Open Programs
In contrast with invitational summer institutes and school- or district-specific partnerships, an open program is any type of writing project inservice that is "open" to interested individual teachers in the service area. Open programs vary in length and format, including one- or two-week summer short courses, weekend events, and school-year courses, and they often focus on specific issues related to the teaching of writing. Participants in open programs may make excellent prospects for the invitational summer institute, and many sites develop plans to recruit participants into more involvement with the site.
The following resources provide a sampling of open-program designs.
- Vermont Writing Project Saturday Specials 2006-07
- San Diego Area Writing Project's Open Programs (PDF)
- Bay Area Writing Project's Summer Workshops for Teachers
