Friday, July 20 [Day 10]

How can teachers build school/classroom communities to support teaching with primary sources?


9:00 - 9:10

Reaction sheets from day 9


9:10 - 12:00

Morning Read: "Three myths that keep teachers from writing" (Check, 1988)


9:20 - 10:15

Sharing Our Plans: Looking Ahead to the Fall


10:00 - 11:00

Bob Jobin & Shirley Brown: Introduction to PhilWP and NWP Networks: Invitations for Further Refection and Collaboration


11:00 - 12:00

Lunch


12:00 - 2:00

Shirley Brown: Writing Marathon at the Penn Museum


2:00 - 2:30

Reflections and Wrap-up

  1. Complete reaction sheet
  2. Complete NWP survey
  3. Consider posting reflections to TPS Teachers Network

Goals

  • Reflect on experiences in Invitational Summer Institute
  • Make plans and commitments for the coming school year and for engagement with PhilWP and NWP
  • Participate in writing marathon routine that can be used with students
  • Engage in reflection on teaching practices

Readings

  • Forman, J. (2017). Locking up our own: Crime and punishment in Black America. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.