Step 1: Written Application
Please write your responses to items 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 way you use writing in your teaching that you would like to explore further and be willing to share with other institute participants (1 page limit).
B. Describe your interests and experience with writing (1 page limit).
C. Describe a teaching/learning issue in your classroom or school that you would like to explore through professional reading and classroom investigation (1 page limit).
D. Include a letter from a colleague such as a department head, teacher or principal describing your teaching assignment and contributions to the school.
E. Include a brief resume that reflects your experience as an educator.

Mail the completed application to:

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

You may also email your application to wmwp@english.umass.edu, and send any additional materials by mail.

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

Step 2: Group Informational Session
Applicants who satisfactorily complete Step 1 must attend a group meeting in Spring 2010. This 1 1/2 hour "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 Joanne Wisniewski with any questions or call the office at 413-545-5466.