Day 9

9:30-9:50

Welcome and Reviewing Reflections

• Here's a document we can use for Parking Lot questions, setting up Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and sharing resources.

• Review reflections from day 8.

• Introductions:

  • Today, we're joined by Dr. Diane Waff (retiring) and Dr. Jen Cahill (joining us this year), co-directors of the Philadelphia Writing Project.

9:50-10:10

Writing into the Day: Advocacy and Activism

• Review today's focus question: How can advocacy and activism become central to teaching?

• How would you respond to this question?

10:10-11:30

Guest Speaker: Njemele Anderson

• Njemele is a member of PhilWP 's advisory board and a teacher at Strawberry Mansion High School. She will share her work with us. 

• What connections do you see among Njemele's presentation and today's readings (and other readings this week)?

11:30 - 12:15

Journal Groups

12:15 - 1:00

Lunch & Reading

1:00-2:10

Unconference Roundtables

• What is an "unconference"?

• We will hold two rounds of roundtables. Type your roundtable topic in this document.

2:10-2:20

Portfolio Overview

• To earn a stipend for the course, participants must complete a portfolio and submit it in the fall.

• Learn more about the portfolio from this slideshow.

• After reviewing the slideshow, identify and annotate 1-2 artifacts from the past two weeks for your portfolio.

2:20-2:45

Welcome to PhilWP! What Will Your Journey Be?

• Congratulations on becoming a PhilWP Teacher Consultant!

  • • The NWP has described the social practices of teacher consultants. These social practices are foundational to the ISI—and to participation in PhilWP as a teacher consultant (TC).

    • Check out this description of PhilWP programs that might help you plan your PhilWP journey.

    • Upcoming Opportunities: Sign up!

      • Social Justice Book Group

      • Volunteer for the Celebration of Writing and Literacy

      • Cooperating Teacher for Penn GSE Reading Specialist Program and for Teacher Education

      • Reading Specialist (PhilWP RWL Fellows, fully funded) and Master's in Reading, Writing, and Literacy

• The Celebration of Writing and Literacy is PhilWP's annual conference for teachers.

  • • PhilWP has been hosting this event most recently in partnership with the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, the Penn Museum, and Penn GSE programs.

    • This year's conference will be Saturday, October 14. The theme is "Creating Brave Spaces in Schools and Communities."

    • The featured speaker will be Dr. Gholdy Muhammad.

    • The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is August 18.

• Through our work with primary sources, PhilWP is able to secure funding for conference travel and registration for teachers presenting their work with primary sources.

  • • One upcoming conference in the National Council for History Education annual conference, which will be held in Cleveland March 7-9, 2024.

    • The deadline for submitting a proposals is September 25.  Let Trey know if you're interested in putting together a proposal.

2:45 - 3:00

Closing and Farewells

• Reaction Sheet