Summer Institute 2025
The Charlotte Writing Project will hold the Invitational Summer Institute via Zoom July 14-17, 2025. We would like to invite applications from all teachers of writing, preschool through college, for this opportunity, which will include professional development on the teaching of writing across content areas and grade levels. Participants will be eligible to receive 4 CEUs for completion of the Institute. To receive the full CEU credit, participants will draft, revise, and submit their own professional piece of writing (started during the Institute), as well as a final reflection.
Curriculum And Schedule
We will hold an orientation Zoom call in May, and participants will be mailed a book for our group reading experience.
Monday, July 14: Teachers as Writers
- Introductions and community building
- Daybooks
- Writing our stories
- Inquiry ideas
- Tuesday, July 15: The Writing Process
- Writing as process
- Writing groups
- Giving feedback
- Writing to learn
Wednesday, July 16: Re-Imagining Revision and Assessment
- Revision
- Editing and teaching grammar
- Writing assessment
Thursday, July 17: Celebrating Writing
- Writing about literature and informational texts
- Publishing for students
- Teacher inquiry and publishing for teachers
- Reflection and metacognition
Friday, July 18 (or another scheduled date): Individual Conferences
By early August, participants will also complete:
- A reflective letter
- A draft of a professional piece of writing
- A screencast of a writing lesson to share with the group
Costs
Participation in the Institute costs $200 for those with school or institutional support and $100 for those without such support.
Application Process
2025 Application Form [Link]
We will accept applications on a rolling basis until the Institute is full. The application review will begin on March 15, 2025.
Additional Information
Please contact Dr. Lucy Arnold (lucy.arnold@charlotte.edu) or Dr. Heather Coffey (hcoffey@charlotte.edu) with questions.
Write on!