WEX Summer Institute at Simmons College
Differentiated Writing Instruction: Summer ELA Institute for Educators
July 20 – July 22, 2010, 8:30am-4:30pm
Learn to use the Writers’ Express Method to drive your students’ steady progress in writing and reading.
Participants in our Differentiated Writing Instruction: Summer Institute for Educators will learn to:
- Develop an instructional strategy that helps students develop the right skills in the right order
- Provide targeted, authentic feedback to frequent writing practice that keeps students on the path to becoming powerful writers
- Meet students where they are by tracking student progress - easily and often- and adjusting instruction to individual needs
Highly practical in its approach, the Summer Institute shows teachers and administrators how to forge a deep connection with their students, and how to use this connection to develop students’ technical and expressive skills. Class time is devoted to analyzing student work, developing a differentiated diagnosis, and determining strategies for responding to writers at various levels. There will be a special focus on addressing the needs of struggling students. Participants should expect to leave the institute with tools they can put to use immediately in their own classrooms.
General Information
Credits: Participants receive two graduate credits from Simmons College (GEDUC 447: Differentiated Writing Instruction: Summer Educators’ Institute).
Cost:Tuition is $485 and includes two graduate credits, materials, daily breakfast and lunch, and an optional group dinner at a local restaurant on July 20th.
Accommodations: The Writers’ Express has arranged a special group rate at 2 nearby hotels (The Best Western Inn at Longwood and the Sheraton Boston Hotel) for the nights of 7/19, 7/20, 7/21, and 7/22.
Best Western Boston Inn at Longwood ($129/night for single or double occupancy*)
342 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 731-4700
www.innatlongwood.com
The Best Western Inn at Longwood is located in the Longwood Medical Area, approximately 0.5 miles from Simmons main campus, about an 8-10 minute walk. Please note that while this hotel is in very close proximity to the Simmons College, it does not offer many dining options or places for an evening walk.
To book, please call 617-731-4700 and indicate that you are booking as part of The Writers Express (WEX) Summer Institute. In order to secure this rate, reservations must be made prior to June 28, 2010. Space is limited, so the earlier you book, the better.
Boston Sheraton Hotel ($229/night for single or double occupancy)
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
(617) 378-6233
http://www.sheratonbostonhotel.com
The Sheraton Boston Hotel is located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, approximately 1.3 miles from Simmons main campus, about a 20-25 minute walk, or just 3 stops on the MBTA (from Prudential to Museum of Fine Arts), plus about a 5-7 minute walk. In a more vibrant part of the city, this hotel offers many wonderful options for dining and evening walks.
To book, please call 617-731-4700 and indicate that you are booking as part of The Writers Express (WEX) Summer Institute. In order to secure this rate, reservations must be made prior to June 18, 2010. Space is limited, so the earlier you book, the better.
For more information about each hotel’s location, amenities, parking, what your rate includes, etc. please visit the websites above or contact them directly.
*Please note that the rates quoted above do not include tax and are subject to the applicable state and local taxes at the time of check-in.
Deadline: Enrollment is limited to 30 educators. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by June 25, 2010.
Schedule
July 20 – July 22, 2010
8:30am-4:30pm
Register
For questions about the course contact:
David Meyers, WEX President
(617) 844-1003 or email dmeyers@wex.org.
Questions
For questions about the course contact:
David Meyers, WEX President
(617) 844-1003 or email dmeyers@wex.org.
