IWP 2017 Summer Leadership Institute
Mondays—Fridays, July 10–25, 2017
Plus pre-institute meeting in May and follow-up session in September (dates to be determined)
Westmont High School, Westmont, IL
easy access via Interstate 355, IL 55, and Rte. 83
As effective teachers, we all seek to deepen literacy teaching and learning. Yet we also need a broader view of our role influencing the direction of education in our schools and to learn leadership strategies for doing this constructively. Our IWP Summer Leadership Institute focuses on all these aspects of our work.
For teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.
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IWP 2017 Summer Workshop on Teaching Writing
Monday–Friday, July 10-14, 2017
Work with fellow teachers to gain fresh strategies to more deeply engage your students in writing that matters.
For teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.
Westmont High School, Westmont, IL
easy access via Interstate 355, IL 55, and Rte. 83
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IWP 2017 15-Hour Social-Emotional Learning Workshop
July 17–19, 2017
Monday & Tuesday (8:30–2:30)
and Wednesday (until noon)
Westmont High School, Westmont, IL
easy access via Interstate 355, IL 55, and Rte. 83
This workshop offers suggestions, activities, and dialogue about social emotional learning that doesn’t gobble up our students’ time but creates a classroom where learning and the love of learning is nurtured.
For teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.
Westmont High School
Westmont, Illinois
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IWP 2017 Professional Book Club
Dates and Times
Thursday, August 17: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 13: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Grace Educational Center
2605 W. North Avenue
Chicago, IL
The Illinois Writing Project Professional Book Club will provide an opportunity for educators to engage in professional discourse surrounding the book Conferring with Young Writers: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do by Kristin Ackerman & Jennifer McDonough (2016 Stenhouse). The fee for all three classes is $100.
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