Goals for Building an Inquiry Community & Leadership for Teaching with Primary Sources
- Deepen knowledge of teaching with and understanding of primary sources and the ability to support students’ critical thinking and the co-construction of knowledge;
- Use Library of Congress tools to analyze primary sources in multiple formats from multiple perspectives;
- Access teaching tools, primary sources, and primary source sets from the Library of Congress, loc.gov/teachers, Chronicling America, and the World Digital Library;
- Broaden repertoire of resources and tools to spur writing, reflection, and inquiry;
- Create units of study/lessons for the classroom that incorporate primary sources and promising practices from the ISI; and
- Design and get feedback on an implementation plan to disseminate the use of primary sources in their schools.
2018 Summer Institute Schedule
Monday through Friday, July 9 through July 20, 2018, from 9:00am to 3:30pm
Additionally, we hosted two follow-up meetings in the fall:
Facilitation Team and Guest Educators
Latricia Whitfield, PennGSE Doctoral Student; PhilWP Scholar; Mastery Charter Schools Curriculum Director
Trey Smith, 2015-16 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence; PhilWP TC
Mike Mannix, PennGSE Doctoral Student; PhilWP Scholar
Diane Waff, PennGSE Practice Professor; PhilWP Director
Renee Albertoli, Independence National Historical Park Interpretive Specialist
Shirley Brown, College, Career, and Community Writers Program Facilitator; Writing Marathon Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Erica Darken, Key Elementary School Teacher; Poetry Inside Out Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Emily Feldman, Pulitzer Center Grantee and Teacher
Janet Holloway, College, Career, and Community Writers Program Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Becky Horner, ESOL Teacher; Poetry Inside Out Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Bob Jobin, National Writing Project Program Associate
Lois McGee, Poetry Inside Out Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Fareed Mostoufi, Pultizer Center Senior Education Manager
Emily Plummer, Philly School Media Network Facilitator; PennGSE Doctoral Student
John Puckett, PennGSE Professor; West Philadelphia Collaborative History Center Director
Lynne Streib, Descriptive Review Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Ebony Thomas, PennGSE Professor; PhilWP Advisory Board
Lorraine Ustaris, Pultizer Center Multimedia Producer; PhilWP TC
Lisa Yau, Kirkbride Elementary School Teacher; Poetry Inside Out Facilitator; PhilWP TC
Tracy Crowley, Wheeling (IL) Technology and Curriculum Integration Coach; Pulitzer Center Teacher
The Philadelphia Writing Project is committed to:
- Centering writing and literacy in all learning
- Teaching writing as a path to educational equity and social justice
- Ensuring diversity in all communities of practice
- Respecting the culture and linguistic resources of all students and all teachers
- Enhancing student learning through inquiry into teaching practices
- Serving as leaders in education and as teachers of other teachers
- Collaborating and supporting collegiality among educators
- Learning across a professional career span
Professional Development Principles
The Philadelphia Writing Project is committed to:
- Teachers are the best teachers of teachers
- Writing and literacy are central to learning across content areas
- Professional development is an on-going process across the life span
- All teachers should have access to quality professional development
- Successful teachers of writing are writers themselves
- Universities and schools can build powerful, lasting relationships
- Classroom teachers and other educators are critical to meaningful change
