2016 CRWP SEED ADVANCED INSTITUTE LAUNCH

CRWP SEED ADVANCED INSTITUTE LAUNCH

NWP COLLEGE-READY WRITERS PROGRAM

Washington DC - Washington Court Hotel - Atrium Ballroom

March 18th and 19th, 2016

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Friday, March 18, 2016

3:00 - 7:00 PM

3:00 - 4:00 Welcome and Reception

Introductions activity: Put your spot on the map.

Twitter Hashtag: #nwp

4:00-5:00 Welcome and Overview

Reading and Writing into the Evening: Pose/Wobble/Flow

Pose, Wobble, Flow selection: Introduction (pages 1-8)

Writing Prompt:

Write about a time in your practice when you experienced wobble. What pose did you wobble around? What made you wobble? How did it change your practice?

5:00-6:30 The College Ready Writers Program: The Big Picture

● NWP and the College-Ready Writers Program

● Argument in the College-Ready Writers Program

Break

Program Specifics

● SRI Research Results

● Program Overview and History

6:30-7:00 Closure

● Q and A

● Homework: In preparation for Saturday, please skim the text-set for the Connecting Evidence to Claims mini-unit.

● Exit Slip Google Form

Saturday, March 19, 2016

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

7:00-8:15 Breakfast available

8:30-9:00 Reading and Writing into the Day:

Creating a Culture of Argument in the CRWP

Read: Excerpt from Chew on This

Write: What do you want to know more about? Where do you stand on this issue right now?

Read: Excerpt from “Healthy Fast Food”

Write: How does the second reading change your thinking? Where do you stand on the issue now? What is your current claim about this issue?

9:00-9:30 Program Commitments and Resources

● What are TCs committing to?

● Website

● Webinar Schedule

● Core Readings

9:30-9:45 Break

9:45-12:00 Experience a CRWP mini-unit {green}:

What might a day of an Advanced Institute look like?

Mini-Unit: Connecting Evidence to Claims

Debrief Discussion: What wobbles do you anticipate TCs will experience as they learn about CRWP mini-units and plan for integrating them in their classrooms? How can you support TCs in doing mini-units in their classrooms?

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:15 Formative Assessment in the CRWP: Using Sources Tool (UST) {blue}

Debrief Discussion: What wobbles do you anticipate TCs will experience as they learn about and use the UST with their student writing? How can you support TCs in looking at student writing with the UST?

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:15 Anticipating Wobbles: Small Groups

3:15-4:00 Closure

What to Expect in the Coming Year: Calendaring

Revised Sample Advanced Institute Schedule/Next Steps for Site

Exit Ticket: Post to Google+ Community

CRWP SEED Advanced Institute 2016-2017 | Questions: email crwp@nwp.org