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Applications will be available online Monday, February 13th, 2012. Please be sure to complete your account registration before applying.
The Reading Institute is designed for educators, classroom teachers, school administrators, and curriculum specialists who are committed to turning classrooms into richly literate reading and writing workshops.
During this five-day institute, small and large group sections will tackle, headfirst, the following topics and much more: the central role of curriculum development and planning in the teaching of reading, units of study in reading workshop, comprehension strategy instruction, the importance of assessment-based instruction, the role of the read-aloud book, methods of holding our students accountable for doing their best work, helping students grow ideas about literature, and classroom structures that support inquiry and collaboration.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
The noncredit registration fee for this institute is $675.00. NYC DOE personnel and teachers receive a reduced rate of $600.00. This cost does not include meals or housing. You will be notified by e-mail if your application is accepted. Your acceptance e-mail will provide a link for payment (credit card or PO only).
For more information about the institute, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions.
Lucy Calkins, Founding Director of the TCRWP, is the author or coauthor of more than a score of books including: The Art of Teaching Reading, The Art of Teaching Writing, and three series: Units of Study for Primary Writing, Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5 and Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5. Her upcoming book, co-authored with Mary Ehrenworth and Chris Lehman, is Pathways to the Common Core. Calkins is the Robinson Professor of Children’s Literature at Teachers College, Columbia University where she also co-directs the Literacy Specialist Program.
Kathy Collins,a former TCRWP staff member, is the author of Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom and Reading for Real: Teach Students to Read with Power, Intention and Joy in K-3 Classrooms.
Mary Ehrenworth, Deputy Director for Middle Schools at the TCRWP, is the author or co-author of many books including The Power of Grammar, two books in Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5 and the upcoming Pathways to the Common Core.
Stephanie Harvey has been at the forefront of promoting progressive, thoughtful literary practice throughout her career. Among other titles, she is the author of Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing and Research in Grades 3-8, and co-author of Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement.
Walter Dean Myers is the author of more than 100 published books, including The New York Times bestseller and first winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, Monster. Myers’s tally of captivating books also includes Fallen Angels and Bad Boy – A Memoir. This year, Myers was appointed as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Jennifer Serravallo, a senior staff developer, is author or co-author of Teaching Reading in Small Groups, Conferring with Readers and the upcoming Independent Reading Assessment: Fiction.
Seymour Simon is the author of more than 250 highly acclaimed science books, many of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association. Some of Simon’s most intriguing books that inspire learning and discovery include Sharks, Wild Weather and Amazing Aircraft.
Kathleen Tolan, Senior Deputy Director of the TCRWP, is co-author with Lucy Calkins of Building a Reading Life, Following Characters into Meaning, and Navigating Nonfiction in Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5.
