Since 1986, the Philadelphia Writing Project’s Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) on Writing and Literacy has supported teachers in developing an inquiry stance on teaching practice. 

Learn more about our 2024 Invitational Summer Institute.

Highlights from Institute

Who are we? What are we bringing? What's bringing us?


Penn GSE Room 251

What are our literacy routes/roots?


Ben Franklin Museum

What is inquiry? How do we use writing to build an inquiry community?


Ben Franklin Museum

Thursday, June 20th

What does it mean to teach in Philadelphia in these times?


Ben Franklin Museum

What does a critical literacy classroom look like in the age of AI?


Zoom

Monday, June 24th

How can multiple literacies be leveraged to give us a deeper, more nuanced understanding of histories?


Zoom

How do we use literacies to engage, interrogate, and appreciate multiple perspectives?



Asian Arts Initiative

Wednesday, June 26th

What is the role of Love in teaching and learning?



The Colored Girls Museum

Thursday, June 27th

How do we embrace the rich and diverse language and discourse in Philadelphia and beyond?


Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

How do we center joy in our curicula and classrooms?


Van Pelt- Dietrich Library on UPenn Campus