OWP Summer 2026Classes

Looking for a community of educators who are interested in practical teaching, current conversations in teaching and the power of literacy and writing? Whether you need credits to renew your license, want to start your MAT, interested in adding a Certificate in Teaching Writing or crave a professional home to learn, write, teach, reflect and plan, OWP has a workshop for you!

Join K-12 teachers this summer in an Ohio Writing Project class. All workshops are designed and taught by teachers for teachers so you leave with actual classroom strategies, ideas and lessons that connect to researched literacy practices.

Flexible choices of online and hybrid workshops let you personalize your experience and join from anywhere! Scroll below to preview the workshop options or find us at www.miamioh.edu/ohiowritingproject. All OWP credits are at a reduced tuition rate and provide graduate credit for licensure renewal or CCP credentials.

$500 scholarships are available for the Teaching of Writing Institute for any teacher joining the MAT degree program.

For information or registration on any of the OWP Summer 2025 classes, email OWP at ohiowritingproject@miamioh.edu.

Join the OWP Teaching of Writing Summer Institute and be part of a writing and teaching community that supports you as a teacher and might change everything!

Be Inspired

Participate in interactive presentations, learn about best practices in all areas of literacy, and work toward your own professional teaching and writing goals.

Collect Resources

Practice strategies for creating and strengthening instruction of Ohio’s ELA Learning Standards,

and return to your classroom with ideas for teaching, revising, and evaluating writing.

Collaborate with Professional Voices

Explore current writing research and be in conversation with other K-12 teachers and professional voices in the field of teaching writing and reading.

(Re)Discover the Writer

Experience a classroom writing community, create models of your writing for your students, and become a teacher who writes.

Voice of America Learning Center

In person days: 8:30 - 3:00, June 16 - 18, 22, 23, & July 8-10

Online days: Asynchronous and synchronous design, June 24-26, June 29 & 30, July 1-2, 6 & 7

No class: June 19 & July 3

Instructors: Katie Bills-Tenney HS & Beth Rimer, K-12

Grades. Assessment. Feedback. Paper and digital overload!

If responding to student work is crucial to learning, why does it feel so overwhelming? Join OWP and explore solutions for purposeful, manageable feedback. We will examine current research about feedback, reconsider the role of grades and explore solutions to managing both time and paperload. You'll leave with a productive plan for responding to student writing.

Instructors: Liz Dooley, Mason City Schools; Liz Reilly, Mariemont HS

Hybrid Course Design

Asynchronous Online, June 8-26, 2026

Optional Synchronous class, Voice of America, West Chester, Ohio: June 9 & 18, Time: 8:30 - 3:00

From hit movies to viral memes, classic texts are everywhere! This summer, spend some time exploring the timeless themes and engaging characters of your favorite classics from Shakespeare to Charlotte’s Web. This class will inspire you to revisit and refresh a classic text through practical reading strategies and modern connections. You will leave with classroom ready lessons for a text you choose.

Instructors: Courtney Shuman, Kings Elementary; Lexi Taylor, Sydney High School High

Hybrid Course Design

Asynchronous Online June 15- July 2

Optional Synchronous class, Voice of America, West Chester, Ohio, June 16 & 25; 8:30- 3:00

Food is essential for life and maybe happiness. Can it also be a pathway to literacy, creativity and community? In this class, food is an inspiration for reading, writing and researching in authentic ways. Through a genre study of food lit including research, stories, memoirs and reviews, you will read, write and experience food writing (and food) that will leave you with classroom lessons that engage learning, create joy, and build literacy skills.

Instructors: Amy Whitling, Mason Intermediate; Megan Bryson, Tippecanoe Middle School; Bernadette Wayne, Clermont Northeastern Schools

Hybrid Course Design:

Asynchronous Online - July 6 - July 24

Optional Synchronous class, Voice of America, West Chester, Ohio, July 7 & 15

Instructions for writing: Read.Write. Repeat. In a workshop designed for teachers interested in thinking deeply about writing instruction, we will inquire into the research foundations and current voices in composition and rhetoric with a focus on re-defining practices for writing and writing instruction.Take your students beyond a linear model of the writing process to expand their composition practices and your instructions for writing.

Instructors: Dr. Theresa Kulbaga, Miami University, OWP Co-Director

Hybrid Course Design:

Asynchronous Online: July 13 - 24

Optional Synchronous class at West Chester VOALC: July 13 & 22; 8:30 - 3:00

What do science, social studies, math, art, music and ELA have in common? Literacy as a researched way to engage learners and build knowledge. In this class designed for all grade levels and content areas, we will share resources for using writing, reading and vocabulary to engage students in learning. You will leave with lessons and strategies designed to your content area and grade level.

Instructor: Allyson Marth, Sycamore High School

Online Course Design:

Asynchronous Online July 6 - 10

All summer workshops can be used toward earning your Masters Degree or a Certificate in the Teaching of Writing! The Ohio Writing Project Master of Arts in Teaching and the Certificate in the Teaching of Writing are innovative and flexible degree programs built by teachers for teachers. Email Kelly Parker parkerk3@miamioh.edu for more information about either program.

Email: ohiowritingproject@miamioh.edu
Website: www.miamioh.edu/ohiowritingproject
Phone: (513)5295245
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Twitter: @owpmu