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​CSUWP programs for teachers

summer / Fall 2025

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Application to this program has now closed. 


At a time when it feels like the entire U.S. education system is under siege, the temptation to hunker down can feel like the only solution. Yet fortitude, courage, and healing often emerge in community with colleagues who help you feel truly seen and remind you why you chose this path to be an educator.

That's why we chose "For the Love of Teaching and Learning" as this year's theme for the interdisciplinary CSUWP Thinking and Writing Institute.

FOCUS OF THE INSTITUTE
Together in community, we will work toward the following outcomes:

  • Cultivating a community of belonging, united by a commitment to hope, joy, and educational justice
  • Centering writing and other critical literacy skills as tools for learning and reflection for both students and teachers
  • Designing equity-centered content curriculum that matters to you and your students
  • Developing staying power in the profession, using the tools of sustainable teaching

DATES/TIMES/LOCATIONS
This is a highly interactive hybrid institute that begins and concludes with face-to-face retreats on the CSU campus and meets over Zoom in the months in between. Attendance is required at all meetings. Dates and times are as follows:
  • JULY 29-31 (9:00-3:30) on the CSU campus
  • SEPT. 16, OCT. 14, & NOV. 11 (all Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm) on Zoom
  • SAT., DEC. 6 (9:00-3:30) on the CSU campus

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
  • Any K-12 educator in any content area

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
For attending all meetings, completing all institute tasks, and participating fully and positively for the benefit of the group and your own learning, you will receive:
  • A $500 stipend
  • Free books and materials
  • The option to purchase 3 CSU graduate credits for less than $250 total -- -- To quote a teacher who was recently involved in a CSUWP program, "This is affordable credit for valuable work."
At the conclusion of the institute, you will also earn the official title of CSU Writing Project Fellow.
​Have any questions about CSUWP programs?
​Contact CSUWP Director Cindy O'Donnell-Allen at
 [email protected].

For more information about CSUWP,
contact the Site Director, Dr. cindy o'donnell-allen