The Columbus-Area Writing Project (CAWP) is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, a collaborative university-school staff development program to improve the teaching of learning of writing in the nation's classrooms. The CAWP Summer Institutes are intensive, professional development experiences designed to improve the teaching of writing. It is for teachers at every grade level and in every subject area. The CAWP Institute builds on the principles of the National Writing Project, with which we are affiliated. Those principles are: teachers teaching teachers and improving the teaching of writing by writing ourselves. We will be focusing attention on improving the quality of student writing for all students, using writing to improve student learning across the curriculum, using writing to connect students, communities and families with schools, writing and the arts, assessing student writing, and addressing academic standards in writing. The CAWP maintains a commitment to excellence in education that is framed by social justice and celebration of diversity. We are looking for educators who have a deep interest in writing and who enjoy collaborative learning, and who maintain an interest in social justice and diversity. Participants in the Summer Institute do not need to be great writers, but they must have a passion for becoming better writers and for helping their students become better writers. Please view the Summer Institutes button on the toolbar for more information and the on-line application for both the CAWP Summer Invitational Institute and Summer Invitational Institute on Multimodal Composition.
