Traditional to Science
Preserving the "Heart" of the Writing Project
Preserving the "Heart" of the Writing Project
As directors and coaches planned the first summer institute dedicated specifically to science teachers in 2016, they articulated principles of the BSWP that would maintain continuity across years and different types of summer institutes.
- The Boise State Writing project is a community. As such, we have a shared language, traditions, routines and values.
- We value using essential questions and the inquiry model as a foundation for teaching and learning.
- Literacy and content area instruction is blended. One is not in service of the other.
- We believe in understanding and articulating the pedagogical principles behind our practice for students, parents, colleagues and the community.
- Writing Project Fellows position themselves as thinking partners, with the purpose of engaging in meaningful conversations about student learning and literacy at local, state and national levels.
Classic ISI to Science ISI
Classic ISI to Science ISI
The chart below summarizes the changes/additions we made in moving from a traditional to a science dedicated ISI.
(Click here or on the chart for an interactive Google doc version with helpful links.)
Science Summer Institute & Fellowship Year Deliverables
Science Summer Institute & Fellowship Year Deliverables
The pages below provide directions given to fellows for each deliverable. The pages also contains artifacts created during the summer institute and fellowship year related to each deliverable as well as work samples from fellows.