Professional Development

 

Photo: Peter Golden with Teacher Consultants

Co-Director Peter Golden Leading Fellows

Additional Ways the BWP Can Work with Teachers and Schools

Coaching
A BWP teacher consultant will work one-on-one with select teachers in a process whereby the writing project teacher would identify aims and questions at an initial meeting, conduct a classroom observation, and then have a post-visit conversation providing feedback to the practitioner

After School Writing and Response Group
A chance for teachers to meet on a regular basis with a BWP facilitator to share their own writing and provide feedback to each other on writing pieces.

Teacher Inquiry Group
Teachers use a classroom inquiry model to identify an educational concern that they want to observe in their classrooms. They meet regularly over the course of a year to write, pose questions, research and discuss.

Graduate Courses Provided On-Site for Schools, Districts, or Collaboratives

The Boston Writing Project offers on-site three-credit graduate courses for up to twenty-five teachers, support staff, and administrators from a school, district, or collaborative. Sites can opt to purchase a single course or the entire fifteen-credit Certificate in the Teaching of Writing in the Schools. Graduate credits will be awarded through the Continuing Education Program at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Technology and Writing Workshops

Photo: Teacher Consultants in Computer Lab

TCs at Work in Computer Lab

Saturday, December 4, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, BWP will be offering three continuity workshops. Technology and Writing is the theme of the day. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two workshop presentations, with three concurrent sessions and repeat one of them:

Jason Rickles (BWP 2010) presents “Discussion Forums and Social Networking in a Writing Curriculum.”

Valerie Librizzi (BWP 2008) leads folks through Practical Applications of Glogster,” the electronic poster webapp.

Fred Haas (BWP 2008) demonstrate “Incorporating Video Production in Your Classroom on a Shoestring,” in two repeat sessions.

The day will begin with a brief meeting where our summer institutes convened, Healey Library, fourth floor, room 031. Then participants will move to choice of first session. After a small break we will switch to the second sessions.

Come, join us for fellowship and learning. Please RSVP:
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