Dear OWP TC's-- The OWP governing board announces that the Oklahoma Writing Project is offering an Advanced Institute this summer for teacher consultants. The goal is to build teams to take writing conferences or series on the road across the state. The teams would focus on teaching themes--for example, Pre-K through 1st grade; Pre-Service and First Year Teachers, Preparing for Writing Assessment (and/or Six Traits); Writing across the Curriculum; ELL; and of course, other ideas you may have. We have enough money to pay 15 teachers a $300 stipend for three days--June 18-20. Priscilla plans to co-direct and will be taking applications for co-director. The Advanced Institute would be held concurrently with the Summer Institute. Tom Romano will be speaking in Moore June 21 to both groups. If you are interested in serving on the committee or being a part of the advanced institute, please respond to this e-mail. We already have several volunteers from the governing board. We will then schedule a planning meeting to discuss our goals for the institute, do some brainstorming about how to best use our time. Also let us know if you're interested in co-directing the Insittute. Let me know if you have questions. Janis Janis Cramer Co-Director of Inservice Oklahoma Writing Project "Teachers Teaching Teachers" 820 Van Vleet Oval University of Oklahoma Phone and Fax (405) 495-4903 [log in to unmask]