Welcome to the CSU Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. Since our site began in 2003, our mission has been to improve the teaching of writing by offering meaningful professional development for K-16 educators as well as innovative writing programs for students and communities. Informed by a social justice perspective, we are committed to providing equity and access to high-quality literacy programs for all learners. 

SUMMER 2023 YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAMS

Students entering 4th-12th grade are invited to register for immersive creative writing workshops to be held on the CSU campus, June 26-30, 2023. In these highly popular workshops, students will experiment with writing techniques in various genres, work in writing groups, learn from published writers, and more!

CLICK THIS LINK TO READ MORE INFORMATION, ACCESS THE APPLICATION, AND PAY FOR REGISTRATION.

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2023-24 PROGRAM
​FOR TEACHERS:

​CSUWP Trauma-Informed Teaching Institute
(begins Summer 2023)
We invite educators in any discipline to apply for the yearlong Trauma-Informed Teaching Institute, which will begin in Summer 2023. We will take a humanizing approach during the institute by acknowledging the challenges associated with trauma without dwelling in darkness. Rather, our goal is to move from individual and collective trauma into collective light by developing practical strategies that facilitate healing and lead to post-traumatic growth.  

This hands-on institute will be facilitated by classroom teachers and other experts with teaching expertise who share a commitment to equity-based teaching and advocacy. You will work together in community with other educators to achieve the following outcomes:

  • develop an understanding of the various types of trauma (personal, vicarious, collective, intergenerational, and systemic)
  • explore research on the impact of trauma on the body and the brain
  • acquire practical, evidence-based classroom strategies that are geared toward developing trauma resilience in students
  • develop tools and practices to help you tend to your own healing and to mitigate the burnout that develops when teachers prioritize the needs of others over our own well-being
  • hone your skills as teacher-leaders and advocates who are intent on developing a more just, compassionate, and peaceful world
THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS.
 
CLICK THIS LINK TO READ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DATES, COST, AND COURSE CREDIT
​AND TO ACCESS THE APPLICATION .