The West Tennessee Writing Project-Summer "Mini" Institute

Date: July 8-11, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Boling University Center
Cost: Free

Sponsoring Organization: The West Tennessee Writing Project

Dates: Monday, July 8 – Thursday, July 11 (9:00 – 3:00 each day, with one hour for lunch)

Who may participate? Any teacher in any K-12 subject area.  

Cost? There is no cost to participants.

Participant info needed: Full name, email, school, subject, grade-level, and years of teaching experience.

Participant agreement:
By registering for this event, you agree to:
1.    Share a writing activity that you use in your class to facilitate student learning.
2.    Bring drafts of your own writing for afternoon workshopping sessions.
3.    Attend the first day, Monday July 8, and as many days as possible after that.

Professional Development Opportunity: Twenty Hours of Contact Time Available. Certificates will be awarded to reflect the hours of participation.

Time Commitment: Monday attendance is required. Participants are encouraged but not required to attend all four days. At least three full days of participation is highly recommended.

Max enrollment: 12 teachers

What happens at the summer institute? In the mornings, participants share demonstrations of effective teaching practices involving writing. The afternoons are spent in workshopping and sharing on-going drafts of writing. The focus is on excellent teaching practices and ideas on how to use writing to facilitate instruction in all content areas.  

The three tenets of WTWP: 1) students will become better writers in all subjects if writing instruction improves; 2) writing instruction will improve when teachers practice the art of writing on a regular basis; and 3) the best teacher of a teacher is another excellent teacher.  


Contact info for questions:
David Carithers, WTWP Site Director: dcarithe@utm.edu