The Hawai‘i Writing Project

announces . . .

2008 Literature Institute

FOR: TEACHERS AT ALL LEVELS, K-COLLEGE.

WITH: Lorna Hershinow, HWP Director Celebrate Reading and Liz Shiraki, Farrington High

WHERE: Windward Community College

WHEN: June 16 to June 27, 2008

TIMES: Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Orientation Saturday May 17, 8:30-12:00

CREDITS: 3 credits of EDCS 432. These credits will count towards advancement on the DOE salary schedule.

COST: *$107 administrative fee payable to the University of Hawaii. Payment should be made at the time of UH registration. No tuition cost. Fee does not include cost of books.

**$50 voluntary contribution to HWP requested after registration with HWP. Checks made payable to the University of Hawai`i Foundation; on the memo line write “Hawai`i Writing Project.”

The Hawai`i Writing Project’s Literature Institute is designed for teachers of all levels. The Institute invites you to recapture the joys of literature for yourself and your students. Experience strategies for increasing the pleasures of fiction, poetry, drama, and a range of non-fiction. Learn meaningful, enjoyable ways to present literature, artistic and informational non-fiction to students as you help them develop into lifelong readers. You will read, write, think, and grow. And you will leave with a range of effective classroom tools and your own thoughtfully articulated pedagogy of literature instruction.

TO REGISTER: Complete the form included with this announcement and send it to the Hawai`i Writing Project. The registration form must be accompanied by: (1) a statement from the registrant and (2) a statement from a colleague.

Completed forms must be received by April 30, 2008.

Registration for Hawai`i Writing Project’s

2008 Literature Institute

June 16-27

Deadline: April 30, 2008

Please type or print clearly.

Name:________________________________

Social Security Number:____________________

Mailing address:__________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code:_________________________________

Home Phone:________________

School:_________________________________________________________________

School Address:__________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code:_________________________________

School Phone:_______________

Email:_____________________________________________

Teaching Position (grades, subject, etc.):_______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Years of Experience:____________

Degree(s) and Institution(s):_________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Years Awarded:_____________________

Any Previous Hawai`i Writing Project Experience________________________________________

STATEMENT FROM THE APPLICANT: Include a statement with your registration in which you identify your concerns about literature and informational reading instruction and discuss your reasons for interest in this institute.

STATEMENT FROM A COLLEAGUE: Please write one or two paragraphs about the applicant telling us why this person is a strong teacher and would be a contributing participant in the Literature Institute.

Registration is limited. Return completed form by April, 30, 2008.

Hawai`i Writing Project

Kapi`olani Community College, Arts and Sciences

4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816

Phone (808) 734-9432 Facsimile (808) 734-9207

Email: shel@hawaii.edu Website: www.hawaii.edu/hwp

This application form may be photocopied for distribution to interested teachers. It is also available at the HWP website: www.hawaii.edu/hwp