WMWP and Mass DOE Present …
This summer, the Western Massachusetts Writing Project is offering two summer institutes for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:
Teaching Expository & Persuasive Writing, held at Holyoke Community College
Reading & Teaching American Literary Nonfiction, held at Springfield Central High School.
See the attached brochure for descriptions and dates for each of these institutes. Intended for high school and middle school ELA teachers, these institutes can also help ELL and special education teachers who want to improve their ELA content knowledge and skills.
There is no cost to register for the institutes, and participants in either institute will be eligible to receive 67.5 PDPs and $250 in curriculum materials for the classroom. Additionally, participants can earn graduate credit from UMass Amherst at a low tuition rate.
If you would be interested in participating, please fill out the attached application form (dese_institutes_application_form) and submit it to the Western Massachusetts Writing Project by email, fax, or mail.
Also, please forward the information to any colleagues you know might be interested. (See flier: wmwp-doe-institutes) The information and application can also be found on our website <http://www.umass.edu/wmwp/programs/dese_institutes.htm>.
Western Massachusetts Writing Project
258 Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-5466
