/news-archive/tag/writing-teachers/ UA 糖心视频logo Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:16:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/03/08/little-rock-writing-project/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:16:37 +0000 /news/?p=69661 ... 糖心视频logo Writing Project to host institute for K-12 teachers]]> Arkansas teachers who instruct kindergarten through high school students are invited to learn innovative approaches to the writing process and improve their teaching practices during a summer institute at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo.聽 The 糖心视频logo Writing Project, hosted by the UA 糖心视频logo Department of Rhetoric and Writing, will hold the 2018 Invitational Summer Institute June 11-22. The institute will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thanks to a grant from the National Writing Project, the institute is free for all participants. During the summer program, participants will discover new ways to approach the writing process, study best practices to teach writing, explore ways to integrate technology into the writing process, and learn about new research. Now in the institute鈥檚 21th year, more than 200 teachers have benefitted by participating. 鈥淣othing shaped my pedagogy and practice in the classroom more than the LRWP Summer Institute,鈥� said Greg Graham, director of the 糖心视频logo Writing Project. 鈥淭he motto behind the summer institute is 鈥榯eachers teaching teachers.鈥� This means that teachers collaborate around best practices in the classroom and the challenges that they are facing with the ever-changing landscape of standards and assessment,鈥� Graham said. 鈥淲e will read and engage with the latest research pertaining to student literacy, critical thinking, best practices, helpful classroom technology, and more.鈥� 聽 The 糖心视频logo Writing Project is supported in part by the and UA 糖心视频logo. Participants who complete the workshop will earn 60 hours of professional development credit. Applications are due by April 30. Visit the 糖心视频logo Writing Project website to apply. For more information, contact Graham at gxgraham@ualr.edu.]]>