Advanced Summer Institute 2026 - Registration
The Advanced Summer Institute 2026 begins Monday, June 15, 2026 and ends Friday, June 26. Sessions run concurrently with the Invitational Summer Institute and will meet Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This year, we invite Advanced Institute participants to select a particular genre to study, write, revise and share. Each genre will meet one day during the first week of the Institute and one day during the second week of the Institute. Interested in more than one genre? Sign up for as many as you'd like!
Monday: Poetry...with Eric Wilkinson (June 15 & 22)
- Explore the power of poetry by experimenting with structures in week 1 and revising in week 2
Tuesday: Narrative...with Dustin Morley (June 16 & 23)
- Explore the power of narrative through discussion and practice of writing a novel in a month (week 1) and revision fiction (week 2)
Wednesday: Writing/Research Across the Curriculum...with Kaley Johnson (June 17 & 24)
- This cross-curricular study will look writing across disciplines such as AP Psychology (week 1) and delve into learning from mistakes (week 2)
Thursday: Argue 4 Change...with Patti Mapes (June 18 & 25)
- Use the power of writing for good! Flex your skills and write for activisim (week 1) and then revise those arguments (week 2)
Friday: Presentations...with Kaley & Eric (June 19 & 26)
- How can Professional Development be improved? Discuss presentation tools and data use (week 1) and get into the nitty gritty of what teachers really need from PD (week 2)
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