ENGL 579-1100 Invitational Summer Institute

·         Date(s): Monday, June 14 – Friday, July 9, 2010 (6/14-17; 28-7/2; 7/5-9)

o   McCall Retreat: Thursday, June 17 – Saturday, June 19, 2010

o   Visit to Jan Meeks’ Ranch for fellowship presentation on the way to McCall

·         Time: 8:00 – 5:00 p.m. M-F

·         Location: Boise State University, Education Building, Room 520

·         Instructor: Jeff Wilhelm

·         Number of Attendees: 24

·         Parking:

·         Housing: University Suites, (contact Kelly Weak x71023)

o   Week 1: Check in Sunday 6/13 at 3:00 p.m., Check out Thursday 6/17 by 11:00 a.m.

o   Weeks 2-3: Check in Sunday 6/27 at 3:00 p.m., Check out Friday 7/9 by 11:00 a.m.

o   Participants: Denise Braswell, Rochelle Carney, Jane Dykas (may commute), Evin Fox, JaNan Neilson, Lea Smith, and Ken Weeks

o   Rooms: Three suites with three individual rooms (common living space). Three women to each room and Ken on his own.

·         Notes: An intensive seminar sponsored by the National Writing Project in which accomplished teachers work together to 1) study ways to improve student writing, 2) share successful teaching practices through teaching demonstrations, 3) work on their own composing in various genres, 4) reflect upon their composing processes as a means to improve their teaching, and 5) develop a research literature review and teaching plan for an area of literacy instruction. Also includes professional development instruction. PREREQ: Must apply and be invited to participate.

ENGL 567-1100 Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Theory and Practice (Open Institute)

·         Date(s): Monday, 6/14/10 – Thursday, 7/8/10

·         Time: 9:40 – 11:40 a.m.

·         Instructor(s): Bruce Robbins

·         Location: Boise State University, Interactive Learning Center, Room 401

·         Number of Attendees: 10-30 (suggested)

·         Dining: N/A

·         Parking: N/A

·         Housing: N/A

·         Notes: Effective ways to fold grammar instruction into the language arts curriculum. A study of the theory and practice of teaching grammar and usage from rhetoric and composition perspectives. The course examines a variety of approaches to instruction in grammar and conventions of discourse communities. Prepares students for teaching writing in secondary schools and two-and four-year colleges, and for further graduate study. PREREQ: ENGL 561, ENGL 598, or PERM/INST.

ENGL 594-1100 Writing for Social Change Advanced Institute

·         Date(s): Monday, 6/21/10 – Friday, 6/25/10

·         Time: 8:00 – 3:00 p.m.

·         Instructor(s): Sharon Hanson and Paula Uriarte

·         Location: Boise State University, Multi-purpose Building, Room 207

·         Number of Attendees: 20 (suggested)

·         Dining: N/A

·         Parking: N/A

·         Housing: N/A

·         Notes: This was offered in 2008. Required reading will include The Impossible Will Take A Little While by Paul Rogat, Loeb Publisher, Reading, Writing, and Rising Up by Linda Christensen, Stirring Up Justice: Writing and Reading to Change the World by Jessica Singer, and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

ENGL 594-1101 Inquiry Institute: Teaching for Understanding (Advanced Institute)

·         Date(s): Monday, 6/28/10 – Friday, 7/2/10

·         Time: 8:30 – 4:30 p.m.

·         Instructor(s): Doug Pusey and Jerry Hendershot

·         Location: College of Southern Idaho, Taylor 258, Twin Falls (Christy Horton, 732-6282)

·         Number of Attendees: 10-30 (suggested)

·         Dining: N/A

·         Parking: N/A

·         Housing:

o   Contact: Christy Bowman, Housing Coordinator, College of Southern Idaho 208 732 6575, cbowman@csi.edu

o   Participants: Shawnna Fields, Donna Hale, Christina Nava, Cecilia Pattee (Soto), Joan Rudd, and Beverly Wood

o   6-8 double rooms. 2 people in each of the rooms at a rate of $12 a person per night. There is a female and male bathroom in the hallway and everyone will share the same bathroom.

o   Participants will need to bring bedding and bathroom supplies and there is no cooking facility in the dorm. There is wireless internet through out the dorm for you to use.

·         Notes: Course Description: This course will overview inquiry approaches to teaching, and will focus on how unit, lesson and activity design can assist students to deep procedural and conceptual understandings.

·         Required reading: Engaging Readers and Writers with Inquiry by Jeffrey Wilhelm

July

Administrator’s Breakfast

·         Date(s): Wednesday, 7/7/10

·         Time: 8:00 – 12:00 p.m.

·         Location: Boise State University Student Union Building: Lookout Room

·         Attendance: approximately 60

·         Dining: TBD

·         Parking: Wednesday, 7/7/10 (only) all day: Lincoln Garage (40 spaces – coupon code: 20100010)

·         Notes: This event is done in appreciation for all the administrators of BSWP fellows for their support 

Analytical Writing Continuum Retreat

·         Date(s): Thursday, 7/8/10 – Monday, 7/12/10

·         Time: 8:30 – 4:30 p.m.

·         Participant(s): Frank Dehoney, Debbie Dehoney, Paula Diedrich, Jerry Hendershot, Jolene Hetherington, Paul LeMehue, Nikki Mathews, Denise Mumm, Rhonda Urquidi, Connie Vansickle, Renda Ware

·         Location: 311 Juniper Rd., Sun Valley, Idaho

·         Dining: N/A

·         Parking: N/A

·         Housing: Sandi Chapman rental property. (208) 818-7453

·         Notes: Frank Dehoney’s teacher research group is going to do a writing retreat to write up their data and do a first draft of a monograph. 

ACADEMIC YEAR

Initiatives:  Helping teachers of ELL/LFS (Cecilia, Christina, Hester), New Teacher Mentoring (Kevin Thienes) ; Rethinking Senior Projects (Debra Smith), (TIC could be associated with all of these); other Initiative groups?

Paula, Yvonne and Beth to facilitate training on planning demos, future inservice work

Tuesday, September 14: Rethinking Teaching – AP, ELL/LFS, Inquiry, Elementary subgroups

Thursday, September 30: Think Alouds, Drama and Visualization with Technology Workshop

FINAL BUDGET REVISION TO NWP; EXHIBIT C

Tuesday, October 5: Rethinking Teaching

October 7, 8: ICTE in Pocatello

October 8, 9: Our own fall reunion meetings and 2010 follow ups will take place Friday evening October 8 and all day Saturday October 9.  It will start on Friday evening with an ELDER CEREMONY to induct our retiring fellows, Jan Meeks and Frank Dehoney, into Elder status.  
On Saturday we have Todd Stiger coming to do work with us on technology and literacy.
We have arranged all this so it will not conflict with our partner organization's conference, ICTE, which will be in Pocatello through Friday noon.
We encourage you all to attend ICTE and then to come back to Boise for our own meetings.
We also encourage you to present at ICTE. We would love to have some of your demos featured, as well as a panel on BSWP.

RECRUITING FOR ISI BEGINS- NOMINATION/APPLICATION MATERIALS AVAILABBLE

INVERNESS REPORTS DUE

Tuesday, November 9: Rethinking Teaching

Tuesday, December 7: Rethinking Teaching

CFA GRANT DUE, JANUARY 7

If we are going to continue the VPDS – Pre-service and New Teacher Mentoring  program, get this organized now

Tuesday, January 18: Rethinking Teaching

Saturday, January 22: Leadership Council dinner meeting

Tuesday, February 8:  Rethinking Teaching

END OF FEBRUARY: INTERVIEWS FOR ISI

Tuesday, March 8: Rethinking Teaching

March 11-12: Spring Mini-Conference – Transformational Teaching – flights on ELL/LFS, Inquiry and Social Action, Teaching for Democracy,  Planning a demo session

Tuesday, April 12: Rethinking Teaching

Wednesday April 27: Night of Inquiry – report out on year’s activities

Reports from AWC group, NRI group, MA in TELA teachers, ELL/LFS, New Teacher Mentoring; Senior Projects, Initiative groups

Friday and Saturday, April 15-16 – Final 2010-11 Fellowship Meeting;  Pre-Institute for ISI; Marathon: Leadership Council Meeting

Tuesday, May 10: Rethinking Teaching

SUMMER:

ISI – June 13-July 8 – 4 x 4 except for one 6 day week with the retreat

June 15: Linda Hoyt workshop