Dear Teachers:

It is my great pleasure to invite you to join us in the 14th Invitational Institute of the Wasatch Range Writing Project, held this year from June 8th to June 25th. This institute will provide you an opportunity to work with other teachers to improve the teaching of writing in your schools.

The institute is held four days a week, from 8am to 3pm, over a three-week period. This year we are meeting at Weber State University and from there we will venture to many educational locations. We invite teachers in all disciplines and from all grade levels in Morgan, Box Elder, Davis, Weber and Ogden Districts.

Teachers who satisfactorily complete the three weeks of the Institute receive five graduate credits from Weber State University, for free, save for the recording fee.

At the institute, we demonstrate lessons in writing from our practice and then discuss their underlying principles and their applicability to other grades and subjects. We also write often and in many modes, and share our work in response groups.

The Wasatch Range Writing Project is one of the two hundred sites of the National Writing Project, the oldest and most successful, as demonstrated by research, educational initiative in our nation’s history. Close to one hundred teachers here in Northern Utah have participated in the Wasatch Range Writing Project summer institute and many have continued our work in their schools and in other professional meetings.

You may find more information about the philosophy and the work of the National Writing Project at nwp.org.

We would love to have you join us. Please apply as soon as possible. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. If you decide to join us for this year’s institute, you may use the contact information listed below.

We look forward to working with you this summer.

William John Pollett, Director, Wasatch Range Writing Project. Email at wpollett@weber.edu and phone at 801-626-6964

Kristen Morey Kitamura, Facilitator, Wasatch Range Writing Project. Email at kristenkitamura@weber.edu

Courtney Brysen, Facilitator, Wasatch Range Writing Project. Email at brysonc@ogdensd.org