Step 1: Written Application
Please write your responses to A, B, and C below on a separate sheet and attach this writing and the documents we ask for in D and E to the cover sheet described above.

A. Describe a technique for teaching writing or using writing as a learning tool that you would be willing to share with the institute participants (1 page limit).
B. Describe your interests and experience as a writer (1 page limit).
C. Describe a teaching and learning issue in your classroom or school that you would like to explore by reading professional literature and through classroom investigation (1 page limit).
D. Include a letter from your principal or superintendent describing your teaching assignment and contributions to the school.
E. Include a brief resume, one that includes your experience as a teacher of writing and, if applicable, your experience as a teacher-consultant or writer.

Mail the completed application to:

Western Massachusetts Writing Project
258 Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts
130 Hicks Way
Amherst MA 01003

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-admissions basis, so apply early!

Step 2: Group Inverview
Applicants who complete Step 1 satisfactorily will be invited to a group interview in late winter or early spring. This "getting-to-know-you" session will be used to clarify the expectations of the summer institute and will include a writing activity and informal small-group discussions of writing and the teaching of writing.

P lease contact institute director Diana Callahan with any questions or call the office at 413-545-5466.