Summer Institute Research Projects

 

Summer Institute Inquiry Projects

Every summer, participants of the Summer Institute must delve into some area of professional inquiry about the field of teaching and writing. The results of such investigations are then shared with other members of the institute. In recent years, many participants have been creating slide shows as part of their demonstrations and we are providing access to those Microsoft PowerPoint presentations here at the WMWP website as way to share collective knowledge and experience.

Student Revision and Self-Esteem (new)

Creating A Community of Learners (new)

Math as a Story Genre (new)

The No-Fail Sixth Grade Program (new)

Student-Generated Rubrics (new)

Using Technology to Support Writing (new)

Teachers as Part of the Community (new)

Proprioceptive Writing in the Middle School (new)

A Rhetoric of Pleasure

Community Service Learning

Connecting Grammar and Writing

Empowering Students of Color

Film in the Classroom

 

Gender and Academic Achievement

Heterogenous and Homogenous Classrooms

Interrelated Curriculum

Management Strategies

Modeling Writing Strategies

The Theory of Peter Elbow

Using Picture Books in the Upper Elementary Classroom

Reading and Writing and ESL

Encouraging Reading and Writing

Literacy Scaffolding

Competitive Debate

Authentic Audience

How Boys Fall Behind

Community-based Writing Projects

Helping African-American Students in Writing

Improving Writing Instruction

Examining Teacher Education Programs

Peer Revision

Reading - Writing - Reflection

Reluctant Readers

Revision Workshops

Parody in the Classroom

Writing Conferences with Students

Stereotypes and Writing