Summer Literacy Institute

Boston University School of EducationDonald D. Durrell Reading & Writing Clinic

JUNE 26-29, 2018JUNE 26 (face-to-face)2 Credit or PDP Participants: 8:00AM - 4:00PM4 Credit Participants: 8:00AM - 5:00PM

JUNE 27-28 (face-to-face)2 Credit or PDP Participants: 8:30AM - 4:00PM4 Credit Participants: 8:00AM - 5:00PM

JUNE 27-28 (online & asynchronous)Flexible online, asynchronous activities that must be completed by Monday, July 22 Credit or PDP Participants: Activities total 7 ½ hours 4 Credit Participants: Activities total 9 hours

June26

Jeanne ParatoreBoston University School of EducationText Complexity Matters: What We’ve Learned and What it Means for the Ways We Teach

Laura M. JiménezBoston University School of EducationComplex, Interesting Texts as the Foundation for Motivation and Engagement

June27

Mileidis GortUniversity of Colorado Boulder School of EducationSupporting Bilingual Students’ Access to and Engagement With Complex Texts

June28

Costs & Credits $650 for 30 PDPs

Participants who take the Seminar for 4 graduate credits will attend an extra session each face-to-face day from 4:00-5:00 PM, participate in an extra activity during the online, asynchronous portion, and complete an additional assignment.

For registration and payment info, contact Ameris Davis at literacy@bu.eduFor other questions, contact Evelyn Ford-Connors at econnors@bu.edu or 617-358.0910

For Academic Credit: $798* plus $60 student services fee (2 graduate credits) $1596* plus $60 student services fee (4 graduate credits)*Prices are subject to change according to summer 2018 University rates.

Register online at bu.edu/sedreadingclinic/summer-literacy-institute

The theme of the 2018 Summer Literacy Institute is Using Complex Texts to Support Language and Literacy Development.

Our new, innovative hybrid format maintains the quality of previous Institutes, while giving participants flexibility to complete some activities at their own pace. Each face-to-face day will include a general session and opportunities for discussion in grade-level or role-alike groups. The groups will focus on the ways the Seminar content can inform primary, middle school, or secondary educators. The final day, which will be online and asynchronous, will focus on synthesizing the content of the Institute.

This year’s Institute will be led by Boston University Assistant Professor Julie Dwyer, and will feature the following nationally-recognized literacy scholars as guest speakers: