Applications will be available online Monday, February 13th, 2012. Please be sure to complete your account registration before applying.

The Writing Institute is designed for educators, classroom teachers, school administrators, and curriculum specialists who are committed to turning classrooms into richly literate reading and writing workshops.

During this five-day institute, small and large group sections will tackle, headfirst, the following topics and much more: the central role of curriculum development and planning in the teaching of writing, units of study in writing workshop, helping students write well about reading, genre studies in reading and writing memoir, poetry and short fiction, the importance of assessment-based instruction, methods of holding our students accountable for doing their best work, using literature to help students craft their writing, and classroom structures that support inquiry and collaboration.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The noncredit registration fee for this institute is $675.00. NYC DOE personnel and teachers receive a reduced rate of $600.00. This cost does not include meals or housing. You will be notified by e-mail if your application is accepted. Your acceptance e-mail will provide a link for payment (credit card or PO only).

For more information about the institute, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions.

Carl Anderson is the author of the acclaimed books: Assessing Writers and How’s It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers. His latest project is a book series: Strategic Writing Conferences: Smart Conversations That Move Young Writers Forward.

Lucy Calkins, Founding Director of the TCRWP, is the author or coauthor of more than a score of books including: The Art of Teaching Reading, The Art of Teaching Writing, and three series: Units of Study for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5 and Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5. Her upcoming book, co-authored with Mary Ehrenworth and Chris Lehman, is Pathways to the Common Core. Calkins is the Robinson Professor of Children’s Literature at Teachers College, Columbia University where she also co-directs the Literacy Specialist Program.

Roy Peter Clark is one of today’s most influential writing teachers in the world of newspaper journalism. He is Vice President and Senior Scholar at the Poynter Institute and author of Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces, The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English and Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer.

Mary Ehrenworth, Deputy Director for Middle Schools at the TCRWP, is the author or co-author of many books including The Power of Grammar, two books in Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5 and the upcoming Pathways to the Common Core.

Jack Gantos is the 2012 Newbery Medal winner for his novel, Dead End in Norvelt. He is known nationally for his creative writing, spanning from picture books to middle school fiction. His works include the award-winning memoir Hole in My Life, as well as the Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza series.

Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels: The First Part Last, Heaven, and Toning the Sweep. She has written numerous books for younger readers, including the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You, and the upcoming All Different Now.