The San Antonio Writing Project

Learning to Write,

Writing to Learn

Randolph ISD Open Institute on Writing Across the Curriculum

Presented by The San Antonio Writing Project “Teachers Teaching Teachers”

July 26-30: 9:00-3:30

This institute will focus on issues that are of critical concern in the classroom such as developing viewing and representing skills, promoting writing in K-12 classrooms, assuring social equity in a diverse classroom, and discovering ways to promote writing across the curriculum.

Goals:
Help teachers understand best practices in teaching writing. Develop activities that work across the curriculum and across grade levels. Explore writing-to-learn strategies. Enhance the “community of learners” concept. Encourage tri-district collaboration through this week of collegial sharing.

Activities:
Special Demonstrations by San Antonio Writing Project Teacher Consultants:

Navigating the Digital Landscape; 21st Century Research Skills:
Honor Moorman, Teacher and Internship Coordinator, The International School of the Americas; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Education, Trinity University; Associate Editor,Voices from the Middle, NCTE School Journal; Teacher Consultant, San Antonio Writing Project.

ABC’s Across the Curriculum:
Nora Gonzales, Ft. Sam Houston School District, Elementary School Teacher; Teacher Consultant, San Antonio Writing Project .

Writing to Learn:
Lennie Irvin, Co-Director, San Antonio Writing Project; Instructor, San Antonio College; Doctoral Candidate, Texas Tech University.

Diane Gonzales Bertrand:
Author of novels, young adult literature, and children’s bilingual books; Writer in Residence and Professor, St. Mary’s Univ.

Teachers as Writers Writing Workshops
Reading Circles and Discussion of individually selected books from this list:

Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher’s Guide, Daniels, Zemelman, Steineke
In the Middle, Nancy Atwell
What is College Writing? Sullivan/Tinburg, ed.
Teaching the New Writing:Technology,Change, and Assessment in the 21st Century, Herrington, Hodgson, and Moran, editors
Because Writing Matters, Carl Nagin

Sharing successful lessons with teachers across the districts
Reflective journaling

This institute is not limited to English Language Arts teachers. It is designed to include content area teachers and teachers across the grade levels.