 599-32

July 23 - 27 Moving Writing into the 21st Century: Integrating Technology and
Language Arts, 3 - 8. PWP 508-30
August 6 - 10 Reading Essentials, 2 - 8 PWP 599-40
August 13 - 14

The Writers Notebook: A Tool to Empower Writers, 2 - 10 PWP 599-01

  Summer/Fall course.  Additional dates: Sept. 6 + 20, Oct. 4 + 25, and Nov. 8 + 29.  5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

At Other Locations
June 25 - 29
intro. mtg. June 7, 5 - 7:30 p.m.

Literacy in Bloom: Botanical Inspirations for Reading, Writing, and Learning at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square PWP 510-30

July 16 - 17

Nature as Inspiration for Reading and Writing: Partnering with Children at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square PWP 599-33 (1 credit)

July 23 - 27

intro. mtg.July 11, 9:00 a.m. - noon

Visualizing Words and Worlds: Writing, Literature and Art, K - 12 at the James A. Michener Museum in Doylestown PWP 513-42

August 6 - 10

intro. mtg. June 27, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Visualizing Words and Worlds: Writing, Literature, and Art, K - 12 at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford PWP 513-41

Invitational Institutes for Experienced Teachers
6 graduate credits
June 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and
July 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 (16 days)
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Writing Institute
Writing Institutes at WCU's Graduate Business Center
and at the Bucks County IU

Reading and Literature Institute
at WCU's Graduate Business Center

                              

Institute participants become Fellows of the National Writing Project
and are eligible to teach in our summer Youth program, present in-service programs, and coordinate courses.

Contact Sally Malarney at 610-436-2202 or e-mail smalarney@wcupa.edu for an Institute application packet

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