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Our Resource Library

Books GraphicSummer Institute and Institute II fellows have developed materials and are making ongoing contributions to our teaching resource base. Check back to discover our latest additions. Contributions and suggestions are most welcome.

Multigenre Research

Blending Genre, Altering Style GraphicEducators generated multigenre projects during our Summer Institute II and Tech Leadership Team Training. These units require students to demonstrate research in multiple formats rather than a traditional research paper. A menu of choices are suggested for genre responses. Check our Tech Leadership site for more resources about multigenre research projects.

In this middle school Language arts project, students select and research a topic of their choice. The final products reflect their learning with multiple products formatted in unique publications.

Multigenre Project Overview (Ppt)

Parent Brochure (MP)

Genres of Writing (MP)

Student Contract (MP)

Scoring Rubric (MW)

Research Resource Plan (Insp)

Menu Genre Sample (MP)

This eighth grade history project has students choose topics from a list. A format for collecting research is described along with other requirements for the project in the PowerPoint and parent pamphlet documents.

Six Traits

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Research related to the six traits has frequently been a topic researched by Summer Institute Fellows. The collection writings related to six traits is included. All Summer Institute Fellows carry out writing research as part of their requirements.

Using 6 Traits Writing Assessment to Develop Sentence Fluency in Student Writing
Jeff See
The Six Traits of Writing (PowerPoint)
Jody Drake and Jennifer Heidl-Knobloch
Third Grade Six Trait Newsletter (Publisher)
Patricia Kottek
Developing Voice in the Middle School Writer – More than “Just the Facts, Ma’am”
Tammy Wittmann
Definitions of the Six Traits of Writing
Cindy Collar
A web of lessons to teach 6-trait writing through the arts
Caroline Coughlin & Rebecca Puuri
The Six Trait Writing and Assessment Model
Background, Basics and Training

Lisa Hollihan Allen
The Sound of the Voice That Haunts
Dianne Miron

Summer Institute II

Crafting Writing Through Tech GraphicOur summer offerings included a two credit Institute II that focused on developing technology skills in the use of Publisher, Inspiration, Word, and PowerPoint programs. Teachers developed technology integrated writing units that include student use of these programs for their projects.

Tech Leadership

Leader ImageOur Tech Leadership training focused on developing tech training specialists who then became inservice and workshop leaders during the following Summer Institutes and school years. Resources were developed in support of presentations and are available on our Tech Leadership Site. Contact us to arrange a technology inservice or workshop at your school district.


 

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